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HomeMy WebLinkAboutP2 City Council Briefing HOME-ARP Plan Presentation May 24, 2022 HOME – AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN BRIEFING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT CITY OF PORT ARTHUR TEXAS 1 BACKGROUND The American Rescue Plan (ARP) was signed into law on March 11, 2021 The ARP provides $1.9 trillion in relief to address the continued impact of the COVID- 19 on: The Economy Public Health State and Local Governments Individuals Businesses 2 BACKGROUND City of Port Arthur Awarded $1,000,453 Congress appropriated $5,000,000,000 billion dollars to State and Local Jurisdictions (PJs) that qualified for 2021 HOME FUNDS to: Provide capital investment for permanent rental housing. Upgrade available stock of shelter to include non-congregate shelter (NCS). Provide tenant-based rental assistance and supportive services. This funding is used to perform four activities that must primarily benefit qualifying populations (QPs) who are homeless, at risk of homelessness, or in other vulnerable populations. 3 HOME-ARP - ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: 4 HOMELESS QUALIFYING POPULATION 5 QUALIFYING INDIVIDUALS UNDER HOME-ARP 6 7 OTHER POPULATIONS 8 OTHER POPULATIONS Includes households who have previously been qualified as homeless and are currently housed due to temporary or emergency rental or financial assistance and who need additional housing or supportive services to avoid a return to homelessness. Those at risk of housing instability Includes households with an annual income that is less than or equal to 30% of the area income and is experiencing severe cost burden; or Households with an annual income that is less than or equal to 50% of the area median income AND has moved two or more times during the 60 days before their application, is living in the home of another, as been given a notice that housing will be terminated within 21 days after application for assistance. Lives in a hotel or motel not paid for by a charitable organization or government program. Lives in a single room unit with two or more persons. Is exiting a publicly funded institution. 9 VETERANS AND QUALIFYING POPULATION THEIR FAMILIES 10 VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES Veterans and families that include a veteran member that meet the criteria for one of the other qualifying populations. 11 ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES RENTAL HOUSING 12 ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES – RENTAL HOUSING RENTAL HOUSING - ACTIVITIES Acquisition, rehabilitation or construction of affordable rental housing for occupancy by qualifying populations. Eligible Rental Housing includes: Manufactured Housing Single Room Occupancy Units (SROs) Permanent supportive housing Ineligible Rental Housing includes: Emergency shelters, hotels and motels, and temporary facilities such as nursing homes, treatment facilities, correctional facilities and halfway houses. ELIGIBLE COSTS Development hard and soft costs Relocation Operating Cost assistance/reserves 13 ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES TENANT BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE (TBRA) 14 ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES – TENANT BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE 15 ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES SUPPORTIVE SERVICES 16 SUPPORTIVE SERVICES INCLUDE: Child care Employment assistance programs and job training Meals or groceries to program participants Outpatient health services, food and case management Housing, employment and nutrition counseling Life Skills Training Mental health, trauma and victim services Assistance in obtaining government assistance Substance abuse treatment services Transportation Legal services Credit Repair Homeowner assistance and related services are NOT eligible activities. 17 ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES NON-CONGREGATE SHELTER 18 WHAT IS A NON-CONGREGATE SHELTER? (NCS) For the purposes of HOME-ARP, NCS is defined as one or more buildings that: Provide private units or rooms for temporary shelter; Serve individuals or families that meet one or more qualifying populations; Do not require occupants to sign a lease or occupancy agreement. 19 NCS – ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES AND COSTS ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES: Acquisition of structures New construction with or without land acquisition Rehabilitation of existing structures to be used as HOME-ARP NCS. ELIGIBLE COSTS: Acquisition Costs Demolition Costs Development Hard and Soft Costs Replacement Reserve (Costs for replacing major systems whose useful life will end during the restricted use period may be included in the project budget) RESTRICTED COSTS: Ongoing operating costs of NCS may NOT be paid for by HOME-ARP funds Costs of Converting HOME-ARP NCS into permanent housing during the restricted use period. 20 Permanent and Temporary Non-Congregate Housing Fort Worth, Texas Dallas, Texas 21 Edwin’s Leadership Restaurant and Culinary Education Institute 501 (c ) 3 – Cleveland, Ohio Offers Subsidized Housing, Training and Education, permanent employment for ex-offenders 22 Austin, Texas - Tiny Home Development 23 Dallas, Texas - Cluster Housing for Seniors 24 Shreveport Louisiana - Queensborough Neighborhood Modular Housing 25 Request For Proposals December 14, 2023 Pre-Bid Technical Workshop November 30, 2023 Four Proposals Submitted 26 HOME-ARP – Request / Recommendations 27 FOR MORE INFORMATION http://www.Hud.gov http://www.Hudexchange.info 28