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A resolution authorizing the Metropolitan Mayor to submit the Nashville-Davidson HOME Investment Partnerships -American Rescue Plan (HOME ARP) Action Plan as Substantial Amendment 1 to the 2021-2022 Annual Update for Program Year Four to the 2018-2023 Consolidated Plan for Housing and Community Development to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
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WHEREAS, The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 appropriated $5 billion to provide housing, services, and shelter to individuals experiencing homeless and other vulnerable populations, to be allocated by formula to jurisdictions that qualified for HOME Investment Partnerships Program allocations in Fiscal Year 2021. On September 22, 2021, the Metropolitan Government of Nashville- Davidson County received a grant agreement in the amount of $9,315,028 for the HOME ARP funds and instructions on procedures to develop an Action Plan to access the funds; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution R94-1326, the Metropolitan Council designated the Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency ("MDHA") as the lead agency responsible for the preparation of the Five-Year Consolidated Plan for Housing and Community Development for The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County; and
WHEREAS, to access the HOME ARP, HUD directed Grantees to prepare a substantial amendment to its' Fiscal Year 2021-2022, Action Plan (AP) for Metro Nashville-Davidson County, to allocate the funds to eligible activities/projects; and
WHEREAS, substantial amendment 1 to the 2021-2022, PY, AP is being made to allocate
HOME ARP funds to the following activities:
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Activities |
Funding Amount |
Percent of Grant |
Statutory Limit |
|
Supportive Services |
$1,500.000.00 |
|
|
|
Development of Affordable Rental Housinq |
$6,733,525.00 |
|
|
|
Non-Profit Capacity Buildinq |
$150,000.00 |
2% |
5% |
|
Administration & Planninq |
$931,503.00 |
10% |
15% |
|
Total All Activities |
$ 9.315.028.00 |
|
|
• Supportive Services - $1,500,000 - to make grants to entities to pay for costs associated with providing the homeless with voluntary access to case management, Medical, mental health; substance use treatment; employment and life skills counseling; eviction prevention program; social and recreational events; and tenant advocacy with the goal of building independent living and tenancy skills to increase self-sufficiency to help them remain housed.
• Development of Affordable Rental Housing- $6,733,525- to make grants and/or loans to entities to pay for costs associated with development of affordable rental housing. Eligible HOME-ARP rental housing includes "housing" as defined at 24 CFR 92.2, including but not limited to manufactured housing, single room occupancy (SRO) units, and permanent supportive housing.
• Non-Profit Capacity Building - $150,000- Capacity building are grants defined as reasonable and necessary general operating costs that will result in expansion or improvement of an organization's ability to successfully carry out eligible HOME- ARP activities and are further outlined and limited to the amounts stated in the HOME ARP Implementation Notice CPO 21-19.
• Administration & Planning- $931,503- Grant Management until the end of the 15-year affordability period for all HOME ARP assisted units.
WHEREAS, in accordance with MDHA's HUD approved Citizen' Participation Plan, this substantial amendment 1 was made available for public comment from March 11th through April 13th, 2022, and an in-person and virtual public hearing was held during the public comment period on March 24, 2022; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1. The Metropolitan Council adopts the HOME ARP Substantial Amendment 1 to the 2021-2022 Annual Action Plan of the 2018-2023 Consolidated Plan for Housing and Community Development, attached hereto and made part of this Resolution, and that the Metropolitan Mayor is authorized to submit the Substantial Amendment 1 to HUD; and
Section 2. That the Nashville-Davidson HOME ARP Substantial Amendment 1 to the 2021-2022 Annual Action Plan of the 2018-2023 Consolidated Plan for Housing and Community Development, which describes the use of HOME ARP funds to be used to provide housing, services, and shelter to individuals experiencing homeless and other vulnerable populations, is attached hereto and made a part of this Resolution.
Section 3. That the Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency is authorized to administer the Consolidated Plan on behalf of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County; and.
Section 4. That this Resolution shall take effect from and after its passage, the welfare of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County requiring it.
Agenda Analysis
Analysis
This resolution authorizes the submission of the Nashville-Davidson HOME Investment Partnerships - American Rescue Plan (“HOME ARP”) Action Plan as Substantial Amendment 1 to the 2021-2022 Annual Update for Program Year Four to the 2018-2023 Consolidated Plan for Housing and Community Development to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) by the Mayor.
The five-year consolidated plan is prepared by the Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency (“MDHA”) and is to be administered by MDHA as authorized per Resolution No. R94-1396.
The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“ARP”) appropriated $5 billion to provide housing, services, and shelter to individuals experiencing homelessness and other vulnerable populations to be allocated by formula to jurisdictions that qualified for HOME Investment Partnerships Program allocations in Fiscal Year 2021.
On September 22, 2021, the Metropolitan Government of Nashville- Davidson County received a grant agreement in the amount of $9,315,028 for the HOME ARP funds and instructions on procedures to develop an Action Plan to access the funds. In order to access the HOME ARP, a substantial amendment is required to allocate funds to eligible activities and projects.
This Substantial Amendment 1 to the 2021-2022 Action Plan will allocate $9,315,028 in HOME ARP funds to the following activities:
• $1,500,000 to supportive services to pay for costs associated with providing the homeless with voluntary access to case management, Medical, mental health; substance use treatment; employment and life skills counseling; eviction prevention program; social and recreational events; and tenant advocacy with the goal of building independent living and tenancy skills to increase self-sufficiency to help them remain housed.
• $6,733,525 for the development of affordable rental housing to grants and/or loans to entities to pay for costs associated with development of affordable rental housing.
• $150,000 for nonprofit capacity building to fund reasonable and necessary general operating costs that will result in expansion or improvement of an organization's ability to successfully carry out eligible HOME- ARP activities.
• $931,503 for administration and management until the end of the 15-year affordability period for all HOME ARP assisted units.
MDHA made this Substantial Amendment 1 available for public comment from March 11 to April 13, 2022. An in-person and virtual public hearing was held on March 24, 2022.