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34 <br /> AP-90 Program Specific Requirements <br /> Introduction <br /> The Orange County HOME Consortium receives an annual allocation of HOME funds.The questions <br /> below related to the HOME program are applicable to the Consortium. Questions related to the CDBG <br /> program are applicable only to the Town of Chapel Hill and are addressed separately in Chapel Hill's <br /> Annual Action Plan. <br /> HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME) <br /> Reference 24 CFR 91.220(I)(2) <br /> 1. A description of other forms of investment being used beyond those identified in Section 92.205 is <br /> as follows: <br /> The Orange County HOME Consortium use general revenue funds as its local match for HOME funds. <br /> Orange County also provides funds for additional administrative costs to operate the program above <br /> the 10%allowable cost that may be pulled from the HOME award. <br /> 2. A description of the guidelines that will be used for resale or recapture of HOME funds when used <br /> for homebuyer activities as required in 92.254, is as follows: <br /> HOME funds used for homeownership assistance require an Affordability Period based on the <br /> amount of HOME assistance.The Orange County HOME Consortium will use resale provisions to <br /> enforce the HOME Affordability Period for all homeownership projects, including those in which <br /> direct assistance is provided to the buyer and homeownership unit development. Under the resale <br /> provisions, if homebuyers assisted with HOME funds choose to sell their HOME-assisted property <br /> within the HOME Affordability Period, they must sell to qualified low-income buyers and the resale <br /> price will be determined according to a formula that ensures affordability to the new buyer and a <br /> fair return on investment to the original HOME-assisted buyer. <br /> The HOME Affordability Period for homeownership assistance is based on the level of assistance <br /> provided to fund a unit or as direct assistance to a buyer(see the chart below). Direct assistance to <br /> the homebuyer is defined as HOME funding that reduces the purchase price below fair market value <br /> and includes any down payment or subordinate financing provided on behalf of the purchase. Direct <br /> assistance does not include HOME funds provided to a developer to cover the unit production costs <br /> that do not reduce the purchase price below fair market value. <br /> HOME Funds Provided HOME Affordability Period <br /> to a unit or as direct assistance to buyer <br /> <$15,000 5 years <br /> $15,000—$40,000 10 years <br /> >$40,000 15 years <br /> Resale provisions are enforced with a Deed of Restrictive Covenants signed by the homebuyer at <br /> closing.The Deed of Restrictive Covenants will specify: <br /> A. The length of the HOME Affordability Period (per the chart above); <br /> Annual Action Plan 32 <br /> FY 2026-2027 <br />