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A Request to Approve Amending the 2021-2022 HOME Investment Partnership Program Annual Plan to add the HOME-ARP Allocation Plan
PURPOSE: The purpose of this item is to request that the Town Council consider amending the 2021-2022 HOME Investment Partnership Program Annual Plan approved by the Town Council on May 4, 2021. The Plan amendment would add the Allocation Plan for $1,371,401 in HOME Investment Partnerships American Rescue Plan Program (HOME-ARP) funding.
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Department
DEPARTMENT: Housing and Community Services
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Contact
CONTACT INFORMATION: Anne-Marie Vanaman, Interim Director, amvanaman@carrboronc.gov
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Information
INFORMATION: The Town of Carrboro is a member of the Orange County HOME Program Consortium, with Orange County serving as the lead entity. The Consortium includes four participating jurisdictions (Carrboro, Chapel Hill, Hillsborough, and Orange County).
To enhance collaboration on affordable housing among the jurisdictions in the County, the Orange County Local Government Affordable Housing Collaborative (the Collaborative) was formed in 2017. The Collaborative includes elected officials and staff from the each of the four participating jurisdictions and serves as the HOME Program application review team, charged with developing an annual HOME Program plan. Council Member Susan Romaine represents the Carrboro Town Council on the Collaborative. All participating jurisdictions must approve and authorize submission of the plan or any amendments to the plan prior to submittal to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
HOME-ARP
The HOME-ARP provides HOME Program entitlement communities with a one-time award of funding to reduce homelessness and increase housing stability in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The HOME-ARP Allocation Plan must be submitted to HUD as an amendment to the 2021-2022 HOME Annual Action Plan no later than March 31, 2023. The HOME-ARP Allocation Plan is provided as Attachment...
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