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Action Plan-FY1999 City of San Leandro Page 14 Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act: Alameda County Housing/Jobs Linkages Program (Supportive Housing Program) In FY95, Alameda County HCD received a three year Supportive Housing Program grant from HUD for $2.5 million for the Alameda County Housing/Jobs Linkages Program. This grant application was a joint effort of HCD, the Alameda County Associated Community Action Program (ACAP) and community partner agencies. The program provides transitional housing rental assistance, employment services, case management and support services for homeless families coming through any of seven shelters in the HOME Consortium. The participating shelters are the San Leandro Shelter for Women and Children, the Family Emergency Shelter Coalition(FESCO) and the Emergency Shelter Program(ESP) in Hayward, the Tri-City Homeless Coalition and Shelter Against Violent Environments (SAVE) in Fremont, and the Tri-Valley Haven and Valley Community Health Center in Livermore. Under contract to HCD, Allied Housing (Hayward) administers the rental assistance component and BOSS (Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency), also in Hayward, provides employment services. One hundred forty families have been assisted by the program in the first two years of operation. It is anticipated that more than 200 families will receive support over the life of the program. Alameda County HCD has applied to HUD for renewal of the Supportive Housing Program grant for the Housing/Jobs Linkages Program. As a part of this grant, HCD contracted with FESCO and the Tri-Cities Homeless Coalition for the acquisition and rehabilitation of up to 12 units of transitional housing at scattered South County sites. One four unit site has been acquired by FESCO, and rehabilitation is complete. Tri- Cities Homeless Coalition has acquired a triplex in Union City and an eight-unit complex in Fremont. The Union City site has begun rehabilitation and the Fremont site is scheduled to be completed in May 1999. Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act: NOFA Competition In 1997, HCD was awarded three new grants in the Continuum of Care SuperNOFA competition, These include the $1,245,649 for the Alameda County Base Conversion Collaborative's coordinated services program and multi-service center at the former Alameda Naval Air Station, $426,825 for the development and operation of 28 units of transitional housing for homeless veterans also at the Air Station, and $363,361 for the Reciprocal Integrated Services for Empowerment (RISE) program to provide in-home support to formerly homeless people with disabilities living in Southern Alameda County. All three grants will be implemented during FY1999. In 1998, the County-wide Continuum of Care Partnership submitted 22 applications for Continuum of Care funds, including a renewal grant for the HOME Consortium-based