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32 <br /> with lower incomes who are experiencing unprecedented job loss and housing instability. <br /> One way the HOME Consortium worked to address this situation was by allocating local Match funds for <br /> FY 2020-2021 to be used for tenant-based rental assistance through the County's Rapid Rehousing <br /> program, and, in FY 2021-2022, reallocating$114,000 in FY 2016 HOME funds for tenant-based rental <br /> assistance through the Rapid Rehousing program as well. <br /> The County also scaled up and secured significant federal and state funding(about$4 million in calendar <br /> year 2020)for emergency housing assistance, both through the local Emergency Housing Assistance <br /> program and the statewide HOPE program,to help stabilize households who are experiencing or at risk <br /> of experiencing homelessness so they could lower their exposure to COVID-19 by having a safe, non- <br /> congregate place to stay. In 2021, the County began using about$2.2 million in CDBG-CV funds secured <br /> from the state to continue this work, and as well as additional funds that were allocated to Orange <br /> County through the American Rescue Plan Act. <br /> Actions planned to foster and maintain affordable housing <br /> Using FY 2022-2023 HOME funds,the Consortium will help local nonprofit agencies undertake the <br /> following projects to foster affordable housing: <br /> • Habitat for Humanity—Homebuyer Assistance: Provide assistance to an estimated 5 low- <br /> income households for the purchase of affordable homes. <br /> • EmPOWERment—Rental Acquisition: Provide funds to purchase 1 townhome in Carrboro. <br /> • Community Empowerment Fund: New down payment assistance program for 20 households. <br /> • Rebuilding Together of the Triangle: Purchase of 2 mobile homes to replace existing units. <br /> Actions planned to reduce lead-based paint hazards <br /> The Consortium ensures that County rehabilitation staff and the contractors they work with are <br /> knowledgeable and up-to-date on lead-based paint(LBP) requirements of all federal housing programs, <br /> distributes information on LBP hazards to all households that participate in County housing programs, <br /> conducts LBP inspections and assessments as necessary, and implements environmental control or <br /> abatement measures for LBP hazards as applicable in all federally-funded projects.This strategy allows <br /> Orange County to: be in full compliance with all applicable LBP regulations; control or reduce, to the <br /> extent feasible, all LBP hazards in housing rehabilitated with federal funds; and reduce the number of <br /> incidences of elevated blood lead levels in children. <br /> Actions planned to reduce the number of poverty-level families <br /> The Orange County Family Success Alliance (FSA), modeled after proven national programs such as the <br /> Harlem Children's Zone and the Promise Neighborhoods Institute, is founded on the understanding that <br /> no one organization or individual can single-handedly change the way poverty harms our children and <br /> Annual Action Plan 28 <br /> FY 2022-2023 <br />