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26 <br /> Discussion <br /> Orange County will fund the following projects with the FY 2023-2024 HOME funds: <br /> • HOME-23-01—CASA—Rental Construction: Construction and preconstruction costs for 22 <br /> households that are at or below 80%AMI. $512,000 was requested and $446,489 was awarded. <br /> • HOME-23-02 Pee Wee HOMES—Rental Construction: Development of 3 households at or <br /> below 30%AMI for people who are exiting homelessness. $50,000 was requested and $50,000 <br /> was awarded. <br /> AP-60 Public Housing <br /> Introduction <br /> Public housing in Orange County is provided by two entities: the Orange County Housing Authority <br /> (OCHA) and the Town of Chapel Hill's Public Housing Department. Housed within the Orange <br /> County Housing Department, OCHA has been allocated 679 Housing Choice Vouchers (HCV, commonly <br /> known as Section 8), of which 583 are being actively administered.The OCHA does not manage any <br /> public housing units. OCHA is overseen by a seven (7) member Board. <br /> Actions planned during the next year to address the needs to public housing <br /> The Orange County HOME Consortium is undertaking the following to address the needs of HCV holders: <br /> providing homeownership assistance that can be paired with homeownership Housing Choice Vouchers <br /> to transition renters to homeownership. <br /> Actions to encourage public housing residents to become more involved in management and <br /> participate in homeownership <br /> OCHA does not own any public housing units. However, OCHA has HCV holder involvement on its Board <br /> and encourages HCV holders to become homeowners. <br /> If the PHA is designated as troubled, describe the manner in which financial assistance will be <br /> provided or other assistance <br /> OCHA is not designated as troubled. <br /> Discussion <br /> Orange County lacks housing affordable to households with very low incomes. Rental assistance <br /> programs like the HCV Program are essential in creating affordability for these households within the <br /> private market. OCHA continues to engage landlords in order to create access to more units for HCV <br /> holders, and works to maximize federal and local resources for housing access and stabilization. <br /> Annual Action Plan 22 <br /> FY 2023-2024 <br />