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EXHIBIT 2 31 Increasedcostsattributabletoportabilitywereaddressedthroughaseparateapplication andfunding process, 2b-Portability,underthePIHNotice-2020-04. Approximately $60 million remains from the $100 million originally set aside by HUD with the 2020 Act. Due to the unprecedented increase in voucher costs during CY 2020 and the continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, HUD has decided to provide a second 2020 HAP costs may be eligible to apply for and receive funding from the CY 2020 set- asidefunding underthissecond round. This Second Round 2020 Unforeseen Circumstances funding is available to provide adjustments for increased costs that the PHA experienced in CY 2020. PHAs that experience increased costs in CY 2021 must apply for an adjustment for those increased costsfromtheCY2021HAPset-aside(seesection13.B.,Category2a,above).Sincethis funding is being awarded after the calendar year for which the funding adjustment is beingmade,HUDisrevisingtheprocesssetforthforinPIHNotice2020-04forboththe VMSforCY2020todeterminetheadjustmentnecessarytocovertheincreasedcosts. B.Applications.PHAswillbeconsideredforSecondRound2020Unforeseen Circumstancesfunding in oneoftwo ways: 8 (1)Unfunded CARES Act applications.In this instance, the PHA previously submitted an eligible application for CARES Act supplemental HAP funding for HCV PUC increases in accordance withPIH Notice 2020-17but the application was not funded because there was insufficient CARES Act funding remaining to do so. These PHAs will automatically be considered for Second Round 2020 Unforeseen increased costs in CY 2020 must meet the increased cost threshold described below. Additionally,thefundingawardissubjecttoalltherequirements,includingthe fundingcalculationandprioritystatusdetermination,outlinedlaterinthissection. Mainstream Vouchers are not eligible for adjustments under the 2020 set-aside. Consequently,requestsforMainstreamVoucherPUCadjustmentsarenoteligiblefor Second Round 2020 Unforeseen Circumstances funding, regardless of whether the PHApreviouslysubmittedanunfundedCARESActapplicationunderPIHNotice 8 Congress appropriated $400 million in supplemental HAP funding in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic SecurityAct(CARESAct)(PublicLaw116-136),enactedonMarch27,2020.ThissupplementalHAPfundingwas made available for PHAs that either (1) experience a significant increase in voucher PUC due to extraordinary circumstances, or (2) despite taking reasonable cost saving measures, as determined by the Secretary, would otherwise be requiredtoterminaterentalassistanceforfamiliesasaresultofinsufficientfunding.HUDissuedPIHNotice2020-17, CARESActHousingChoiceVoucher(HCV)ProgramHousingAssistancePayments(HAP)SupplementalFunding, onJuly30,2020,whichprovidedinformationonhowPHAscouldapplythatfunding.TheCARESActsupplemental HAPfundinghasbeenawardedinaccordancewiththatnotice,however,HUDwasunabletofundalleligibleapplications forincreasedPUCbecausetheneedexceededtheavailablefunding.