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AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AND <br />MERCY HOUSE LIVING CENTERS FOR USE OF <br />EMERGENCY HOUSING VOUCHER (EHV) SERVICES FEES THIS GRANT AGREEMENT, is hereby made and entered into this January 20, 2022, by and between the Housing Authority of the City of Santa Ana (''AUTHORITY"), a public body, corporate and politic ("Contractor"), and Mercy House Living Centers, a California nonprofit organization ("Subrecipient"). RECITALS: A.On March 11, 2021, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ("ARPA") was signed into law andappropriated $5 billion for new incremental Emergency Housing Vouchers ("ERVs") across thenation. ARPA included funding for the renewal of these ERVs and fees for the cost ofadministering the ERVs and other eligible expenses to prevent, prepare, and respond to thecoronavirus and facilitate the leasing of the ERVs, such as security deposit assistance and othercosts related to the retention and support of participating owners.B.On June 10, 2021, the AUTHORITY received notice ofan award of$311,500 in ERV ServicesFees from HUD to support its efforts in implementing and operating an effective ERV ServicesFee program that will best address the needs of ERV eligible individuals and families in itsjurisdiction and to assist ERV eligible individuals and families that are homeless successfullylease units with the ERVs.C.The AUTHORITY is the recipient of Emergency Housing Voucher funds from the United StatesDepartment of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD"), pursuant to Section 3202 of theARP A, for new incremental ERV s, the renewal of those ERV s, and fees for the cost ofadministering the ERVs and other eligible expenses defined by notice to prevent, prepare, andrespond to coronavirus to facilitate the leasing of the emergency vouchers, such as securitydeposit assistance and other costs related to retention and support of participating owners. ACatalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance ("CFDA") number for these ERV funds will not beissued.D.The AUTHORITY has approved the provision of ERV Services Fees funds to be used in theoperation of the Landlord Engagement program ("program"), which matches voucher holderswith available units and provides voucher holders with housing search assistance, as furtherdescribed by Exhibit A, Scope of Work, attached hereto and by this reference incorporatedherein.E.The SUBRECIPIENT represents that it has the requisite qualifications, expertise, and experiencein the provision of housing search assistance programs for the homeless and is willing to use saidfederal funds to operate said program.F.The SUBRECIPIENT agrees to assist individuals and families that are homeless to successfullylease units with the ERVs by providing housing search assistance, security deposit/utilitydeposit/rental application/holding fees, owner recruitment and outreach, owner incentive and/orretention payments, moving expenses, tenant-readiness services, essential household items, andrenter's insurance ifrequired by the lease.Page 1 <br />EXHIBIT 2