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level and $1.6 billion above the President's budget <br />request. <br />HOME Investment <br />Seek to protect the HOME <br />(HK) Worked in coalition with other cities to sustain <br />Partnership Program <br />Investment Partnerships Program <br />the HOME Investment Partnership Program, vital to <br />from funding cuts, which help <br />the City's affordable housing efforts. Despite the <br />expand affordable housing, increase <br />Administration's efforts to zero out the program, <br />jobs, and provide public services. <br />Congress has maintained the program and <br />increased it in FY 2020 to $1.35 billion. <br />Tax Credits <br />Work alongside NAHRO and the <br />(HK) Worked closely with a broad range of <br />ACTION campaign to establish a <br />stakeholders, including NAHRO and the ACTION <br />permanent four percent (4%) credit <br />campaign, to establish a permanent expansion of <br />rate for allocated acquisition credits <br />the 4% Affordable Housing credit (formerly LIHTC) <br />and to raise the annual housing <br />(as introduced by Washington Senator Cantwell and <br />credit allocation to states. Support <br />Representative DelBene in S 1703/HR 3077). We <br />legislation to expand and improve <br />have worked to expand the list of CA Member <br />the affordable housing credit <br />sponsors. The legislation was almost included in the <br />program. <br />FY 2020 tax extender package and efforts are <br />underway to include the legislation as part of a FY <br />2021 end of year tax/funding package. <br />WIOA Funding <br />Support and advocate for funding of <br />(HK) Continues to work to support funding of the <br />the Workforce Innovation and <br />Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). <br />Opportunity Act (WIOA), which <br />$3.4 billion is provided in FY 2020 for training and <br />enables the city to continue to invest <br />employment services, including state grants for adult <br />in workforce education, training, and <br />and youth activities; and national programs such as <br />job search assistance. <br />dislocated workers, YouthBuild, apprenticeships, <br />and ex -offender activities; and new program <br />leveraging community colleges in supporting local <br />workforce development and industry needs. <br />Apprenticeship Training <br />Support legislation that provides <br />(HK) Helped to secure increased funding totaling <br />apprenticeships, skills training, and <br />$175 million for apprenticeships, meeting with the <br />other workforce development <br />Department of Labor's National Apprenticeship <br />opportunities. <br />Program officials and with authorizers and <br />appropriators. Additionally, $40 million is included for <br />a new "strengthening community colleges initiative" <br />to better align workforce development needs for in - <br />demand industries and post -secondary schools. <br />(TPA) Worked with the City to support AB 344 <br />(Calderon), which would have established the <br />California New Beginnings Program. The Program <br />would have provided funding to cities for programs <br />to provide homeless individuals with job training and <br />employment opportunities. AB 344 was ultimately <br />vetoed by Governor Newsom. <br />Skills Gap <br />Support legislation that promotes <br />(TPA) Worked with the City to support AB 344 <br />industry training and employment <br />(Calderon), establishing the California New <br />opportunities for job seekers to <br />Beginnings Program, which would have provided <br />assist in achieving a livable wage. <br />funding to cities for programs offering homeless <br />individuals with job training and employment <br />19C-21 <br />City of Santa Ana 2019 Legislative Scorecard <br />