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

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6 of 6 for a Block Grant (attachment 2). Jurisdictions are highly encouraged to submit their preference as soon as possible and before the deadline. Contract Requirements Participation in the state administered Rental Assistance Program through the acceptance of a block grant will require a standard agreement with the HCD. Agreements will include performance milestones for obligation and funding liquidation as conditions of ongoing funding. Funding provided through the State Block Grant will be subject to the same reporting and verification requirements as provided under state and federal law. This includes quarterly reporting requirements, income verification, prioritizing direct payments to landlords and utility providers before directing funds to tenants, prioritizing arrears, validating tenancy, prioritizing households at 50% or less of Area Median Income (AMI), as determined by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, complying with tenant and landlord notification requirements, and all other programmatic requirements in the bill. Participating jurisdictions will be required to meet all of the personal identifying information protections identified in the bill. Further, recipients of Block Grants must also conform their UST allocation to the State Program rules in order to be eligible for a Block Grant. 8.5% of the 10% Administration Fee allowable under federal law will be passed through to the Jurisdiction to support implementation. C. Non-Conforming Local Implementation of Federal Allocation. If a Direct Allocation Jurisdiction will not conform to State Program rules, but chooses to self-administer the Federal Allocation, the State will still serve its population via the State Rental Assistance Program but will look to the local jurisdiction to ensure there is no duplication of benefits checks between the two programs. EXHIBIT 7EXHIBIT 1