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23 <br /> period, and no households were assisted. In the spring of 2021, CASA returned the$200,000 <br /> HOME award because the project received a Low Income Housing Tax Credit award and the <br /> HOME funds were no longer needed.The returned 2020 HOME funds were reallocated during <br /> the Consortium's 2021 HOME Program application cycle to Habitat for Humanity, to be used for <br /> home buyer assistance. As such,this project is no longer considered a HOME-assisted project. <br /> • HOME-20-03—EmPOWERment, Inc.—Rental Development: Funds were allocated to <br /> EmPOWERment for development of an eight-to ten-unit rental community on Johnson Street in <br /> Chapel Hill. One of these units would be considered HOME-assisted based on the proportion of <br /> HOME funds to total funding in the project. No funds were disbursed for this project during the <br /> PY 2020 CAPER period, and no households were assisted. <br /> • N/A—Orange County—Tenant-Based Rental Assistance*:The Consortium's PY 2020 HOME <br /> Match contribution of$84,334 was allocated to be used for tenant-based rental assistance in a <br /> Rapid Rehousing program operated by the Orange County Housing and Community <br /> Development Department.Twelve households were assisted with tenant-based rental <br /> assistance during the PY 2020 CAPER period using funds from prior program years. <br /> • HOME-20-04—Administration: Funds were allocated to provide program management and <br /> oversight for the successful administration and leveraging of Federal, State and local funded <br /> programs, including support of collaborative initiatives, research and planning services for <br /> special studies, environmental clearance, fair housing and compliance with all federal, state and <br /> local laws and regulations. <br /> *Only HOME Match budgeted for this project,no 2020 HOME Entitlement funds <br /> Orange County proposed to assist a total of nine households in the 2020 Annual Action Plan (this <br /> number includes: three home buyers for the Habitat project, five HOME-assisted units in the CASA <br /> project, and one HOME-assisted unit in the EmPOWERment project; it does not include the tenant- <br /> based rental assistance, as this is to be funded with 2020 HOME Match rather than HOME Entitlement <br /> funds). During this CAPER period,the County assisted 17 households in total with funds from previous <br /> program years (including households assisted by tenant-based rental assistance). <br /> Discuss how these outcomes will impact future annual action plans. <br /> Orange County is working toward achieving its goal of providing decent, safe, and affordable housing for <br /> its low-and moderate-income residents. In future Annual Action Plans, Orange County will continue to <br /> provide funding for projects that increase the supply, availability, and quality of affordable housing units <br /> through partnerships with community organizations. <br /> Include the number of extremely low-income, low-income, and moderate-income persons <br /> served by each activity where information on income by family size is required to determine <br /> the eligibility of the activity. <br /> Number of Households Served HOME Actual <br /> Extremely Low-income (0-30%AMI) 12 <br /> Low-income (31-50%AMI) 4 <br /> Moderate-income (51-60%AMI) 1 <br /> CAPER 21 <br /> OMB Control No:2506-0117(exp.09/30/2021) <br />