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3 Application Summary FY2004 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 to 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 with the FY 2001 Scattered Site Grant, will consist of the HOME Program Council members from Carrboro, Hillsborough, and the County. Currently serving in that capacity are: Margaret Brown, Orange County Commissioner Tara L. Fikes, Housing/CD Director John Herrera, Carrboro Alderman James Harris, Carrboro Economic and CD Director Eric Hallman, Hillsborough Town Commissioner Margaret Hauth, Hillsborough Planning Director This Committee discussed the policies and procedures that should govern this program and agreed that the policies and unit selection process will closely mirror those utilized in the current HOME funded Housing Rehabilitation Program. 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.