1. American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Housing & Homeless Programs In North Carolina

2. Total ARRA $787 Billion Tax Relief $225 Billion: to States $100 Billion: to federal agencies/ competitive grants

3. Objectives Stabilize State Budgets Create Jobs Safety Net

4. How do funds come to the state? Direct payment to individuals State Stabilization Formula Allocation Federal Agency Competitive Grants –Public –Private

5. Purpose-driven distribution versus Place-driven distribution

6. One-time funds Up to 3 years Timelines to be met

7. Transparency Efficiency Accountability

8. Merit Selection Competitive Process Risk Analysis Compliance OMB Direction Federal Oversight

9. Housing & Homeless Programs HUD Energy IRS Homeland Security

10. Public Housing Authorities (PHAs) All PHA monies come from the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) Public Housing Capital Funds –Money to fund capital improvements already identified in the PHAs 5 year plan $89.4M is formula grant 99 contracts between HUD and N.C. PHAs ¼ of the federal allocation (~$1B) is competitive

11. Public Housing Authorities Project Based Housing Vouchers –$83.4M –HUD has 101 N.C. contracts –Assistance to housing complexes that currently receive project-based Section 8 –HUD doesn’t really think of this as recovery funding, but it does get reported as recovery funding

12. Weatherization U.S. Department of Energy Administered at the state level by the Office of Energy with the Department of Commerce, but still physically housed at the Office of Economic Opportunity within Health and Human Services –$131,954,536 –Funds will go to Community Action Agencies, Nonprofits and Local Governments that are already implementing weatherization programs –Funds are targeted to low-income residents Homeowners Renters Homeless shelters

13. Tax Credit Assistance Program Administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Administered at the state level by the Housing Finance Agency –$52.1 M –Will assist with tax-credit projects that have cash-flow difficulties because of reduction in syndicators able to purchase tax-credits.

14. Neighborhood Stabilization Program Administrated by U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Funds used to stabilize neighborhoods that are in trouble due to high rates of foreclosure and/or abandoned properties. Competitive Division of Community Assistance submitted an application, we hope to hear results in early December

15. Domestic Violence Transitional Housing Administered by the U.S. Department of Justice Applicants are local domestic violence programs NC received $1,491,722 –Mecklenburg County –Youth Focus in Greensboro –Durham Crisis Response Center

16. Native American Housing Block Grant Administered by U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Formula Portion –$6.5 M for 5 tribes in N.C. Also competitive portion –No NC tribes funded

17. Lead Paint Hazard Reduction Administered by U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development –$ for communities who were eligible for 2008 awards but did not receive due to limited funding Charlotte - $2.9 M Greenville - $1.9 M

18. Community Development Block Grant Administered by U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development –Administered at the state level by Division of Community Assistance within the Department of Commerce –$12M for non-entitlement communities –Contracts going out any minute In addition, 25 entitlement communities receive $6.9 M

19. Assisted Housing Stability & Green & Energy Retrofit Administered by U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development Competitive For projects funded by –Section 8 – project based –Section 811 –Section 202

20. Emergency Food and Shelter Program Administered by U.S. Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) $3.8 M goes directly to local FEMA boards Funds can be used for emergency food, shelter

21. Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development A new program, not previously funded $7M to 7 entitlement communities $22M to non-entitlement communities

22. Eligible Activities Preventing Homelessness among households that are in a very unstable housing situation Diverting households away from shelters and stabilizing them in secure permanent housing Rapidly Re-Housing households already experiencing homelessness

23. How funds can be spent Housing search activities Housing stabilization activities Flexible Financial Assistance

24. Where HPRP is available

25. Where HPRP is available: State-funded Organizations

26. Where HPRP is available: HUD-funded Entitlement areas Charlotte Raleigh Durham Greensboro Winston-Salem Fayetteville Wake Asheville

27. Contact Information Martha Are Office of Economic Recovery and Investment MSC 20308 Raleigh, NC 27699-0308 919-733-1523 martha.are@nc.gov