Item 26 - Public Hearing for the Fiscal Year 2026-27 Annual Action Plan

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FY 2026-27 Annual Action Plan and Budgets for CDBG, HOME and ESG Programs April 21, 2026 Page 5 Project Hope Alliance — On -Site Case Management Program $118,388 Straight Talk Clinic, Inc. — Crisis Intervention & Comprehensive Mental Health $78 924 Services for Low -Income Santa Ana Residents The Cambodian Family — Financial Education and Empowerment for Parents and $78 924 Seniors WISEPlace — Steps to Independence $78,944 TOTAL $1,240,172 HOME Investment Partnerships Grant Program Budget The HOME program provides funds for a wide range of housing -related activities including building, buying, and/or rehabilitating affordable housing for rent or homeownership, or providing direct tenant -based rental assistance to low-income residents. The program's flexibility allows HOME funds to be used for grants, direct loans, loan guarantees or other forms of credit enhancements, or tenant -based rental assistance or security deposits. At least 15% of HOME funds must be set aside for specific activities to be undertaken by a special type of nonprofit called a Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO). A CHDO is a private nonprofit, community -based organization that has staff with the capacity to develop affordable housing for the community it serves. In order to qualify for designation as a CHDO, the organization must meet certain requirements pertaining to their legal status, organizational structure, and capacity and experience. The City's HOME allocation for FY 2026-27 is $1,153,540. In this Annual Action Plan, funds are proposed for program administration, the required set -aside for CHDOs, and funds for affordable housing development and rehabilitation. FY 2026-27 HOME Program Budget General Activity Funding Amount HOME Program Administration $115,354 HOME CHDO Set -Aside $173,030 Affordable Housing Development and Rehabilitation $865,156 Prior Year Resources $12,076,988 TOTAL $13,230,528 The FY 2026-27 HOME Program Funding will be allocated through a Request for Proposal for Affordable Housing Development. These recommendations will be presented to City Council at a later date. Emergency Solutions Grant The ESG program provides funds to assist both sheltered and unsheltered homeless individuals, as well as those on the brink of homelessness, enabling them to swiftly regain stability in permanent housing after experiencing a housing crisis and/or homelessness. Recipients of ESG funding in Orange County include the following entitlement jurisdictions: the County of Orange, City of Anaheim, City of Irvine, City of Santa Ana, and City of