Item 10 - Approve Release of Nonprofit CDBG Application for Fiscal Years 2024–26

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City of Santa Ana Community Development Block Grant FY 2024- 2026 (Nonprofit Application) 4 portion of the facility in which the public service is located, and equipment necessary for the provision of the public service. Ineligible costs include income payments, assistance for buildings used for the general conduct of government, general local government expenses, political and religious activities, and the purchase of equipment except equipment that constitutes all or part of a public service. Income payments are payments made to an individual or family to provide basic levels of food, shelter, or clothing but do not include emergency grant payments referenced above under eligible activities. National Objective Requirement The proposed program must meet the National Objective of activities that provide a benefit to low- and moderate-income persons. At a minimum, the program must serve 51% low- and moderate- income persons. Low- and moderate-income is defined as having an income equal to or less than 80 percent of the area median income, adjusted for household size. The specific household income limits are based on U.S. Census Bureau estimates, updated and issued by HUD annually http://www.huduser.org/portal/datasets/il.html. In general, to document compliance with the national objective requirement, funded programs will require the collection, calculation, and documentation of the participants’ family size and income. Limited Clientele activity: This is the category most often used for public service activities. Limited clientele activities are activities limited to a specific group of persons. At least 51 percent of those served must be low- and moderate-income persons. Services qualifying under this category serve a specific clientele, rather than providing service to all persons in a geographic area. Limited clientele activities may qualify as either a presumed benefit activity or a direct benefit activity. A presumed benefit activity is one that exclusively serves a specific group of people that HUD categorically considers low and moderate-income persons. These categories include: abused children, battered spouses, elderly persons, homeless persons, illiterate adults, persons living with AIDS, migrant farm workers, and severely disabled adults as defined by the Bureau of Census. The project sponsor must document that the activity is designed to be used exclusively by a category of persons presumed by HUD to be low- and moderate-income. If the clientele served does not fall under one of the presumed benefit category of persons, it may qualify as a direct benefit activity which serves low- and moderate-income persons. The project sponsor must verify and maintain documentation regarding the family size and income of each person served. At least 51 percent of the clientele served must be low- and moderate- income persons or the activity funded must be limited exclusively to low- and moderate-income persons. The nature and location of the activity may also support a conclusion that primarily low- and moderate-income persons are served. To qualify under this definition, the service provided must be both of such nature and in such location that it may reasonably be concluded that the activity’s clientele will primarily be low- and moderate-income persons.