Citing concerns about the budget, Los Angeles County officials said they don’t plan to expand the number of hotels they’re renting to shelter homeless people who are at risk of contracting COVID-19.
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As of last month, the county was renting 12 hotels with 1,350 rooms through a program known as Project Roomkey, according to a county report on the program released this week.
It plans to keep 11 of those 12 sites open through September, at the latest.
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It plans to keep 11 of those 12 sites open through September, at the latest.
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The majority of these sites were slated to close by March, but a change in how the federal government reimburses the costs associated with the hotels meant the county could keep them open longer. latimes.com/california/sto…
Under the Trump administration, the federal government reimbursed 75% of the costs; the Biden administration has raised that to 100% through September.
The change still left municipalities looking for cash to front the cost of using the hotels while waiting to get reimbursed.
The change still left municipalities looking for cash to front the cost of using the hotels while waiting to get reimbursed.
The county has been able to either get advances or request expedited reimbursements for about half the costs of renting and running the hotels.
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The county has requested $73 million from FEMA for Project Roomkey and has received $12.4 million, county officials said.
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The Times reported earlier this week that the city of Los Angeles has yet to request any money from FEMA for what it has spent on the hotel program. latimes.com/homeless-housi…
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