NA - Grant - Orange County Community Development Block Grant Program – FY 2010 Scattered Site Housing Rehabilitation Program - $400,000

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4 / °Application Summary FY2010 Orange County Housing Rehabilitation Program Background Orange County has received a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) award in the amount of $400,000 from the N.C. Department of Commerce -Division of Community Assistance. These grant funds must be used to repair substandard housing occupied by low-income families in the Towns of Carrboro and Hillsborough as well as the unincorporated areas of Orange County. Approximately 10% of the award can be used for program administration, thus, effectively $360,000 will be available for housing repair. The Program Selection Committee, as Scattered Site Grant Applications, consists of t from Carrboro, Hillsborough, and the County. and procedures that should govern this program selection process will closely mirror those utilize Rehabilitation Program. with the FY 2001, 2004, and 2007 he HOME Program Council members This Committee discussed the policies and agreed that the policies and unit d in the current HOME funded Housing Program Policies Eligibility Criteria 1. The applicant must be the Owner of the residential property located in Orange County but outside the corporate limits of the Town of Chapel Hill. 2. The applicant must have total household income at or below 50% of the HUD published area median income. 3. The property must not have received assistance for housing rehabilitation during the previous 15 years. 4. The property must need repairs to meet the Minimum Housing Code. 5. The applicant shall have evidence of title to the property to be rehabilitated. 6. The applicant shall have paid all due property taxes. Participant/Household Selection Program participants will be selected from the existing Housing Rehabilitation Program waiting list according to date and time of waiting list placement. There are approximately 36 families on the waiting list at this time. In selecting participants, priority will be given to owners that lack indoor plumbing or have plumbing deficiencies, or are elderly or disabled. The Selection Committee will prioritize the potential applicants and County staff will determine eligibility based on the above stated criteria. No extensive program marketing is anticipated at this time since the number of families on the waiting list at the present time far exceeds available resources.