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HOME - American Rescue Plan (HOME-ARP) Funding
Department of Housing and Community Development
Rosalyn Clemens (x3647)
Revised
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Authorizing the Mayor to accept, deposit, appropriate and expend the remaining HOME-ARP Grant in the amount of $7,505,885.40 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the purpose of funding HOME-ARP eligible activities; and authorizing submission to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development the HOME-ARP Allocation Plan, a Substantial Amendment to the FY 2021-2022 Annual Action Plan; and declaring an emergency.
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SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
Congress appropriated $5 billion in American Rescue Plan funds to be administered through the HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME-ARP) to address the need for homelessness assistance and supportive services. The City of Toledo has received a HOME-ARP allocation of $7,900,932. Pursuant to the HOME-ARP Grant Agreement and Requirements for the Use of Funds in the HOME-American Rescue Plan Program ("Notice"), and
Ordinance 620-21, the City has received five percent (5%) or $395,046.60 of the HOME-ARP allocation for administrative and planning costs including the development of a HOME-ARP Allocation Plan. In order to receive the remaining $7,505,885.40 of HOME-ARP funding, a HOME-ARP Allocation Plan must be approved and submitted as a Substantial Amendment to the FY 2021-2022 Annual Action Plan.
The HOME-ARP Allocation Plan has been created in consultation with homeless services providers and stakeholders, it contains a needs assessment and gap analysis to evaluate how HOME-ARP funding will be distributed and prioritized for the needs of the following Qualifying Populations: homeless; at risk of homelessness; fleeing, or attempting to flee domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, or human trafficking; part of other populations where providing supportive services or assistance would prevent a family's homelessness or would se...
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