3 - MOU w/ OCSSA for Family Unification Program NOFA_2018-07-17 (2)

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Memorandum of Understanding with OC Social Services Agency and OC Continuum of Care July 177 2018 Page 2 transition plan described in Section 475(5)(H) of the Social Security Act, and are homeless or are at risk of becoming homeless at age 16 or older. As required by statute, a FUP voucher issued to such a youth may only be used to provide housing assistance for the youth for a maximum of 36 months. A Public Child Welfare Agency (PCWA) means the public agency that is responsible under applicable State law for determining that a child is at imminent risk of placement in out -of -home care or that a child in out -of -home care under the supervision of the public agency may be returned to his or her family, or that a youth is at least 18 years and not more than 24 years of age and left foster care, or will leave foster care within 90 days, in accordance with a transition plan, and is homeless or is at risk of becoming homeless at age 16 or older. The PCWA for the purposes of the FUP NOFA is the Orange County Social Services Agency (OCSSA). The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2017 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018 provides a combined total of $30 million for the FUP NOFA. HUD expects to make approximately 60 awards from the funds available under this NOFA. The Housing Authority of the City of Santa Ana (SAHA) will be submitting an application for the lower of 100 FUP vouchers equal to $1,071,000 or the number of vouchers that OCSSA, in collaboration with the Orange County Continuum of Care, is projecting will be needed to assist FUP-eligible families and FUP- eligible youth over a 12 -month period. Only housing authorities that have an existing Annual Contributions Contract with HUD for housing choice vouchers are eligible to apply for funding under this NOFA. Eligible housing authorities must have demonstrated a commitment to administer FUP vouchers, which shall be verified by an executed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between SAHA, OCSSA, and the Orange County Continuum of Care (Exhibit 1). A template for the MOU was provided by HUD in the NOFA. As such, in order to apply under this NOFA, SAHA must submit a MOU executed by SAHA, OCSSA, and the Orange County Continuum of Care. The MOU execution date must be between the date the NOFA was published and the application deadline date on July 26, 2018. The MOU will be considered by HUD and the signatories (SAHA, OCSSA and the CoC) as a complete statement of the responsibilities of the parties and evidence a commitment of resources to the FUP, if awarded by HUD. The MOU must address the minimum criteria provided under pages 13 — 15 of the NOFA (Exhibit 2). Funding under this NOFA may be used to provide tenant -based or project -based housing assistance. The anticipated award date is September 24, 2018 and the estimated project start date is October 24, 2018, 3-2