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3 <br />Application Summary <br />FY2007 Orange County Housing Rehabilitation Program <br />Background <br />Orange County has received a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) <br />award in the amount of $400,000 from the N.C. Department of Commerce -Division of <br />Community Assistance. These grant funds must be to used to repair substandard <br />housing occupied by low-income families in the Towns of Carrboro and Hillsborough as <br />well as the unincorporated areas of Orange County. Approximately 10% of the award <br />can be used for program administration, thus, effectively $360,000 will be available for <br />housing repair. <br />The Program Selection Committee, as with the FY 2001 and 2004 Scattered Site <br />Grant Applications, consists of the HOME Program Council members from Carrboro, <br />Hillsborough, and the County. This Committee discussed the policies and procedures <br />that should govern this program and agreed that the policies and unit selection, process <br />will closely mirror those utilized in the current HOME funded Housing Rehabilitation <br />Program. <br />Program Policies <br />Eligibility Criteria <br />1. The applicant must be the Owner of the residential property located in <br />Orange County but outside the corporate limits of the Town of Chapel Hill. <br />2. The applicant must have total household income at or below 50% of the <br />HUD published area median income. <br />3. The property must not have received assistance for housing rehabilitation <br />during the previous 15 years. <br />4. The property must need repairs to meet the Minimum Housing Code. <br />5. The applicant shall have evidence of title to the property to be <br />rehabilitated. <br />6. The applicant shall have paid all due property taxes. <br />Participant/Household Selection <br />Program participants will be selected from the existing Housing Rehabilitation <br />Program waiting list according to date and time of waiting list placement. There <br />are approximately 26 families on the waiting list at this time. In selecting <br />participants, priority will be given to owners that lack indoor plumbing or have <br />plumbing deficiencies, or are elderly or disabled. The Selection Committee will <br />prioritize the potential applicants and County staff will determine eligibility based <br />on the above stated criteria. <br />No extensive program marketing is anticipated at this time since the number of <br />families on the waiting list at the present time far exceeds available resources. <br />Terms of Assistance <br />