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EXHIBIT 3 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT IIIIIIII Qa _ WASHINGTON, DC 20410-7000 ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT April 2, 2020 The Honorable Miguel Pulido Mayor of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza Santa Ana, CA 92701-4058 Dear Mayor Pulido: I am pleased to inform you of special Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) Program funds HUD is allocating to your jurisdiction in the amount of $1,727,403, as authorized by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), Public Law 116-136. These special ESG-CV funds are to be used to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) among individuals and families who are homeless or receiving homeless assistance; and to support additional homeless assistance and homelessness prevention activities to mitigate the impacts of COVID-19. President Trump signed the CARES Act on March 27, 2020 to help the Nation respond to the coronavirus outbreak. The CARES Act made available an additional $4 billion in ESG-CV funds to supplement the Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 ESG funding provided under the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116-94). Of this amount, the Department is immediately allocating $1 billion for ESG-CV grants based on the FY 2020 ESG formula. The rest of the funding for ESG-CV grants will be allocated directly to States or units of local government by a separate formula developed by the Secretary. Up to $40 million of the additional funds will be set aside for technical assistance. Given the immediate needs faced by our communities, the Department has announced the fast allocation of funds, which are subject to the following flexibilities and conditions provided by the CARES Act: • The funds may be used to cover or reimburse allowable costs incurred by a State or locality before the award of funding (including prior to the signing of the CARES Act) to prevent, prepare for, and respond to COVID-19; • The funds are not subject to the spending cap on emergency shelter and outreach under 24 CFR 576. 1 00(b)(1); • Up to 10 percent of funds may be used for administrative costs, as opposed to 7.5 percent as provided by 24 CFR 576.108(a); • The funds are exempt from the ESG match requirements, including 24 CFR 576.201; • The funds are not subject to the consultation and citizen participation requirements that otherwise apply to the Emergency Solutions Grants, however each recipient must vvww.hud.75 B - Ipdol.hud.gov