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Received - city Of Miami
I)ept. of Community Development
January 18, 2008
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Hector Mirabile, Acting Director
Department of Community Development DIRECTOR'S OFFICE
City of Miami
444 S.W. 2nd Avenue, 2nd Floor
Miami, FL 33131-3028
SUBJECT: Request for Waiver of Thirty Percent Limitation on Essential Services
FY2007 Emergency Shelter Grants (ESG) Program
City of Miami, Florida
Dear Mr. Mirabile:
This letter is in response to your request to waive the 30 percent limitation on essential
services. The waiver will enable the City to spend 97 percent of its FY2007 Emergency Shelter
Grants Program funds on outreach and assessment and referral services for its homeless population.
The McKinnw-Vento Homeless Assistance Act provides that the 30 percent limitation on
esser,tial services in 42 USC 11374(a)(2)(B) may be waived under 42 -USC1.1374(b), if the grantee
"demonstrates that the other eligible activities under the program are already being carried out in the
locality with other resources."
On January 16, 2008, General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and
Development, Nelson Bregon, waived the 30 percent essential service cap. This action enables the
City to expend $353,520 of its FY2007 ESG grant on essential supportive services. The City should
be reminded that the regulations at 24 CFR 576.35(b) states that ESG funds need to be spent within
24 months from the date of grant award.
If you have any questions or require further assistance, please contact Leticia Ibarra, Senior
Community Planning and Development Representative at (305) 520-5012.
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