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providers, health care authority, department of social and health 1 services, and other entities to facilitate linkages among disparate 2 behavioral health community bed capacity-building efforts. This 3 position must work to integrate building behavioral health treatment 4 and infrastructure capacity in addition to ongoing supportive housing 5 benefits. 6 (17) $250,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 7 year 2024 and $250,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 8 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for the department to contract 9 with an entity located in the Beacon hill/Chinatown international 10 district area of Seattle to provide low income housing, low income 11 housing support services, or both. To the extent practicable, the 12 chosen location must be colocated with other programs supporting the 13 needs of children, the elderly, or persons with disabilities. 14 (18) $4,740,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 15 fiscal year 2024, $4,740,000 of the general fund—state appropriation 16 for fiscal year 2025, and $4,500,000 of the home security fund—state 17 appropriation are provided solely for the consolidated homeless grant 18 program. 19 (a) Of the amounts provided in this subsection, $4,500,000 of the 20 home security fund—state appropriation is provided solely for 21 permanent supportive housing targeted at those families who are 22 chronically homeless and where at least one member of the family has 23 a disability. The department will also connect these families to 24 medicaid supportive services. 25 (b) Of the amounts provided in this subsection, $1,000,000 of the 26 general fund—state appropriation for fiscal year 2024 and $1,000,000 27 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal year 2025 are 28 provided solely for diversion services for those families and 29 individuals who are at substantial risk of losing stable housing or 30 who have recently become homeless and are determined to have a high 31 probability of returning to stable housing. 32 (c) Of the amounts provided in this subsection, $3,240,000 of the 33 general fund—state appropriation for fiscal year 2024 and $3,240,000 34 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal year 2025 are 35 provided solely for up to nine months of rental assistance for 36 individuals enrolled in the foundational community supports 37 initiative who are transitioning off of benefits under RCW 74.04.805 38 due to increased income or other changes in eligibility. The health 39 p. 50 ESSB 5187.SL