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12 <br /> These rapid collaborative efforts and community partnerships allowed the program to serve <br /> people as they presented for assistance through the Housing Helpline and through the partner <br /> referral network—and reaching a diverse range of communities to include non-English-speaking <br /> households and families with extremely low incomes (see tables below). <br /> Table 1: EHA Funding by Income Bracket of Beneficiary <br /> AMI 30% 50% 60% 80% Grand Total <br /> Amount $1,242,140 $387,497 $56.757 $1,095 51,687,490 <br /> Percentage 73.51% 22.96% 3.36% 0.06% 100.00% <br /> Client Count 562 171 29 1 748 <br /> Percentage 75.13% 22.66% 3.88% 0.13% 100.00% <br /> Table 2: EHA Funding by Race/Ethnicity of Beneficiary <br /> Middle Native Grand <br /> RacelEthnicity Unidentified Asian Black Latinx Eastern Multiracial American White Total <br /> Amount $594,230 $55,420 $394,514 $460,215 $26.453 $5,088 $8,249 $142.317 51,687,496 <br /> Percentage 35.21% a28% 23.36% 27.27% 1.57% 0.36% 0.499E 6.43% 100.00% <br /> Client Count 290 26 160 209 9 3 3 62 748 <br /> Percentage 38.77% 3.48% 21.39% 27.94% 1.20% 0.40% 0.40% 8.29% 100.00% <br /> Financing History: EHA was seeded with local Orange County funds for Risk Mitigation and <br /> Housing Stabilization activities and Town contributions, and later CARES funding from the <br /> Towns and County. Due to the high demand for funds caused by the COVID-19 health crisis, <br /> these funds have almost been fully expended. Since the start of the pandemic, $2.1 million has <br /> been invested by the County and Towns. As of October 20, about $276,000 remains <br /> uncommitted, which staff anticipate will last another two and a half weeks, based on the current <br /> rate of expenditure and the queue of more than 100 applications awaiting review. As such, the <br /> County sought funds from the State in order to continue the work—first through the HOPE <br /> program ($797,133) administered by NCORR and second through an application to the NC <br /> Commerce Department for Community Development Block Grant— Coronavirus (CDBG-CV) <br /> funds ($900,000). The HOPE program portion of the work began on October 19, 2020 and will <br /> end December 31, 2020 per the funding regulations, and the County hopes to hear about the <br /> CDBG-CV application for funding by the end of the year. Both of these funding sources are <br /> limited to providing only rent and utility arrears and payments. This means that the other <br /> housing stabilization activities that had been provided through other EHA funding sources are <br /> not eligible under these new programs. These stabilization activities include security and utility <br /> deposits, moving costs, and application fees all of which are important for helping residents <br /> secure housing at a time when having a stable home is crucial for staying safe and avoiding <br /> COVID exposure. Further, flexible EHA funding is needed for those residents who do not qualify <br /> for the HOPE program or CDBG-CV funds, i.e. not having required documentation for federal <br /> funds and/or landlord not agreeing to lease addendum required by the HOPE program. There is <br /> also need for urgent funds for those facing imminent eviction or who are working with the <br /> Eviction Diversion Program attorney, for those needing reasonable modifications to their homes <br /> due to their disability that is necessary to keep them stable in housing, and for homeowners' <br /> facing foreclosure as HOPE does not provide funds for mortgage assistance. <br /> The Housing Department has also used flexible EHA funds to increase the utilization of Housing <br />