Item 31 - Emergency Housing Vouchers

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT WASHINGTON, DC 20410-5000 OFFICE OF PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA 20 CIVIC CENTER PLAZA SANTA ANA, CA 92701 Dear Executive Director: June 10, 2021 This is your public housing agency’s (PHA) Emergency Housing Vouchers (EHV) Award notification, which is authorized by the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act of 2021 (Public Law No: 117-2). Judson Brown Executive Director The ARP authorized the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to allocate additional vouchers to PHAs through an allocation formula designed to direct emergency housing vouchers to the PHAs operating in areas where the EHV’s eligible populations have the greatest need while also considering PHA capacity and the requirement to ensure geographic diversity, including rural areas. The EHVs are provided to help assist individuals and families who are (1) homeless, (2) at risk of homelessness, (3) fleeing, or attempting to flee, domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, or human trafficking, or (4) recently homeless. Please notice the effective date of your EHV awards based on the category of funding. HUD will obligate 12 months of Housing Assistance Payments (HAP) and Administrative (Admin) Fee funding to all eligible PHAs. HAP and Admin Fees are effective on July 1st, and 1/12 of the total HAP and Admin Fees will be disbursed automatically for July, August, and September 2021. After that, monthly HAP disbursements will be based on actual EHV HAP expenses and units leased reported in VMS. HUD will automatically adjust the HAP funding based on actual costs associated with the EHV Awards. If your PHA needs HAP funds beyond the automatic adjustments, please contact your Financial Analyst at the Financial Management Center. Further, the Department will obligate and disburse 100% of the Preliminary Fees in a lump sum effective June 1, 2021. Services Fees will be obligated for 100% of the units awarded, but HUD will only disburse 50% of these funds in a lump sum payment, also effective June 1, 2021. Two additional Service Fee disbursements for 25% of the total obligation will occur when the PHAs had spent 50% and 100% of the initial lump sum disbursement. If you require the Service Fee disbursement in advance of the schedule outlined here, please send a request with justification to your Financial Analyst at the Financial Management Center (FMC). The following table provides the details for your agency’s EHV award: $1,316,892 Emergency Housing Vouchers Awarded: $35,600 $311,500 $141,516 89 Housing Assistance Payments Preliminary Fees Service Fees Administrative Fees Effective: July 1, 2021 Effective: June 1, 2021 Effective: June 1, 2021 Effective: July 1, 2021 www.hud.gov espanol.hud.gov