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
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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
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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.
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HOME-ARP - ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE:
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HOMELESS
QUALIFYING POPULATION
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QUALIFYING INDIVIDUALS UNDER HOME-ARP
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OTHER POPULATIONS
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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.
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VETERANS AND
QUALIFYING POPULATION
THEIR FAMILIES
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VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES
Veterans and families that include a veteran member that
meet the criteria for one of the other qualifying populations.
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ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES
RENTAL HOUSING
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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
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ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES
TENANT BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE (TBRA)
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ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES –
TENANT BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE
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ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES
SUPPORTIVE SERVICES
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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.
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ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES
NON-CONGREGATE SHELTER
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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.
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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.
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Permanent and Temporary Non-Congregate Housing
Fort Worth, Texas Dallas, Texas
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Edwin’s Leadership Restaurant and Culinary Education Institute 501 (c ) 3 – Cleveland, Ohio
Offers Subsidized Housing, Training and Education, permanent employment for ex-offenders
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Austin, Texas - Tiny Home Development
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Dallas, Texas - Cluster Housing for Seniors
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Shreveport Louisiana - Queensborough Neighborhood Modular Housing
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Request For Proposals December 14, 2023
Pre-Bid Technical Workshop November 30, 2023
Four Proposals Submitted
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HOME-ARP – Request / Recommendations
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FOR MORE INFORMATION
http://www.Hud.gov
http://www.Hudexchange.info
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