CITY OF ORANGE
SECOND SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENT TO 2021 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN Community Development Block Grant
(CDBG) and HOME Investment
Partnerships (HOME)
Jurisdiction(s): City of Orange, CA
Website: https://www.cityoforange.org/
Contact Person: Jessica Herrera
Senior Administrative Analyst
Community Development Department
300 E Chapman Avenue, Orange, CA 92807
Telephone: 714-744-7270
Email: [email protected]
The City of Orange, CA (City), is a federal entitlement community that receives annual allocations of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The City is required to prepare an Annual Action Plan detailing the uses of entitlement funds to meet its affordable housing and community development goals as outlined in its Consolidated Plan.
According to 24 CFR 91.505 and the City’s Citizen Participation Plan, the City of Orange has determined that the following actions will require a substantial amendment:
In response to the Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has notified the City of Orange that it will receive an allocation of HOME-ARP Funds in the amount of $1,655,186 to be used for eligible activities for qualifying populations. This allocation was authorized by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Public Law 117-2, which was signed into law on March 11, 2021, to respond to the growing effects of this unprecedented public health crisis.
As the City of Orange will receive HOME - ARP funds, a Substantial Amendment to the Program Year 2021 Annual Action Plan is necessary. In accordance with HUD guidance, the City is providing no less than thirty (30) days for public review and comments.
The HOME – ARP funds allocated under the American Rescue Plan (ARP) may be used for a range of eligible activities, as allowed under24 CFR Part 92.2 to assist individuals or households who are homeless, at risk of homelessness, and other vulnerable populations, by providing housing, rental assistance, supportive services, and non-congregate shelter, to reduce homelessness and increase housing stability. Eligible activities include (1) Production or Preservation of Affordable Housing, (2) Tenant-Based Rental Assistance, (3) Supportive Services, Homeless Prevention Services, and Housing Counseling, and (4) Purchase and Development of Non-Congregate Shelter. As such, the City proposes the following:
SOURCE Amount
FY2021 HOME ARP $1,655,186
USES
Provide supportive
services to the qualifying
populations
$1,572,426.70
Administration and
Planning
$82,759.30
TOTAL $1,655,186
Proposed Substantial Amendment
Pursuant to Title 24 CFR Part 92, the City will perform a substantial amendment of its approved Annual Action Plan whenever there is a substantial change in the purpose, scope, location, or beneficiaries of an existing activity when one of the following occurs:
A change in goals and policies of the AAP;
Allocation of CDBG and HOME funds, including program income, to a new activity not previously described in the AAP;
Substantial change in the purpose, scope, location, or beneficiaries of an existing activity; or Reallocation of more than 20% of CDBG or HOME entitlement funds for the program year.
This substantial amendment request will allow the City to add the HOME-ARP funding source and uses to the Program Year 2021 Annual Action Plan.
Public Comments
The City will address and incorporate any comments received during the 30-day public commenting timeframe between February 23, 2023 and March 27, 2023. A public hearing will be held on March 28, 2023.
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