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<br />This budget amendment provides for the receipt of these grant funds for the purposes <br />mentioned above. (See Attachment 1, column #7) <br /> <br />SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: The following Orange County Social Justice Goal is <br />applicable to this item: <br /> <br />• GOAL: CREATE A SAFE COMMUNITY <br />The reduction of risks from vehicle/traffic accidents, childhood and senior injuries, <br />gang activity, substance abuse and domestic violence. <br /> <br />Housing and Community Development <br />8. As part of the Round 2 Coronavirus Relief Funding (CRF), the Town of Carrboro <br />received $288,161 as their per capita allocation. The Town has allocated $214,405 of <br />those funds back to the Orange County Housing and Community Development <br />Department, with $32,819 to be used toward the Rapid Rehousing program, and <br />$181,586 to be used toward the County’s Housing Stabilization efforts. The Town of <br />Hillsborough received $86,449 as their per capita allocation. The Town has allocated <br />$10,310 of those funds back to the Orange County Housing and Community <br />Development Department to be used toward the County’s Housing Stabilization efforts. <br />This budget amendment provides for the receipt of these funds from the Towns of <br />Carrboro and Hillsborough for the above stated purposes in the Community <br />Development Fund. (See Attachment 1, column #8) <br />SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: The following Orange County Social Justice Goal is <br />applicable to this item: <br /> <br />• GOAL: ENSURE ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY <br />The creation and preservation of infrastructure, policies, programs and funding <br />necessary for residents to provide shelter, food, clothing and medical care for <br />themselves and their dependents. <br /> <br />9. Orange County Housing and Community Development has received notification of <br />additional CARES Act funds of $1,856,482 through the North Carolina Department of <br />Public Safety, Office of Recovery and Resiliency (NCORR). At its October 20, 2020 <br />meeting, the Board of County Commissioners approved the receipt of $937,803 in <br />CARES Act funds from NCORR. With this additional amount, the total NCORR CARES <br />Act funds is a not to exceed amount of $2,794,285. These are federal reimbursement <br />funds that include Treasury Coronavirus Relief Funds and Housing and Urban <br />Development (HUD) Community Development Block Grant - Coronavirus funds. These <br />funds will be used to prevent evictions and utility disconnections, and encourage housing <br />stability in response to the COVID-19 crisis. The period for this award runs through <br />February 28, 2021. This budget amendment provides for the receipt of these additional <br />funds, on a reimbursement basis, up to $1,856,482, for the above stated purposes. (See <br />Attachment 1, column #9) <br />SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: The following Orange County Social Justice Goals are <br />applicable to this item: <br /> <br />• GOAL: ENSURE ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY <br />5