OC Assistance Policy for 2019 NCHFA-Funded Urgent Repair Program (approved 090319)

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ATTACHMENT 2 Orange County Assistance Policy For the 2019 Cycle of the NCHFA- Funded Urgent Repair Program What is the Urgent Repair Program ? Orange County has been awarded $ 80 , 000 by the North Carolina Housing Finance Agency ( " NCHFA" ) under the 2019 cycle of the Urgent Repair Program ( " URP19 " ) . This program provides funds to assist very low and low - income households with special needs in addressing housing conditions which pose imminent threats to their life and /or safety or to provide accessibility modifications and other repairs necessary to prevent displacement of very low and low - income homeowners with special needs such as the frail , elderly and persons with disabilities . At least twelve ( 12 ) households will be assisted under Orange County' s URP19 Program . This Assistance Policy describes who is eligible to apply for assistance under URP19 , how applications for assistance will be rated and ranked , what the form of assistance is and how the repair/ modification process will be managed . The County has tried to design this URP19 project to be fair, open and consistent with the County' s approved application for funding and with NCHFA' s URP Program Guidelines . The funds provided by NCHFA come from the North Carolina Housing Trust Fund . Additional funds for construction costs are provided by Orange County in the amount of $ 40, 000 . Eligibility Requirements : To be eligible for assistance under URP19 applicants must meet the following requirements : 1 ) must reside within Orange County and own and occupy the home in need of repairs 2 ) must have a household income which does not exceed 50 % of the County median income for the household size ( see income limits below ) ; 3 ) must have a special need ( i . e . be 62 years old or older, handicapped or disabled , a single parent with a dependent child living at home , a Veteran , a large family with five ( 5 ) or more household members or a household with a child below the age of six ( 6 ) with an elevated blood lead level ( between 10g/ dl and 20g/ dl ) ) ; 4 ) must have urgent repair needs which cannot be met through other state or federally - funded housing assistance programs . URP19 Income Limits * for Orange County Number in 30 % of Median 50 % of Median Household (very- low income ) ( low income ) 1 $ 17 , 850 $ 29 , 700 2 $ 20, 400 $ 33 , 950 3 $ 22 , 950 $ 38 , 200 4 $ 25 , 450 $ 42 , 400 5 $ 27, 500 $ 45 , 800 6 $ 29 , 550 $ 49 , 200 7 $ 31, 600 $ 52, 600 8 $ 33 , 600 $ 56 , 000