75A - PUBLIC HEARING 5 YR CONSOLITATED PLAN

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certifies that no less than 70 percent of the CDBG funds received, over a three-year certification period, will be designed to benefit low- and moderate -income persons. HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) Program The Cranston -Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act created the HOME program to give states and local governments a flexible funding source to use —often in partnership with local nonprofit groups —to fund a wide range of activities including building, buying, and/or rehabilitating affordable housing for rent or homeownership or providing direct rental assistance to low-income people. HOME is a federal block grant to local governments with the sole purpose of creating affordable housing opportunities for low- income households. ESG / Regional Homeless Continuum of Care The ESG program provides grantees with resources to be used within the context of the Consolidated Plan and the regional Continuum of Care (CoQ strategyto address homelessness. Eligible ESG activities include: • Street outreach: Outreach to unsheltered homeless individuals and families to connect them with emergency shelter, housing or critical services; • Emergency shelter: Major rehabilitation, conversion or renovation of a building to be used as emergency shelter for homeless persons; essential services such as case management, childcare, education services, employment and job training; shelter operations such as maintenance, rent, repair, security, fuel, insurance, utilities, relocation and furnishings; • Homelessness prevention: Housing relocation and stabilization services and short -and/or medium - term rental assistance to prevent homelessness if annual income is 30% or less of AMI and assistance is necessary to regain stability in current permanent housing or move into other permanent housing; and • Rapid re -housing: Housing relocation and stabilization services and short -and/or medium -term rental assistance to help individuals or families living in shelters or in places not meant for human habitation move into permanent housing and achieve stability. ESG funds include a 1:1 match requirement and must be fully expended within 24 months. In administering the ESG program, the City will align with the Orange County Continuum of Care. Orange County's homeless system of care is comprised of a network of public, private, faith -based, for - profit, and non-profit service providers who utilize several federal, state and local resources to provide services for homeless people. Hundreds of agencies throughout the County provide programs ranging from feeding the homeless on the street to creating permanent supportive housing opportunities. These services are available to homeless families with children, and single men and women. The County's non- profit community also serves special needs populations, such as victims of domestic violence, veterans, the disabled and youth. 2020 Program Year Consolidated Plan SANTA ANA 6 OMB Control No: 2506-0117(exp. 06/30/2018) 75A-14