Item 09 - First Amendment to Emergency Rental Assistance Program Spending Plan

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H.R.133—893 (3) HOUSING STABILITY SERVICES.—Not more than 10 per- cent of funds received by an eligible grantee from a payment made under this section may be used to provide eligible house- holds with case management and other services related to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, as defined by the Secretary, intended to help keep households stably housed. (4) PRIORITIZATION OF ASSISTANCE.— (A) In reviewing applications for financial assistance and housing stability services to eligible households from a payment made under this section, an eligible grantee shall prioritize consideration of the applications of an eligible household that satisfies any of the following condi- tions: (i) The income of the household does not exceed 50 percent of the area median income for the house- hold. (ii) 1 or more individuals within the household are unemployed as of the date of the application for assistance and have not been employed for the 90- day period preceding such date. (B) Nothing in this section shall be construed to pro- hibit an eligible grantee from providing a process for the further prioritizing of applications for financial assistance and housing stability services from a payment made under this section, including to eligible households in which 1 or more individuals within the household were unable to reach their place of employment or their place of employ- ment was closed because of a public health order imposed as a direct result of the COVID-19 public health emergency. (5) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.— (A) IN GENERAL.—Not more than 10 percent of the amount paid to an eligible grantee under this section may be used for administrative costs attributable to providing financial assistance and housing stability services under paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively, including for data collection and reporting requirements related to such funds. (B) NO OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Amounts paid under this section shall not be used for any administrative costs other than to the extent allowed under subparagraph (A). (d) REALLOCATION OF UNUSED FUNDS.—Beginning on Sep- tember 30, 2021, the Secretary shall recapture excess funds, as determined by the Secretary, not obligated by a grantee for the purposes described under subsection (c) and the Secretary shall reallocate and repay such amounts to eligible grantees who, at the time of such reallocation, have obligated at least 65 percent of the amount originally allocated and paid to such grantee under subsection (b)(1), only for the allowable uses described under sub- section (c). The amount of any such reallocation shall be determined based on demonstrated need within a grantee’s jurisdiction, as determined by the Secretary. (e) AVAILABILITY.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Funds provided to an eligible grantee under a payment made under this section shall remain avail- able through December 31, 2021. EXHIBIT 1EXHIBIT 1