Committee forwards HUD Continuum of Care application and multiple retroactive public‑health grants and gifts

The committee reviewed two sets of funding items. First, HSH sought authorization to submit San Francisco's application for HUD's 2026 Continuum of Care competition (final federal application due 08/26/2026). Dylan Schneider said the 2026 competition is more competitive than prior years and HUD is prioritizing new programming areas; San Francisco received approximately $56.1 million in the 2024 competition and faces greater risk for renewals that fall into tier 2.

Second, the Department of Public Health requested retroactive acceptance and expenditure of several grants and gifts: (item 13) a $250,000 state grant through Essential Access Health for family planning services (04/01/2026–03/31/2027); (item 14) an approximately $1,119,045 CDC grant increase for STD prevention (project period begun 03/01/2026); and (items 15–17) three Epic Systems Corporation gifts (a UGM safety net grant reported at about $12,710,000.44, a $115,000 safety‑net gift, and a $37,500 unrestricted gift) to support training and safety‑net operations.

Schneider said HSH's strategy for HUD is to protect existing permanent supportive housing renewals for tier 1 and align new proposals with HUD priorities to maximize San Francisco's overall score. Anthony Taylor of DPH described STD‑prevention program uses, and Natasha Lalani described Epic gifts to support Epic user training and safety‑net provider capacity. The committee forwarded the HUD application authorization and all DPH grant/gift acceptances to the full board with positive recommendations.