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Orange County Consolidated Plan for 2000-2005 Annual Update 2003-2004 Summary BACKGROUND 6 In an effort to streamline several programs, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development now requires all jurisdictions that receive federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds, federal HOME Program funds, Emergency Shelter Grants (ESG) and grants for Housing Opportunities for People with AIDS (HOPWA) to submit a Consolidated Plan for Housing and Community Development Programs. The Town of Chapel Hill receives federal Community Development Block Grant funding each year and the Orange County HOME Consortium receives HOME funding each year. Since the Town of Chapel Hill is a member of the Orange County HOME Consortium, the County is permitted to submit one plan that details the housing needs and activities of the entire County including Chapel Hill. The Consolidated Plan not only serves as an application for each of the four programs, but also seeks to further the statutory goals of these programs through a collaborative process whereby a community establishes a unified vision of housing and community development actions to address identified housing needs. The Orange County HOME Consortium submitted the 2000- 2005 Consolidated Plan to HUD on May 15, 2000 that was approved in July 2000. Each year, the Consortium is required to submit an annual update to the 2000- 2005 Consolidated Plan to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development by May 15~' each year. Prior to beginning to developing the 2003-2004 Annual Update, public hearings were held to hear citizen comments regarding housing and community development needs and proposed activities that should be included in the Plan. A public hearing was held by the Chapel Hill Town Council on January 29, 2003 and March 26, 2003 to receive citizen comments regarding housing needs and the proposed use of $728,250 in CDBG funds Chapel Hill will receive in the 2003-2004 fiscal year, and $739,591 that the Orange County HOME Consortium will receive in the 2003-2004 fiscal year. The Orange County Board of County Commissioners held a public hearing on February 4, 2003 regarding housing needs and the proposed use of $739,591 in HOME funds the County HOME Consortium will receive in the 2003-2004 fiscal year. After the public hearings, the HOME Program Review Committee comprised from each member of the consortium as well as the Manager or his representative reviewed applications for the HOME Program to develop the proposed HOME Program Design for the 2003-2004 Program Year. A total of eight (8) applications were received from local non-profit organizations and other local governmental units requesting approximately $1,267,000.