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Program: APH Neighborhood Services Unit’s Emergency Rent Assistance Program Program start date April 1, 2020 Target Recipient Populations Travis County and/or City of Austin residents • • Household income < 200% FPIG Funding Source(s) City of Austin Total Funding Amount $200,000 Total Funding Expended to date $200,000 Expiration on Funding if applicable March 31, 2021 Self-Assessment of Performance (Grade A-D) A Additional Notes With these funds we were able to assist 193 Households/542 Individuals. Program: APH Neighborhood Services Unit’s Emergency Rent Assistance Program Program start date April 1, 2020 Target Recipient Populations • City of Austin residents • Household income < 200% FPIG Funding Source(s) City of Austin - Neighborhood Housing & Community Development Total Funding Amount $250,000 Total Funding Expended to date $250,000 Expiration on Funding if applicable March 31, 2021 Self-Assessment of Performance (Grade A-D) A Additional Notes With these funds we were able to assist 151 Households/405 Individuals. Program: APH Neighborhood Services Unit’s Emergency Rent Program Program start date July 13, 2020 Target Recipient Populations Travis County and/or City of Austin residents • • Household income < 200% FPIG Funding Source(s) Federal - Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Discretionary Funds Total Funding Amount $53,905 Total Funding Expended to date $53,905 Expiration on Funding if applicable August 31, 2020 Self-Assessment of Performance (Grade A-D) A Additional Notes With these funds we were able to assist 27 Households/88 Individuals. Program: APH Neighborhood Services Unit’s Emergency Rent Program Program start date November 15, 2020 Target Recipient Populations Travis County and/or City of Austin residents • • Household income < 200% FPIG Funding Source(s) Federal - Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) CARES ACT Funding Total Funding Amount $1,208,177.06 Total Funding Expended to date $0 Expiration on Funding if applicable July 31, 2021 Self-Assessment of Performance (Grade A-D) Additional Notes Program: APH Neighborhood Services Unit’s Utility Assistance Program Program start date January 1, 2020 Target Recipient Populations • Austin Energy Account Holders • Must have an outstanding balance • Household income < 200% FPIG Funding Source(s) City of Austin - Austin Energy’s Plus 1 Program Total Funding Amount $60,997.92 Total Funding Expended to date $40,724.46 Expiration on Funding if applicable September 30, 2021 Self-Assessment of Performance (Grade A-D) A Additional Notes To date, with these funds, we have assisted 100 Households/295 Individuals. Program: RISE 1.0 Program start date Council resolution passed on April 9, 2020. Solicitation process started on April 15, 2020. Last agreement executed in June 2020. Target Recipient Populations -Persons of color -Individuals with developmental delays -LGBTQI+ -Seniors, -Immigrants, -Other historically marginalized populations -Individuals who are recently incarcerated -Survivors of domestic violence -Low-Income, at or below 200% of the Federal Poverty Level -Residents of Austin/ Travis County -Ineligible for CARES’ Economic Impact Payment (per IRS guidelines) 2019-2020 General Fund Emergency Reserve Fund $15M - Austin Public Health awarded $12.5M - Equity Office awarded $2.5M Funding Source(s) Total Funding Amount Total Funding Expended to date All funds have been awarded Expiration on Funding if applicable September 30, 2021 Self-Assessment of Performance (Grade A-D) B Additional Notes Program: RISE 2.0 Program start date Target Recipient Populations Council resolution passed on June 4, 2020. RISE Bridge - $2M Solicitation process for $10M – July 22, 2020 Phone Bank opened – September 8, 2020 Online application process – September 14, 2020 . At or below 200% of the Federal Poverty Level; Resident of Austin-Travis County, Texas; 18 Years of Age or Older Experiencing hardship related to COVID-19; and Have not received other financial assistance in the past 30 days Funding Source(s) COVID-19 Spending Framework (Resolution No. 20200604-040) as part of the Economic Support for Financial and Other Direct Support. Total Funding Amount $12M Total Funding Expended to date All funds have been awarded Expiration on Funding if applicable September 30, 2021 Self-Assessment of Performance (Grade A-D) B+ Additional Notes HPD Program: RENT Assistance Program Program start date Relief of Emergency Needs for Tenants Assistance Program (RENT 2.0) began August 19, 2020 Target Recipient Populations • • Austin households experiencing financial hardships due to COVID-19* Focused Outreach to the following groups/neighborhoods: • • • • • • Low-income residents of Austin (Travis County) in targeted zip codes: 78741, 78704, 78721, 78744, 78752, 78723, 78751, 78722 People with Limited English Proficiency Veterans People with disabilities Large households or families with children African American/Black and Latinx(a/o) Funding Source(s) The RENT Program is funded through three primary funding sources: The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, CDBG-CV , and the City of Austin General Fund. Total Funding Amount $12,900,000.00 Total Funding Expended to date* $6,326,939.00 Expiration on Funding if applicable CARES Act only 12/31/2020 Self-Assessment of Performance (Grade A- D) A- Additional Notes *Austin households who have experienced a COVID-related income loss. *Total Funding Approved to date