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Fiscal Year 21-22 Action Plan Community Needs Assessment Early Childhood Council April 2021 Agenda Housing & Planning Department Overview Federal Reporting Process Fiscal Year 2021-22 Program Funding New COVID-19 Program Funding Community Needs Assessment/ Public Comment Schedule Feedback Department Activities Overview 3 Federal Funding & Processes U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Consolidated Plan (5-Year) Allocates federal resources to housing and community development Action Plan (1-Year) Summarizes actions, activities and federal/non- federal resources in the Consolidated Plan Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) (1-Year) End-of-year report on progress toward consolidated plan *You Are Here: The proposed Fiscal Year 21-22 Action Plan presents Year 3of the 5-Year Consolidated Plan 5 Fiscal Year 21-22 Action Plan & HUD Formula Grants  Year 3 of 5-Year reporting period  Serves as application for funding from four entitlement grants Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Goal: Provide decent housing and a suitable living environment; expand economic opportunities for low-income people Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Goal: Benefit low-income persons living with HIV/AIDS and their families by providing supportive services and housing $7.8M $3.1M HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) Goal: create affordable housing for low- income households Action Plan (1-Year) $2M $669,870 Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Goal: Assist people to quickly regain stability in permanent housing after experiencing a housing crisis and/or homelessness 6 Fiscal Year 21-22 Federal Formula Grant Funding Source FY 2020-21 FY 2021-22 CDBG HOME ESG $ 7,854,692 $7,832,136 $ 3,178,207 $3,156,803 $ 682,911 $669,870 HOPWA $ 1,869,497 $2,099,125 Total $ 13,585,307 $13,757,934 Percent Change from FY 20 -0.29% -0.67% -1.91% 12.28% 1.27% 7 Fiscal Year 21-22 Anticpated New Federal Funding Chart assumes local funding to be consistent with Fiscal Year 2021. This could vary as the budget is developed for Fiscal Year 2022. Fiscal Year 21-22 New Funding 17.97% Federal Expenditure 82.03% Local Expenditure Section 108 CDBG ESG HOPWA HOME Incentive Programs General Obligation Bonds General Obligation Bonds Housing Trust Fund Housing Trust Fund General Fund General Fund 9 Programs & Activities Homelessness Assistance Special Needs Assistance Renters Assistance Homeowner Assistance Homebuyer Assistance Housing Developer Assistance Other Community Development Homelessness Assistance Emergency Solutions Grant programs -Rapid Rehousing -Tenant-Based Rental Assistance -ARCH Operation and Maintenance 11 Special Needs Assistance • Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDs (HOPWA) programs • Child Care Services • Youth Mental Health services • Senior Services 12 Special Needs Assistance: Program Breakdown 13 Special Needs Assistance : CDBG Child Care Services provided in FY 20-21: 1. Early Head Start Program provides affordable, accessible, high-quality direct services in early education and child care to children up to 3 years old so parents may attend school, job training, or work. 2. Teen Parent Child Care Program provides affordable, accessible, high-quality early education and care for children up to 5 years old so parents may attend middle school or high school 3. Bridge Child Care Voucher Program provides affordable, accessible child care for children up to age 12 through referrals and subsidies to homeless families, near- homeless families, and other families in crisis All programs serve low to moderate income families in the Austin community 14 Special Needs Assistance : CDBG Child Care (continued) Service Providers:    Early Head Start Program – Child, Inc. Teen Parent Child Care Program – AISD Bridge Child Care Voucher Program – YWCA FY 20-21 Highlights • 70 children served from October to February • Agencies continue to innovate and work diligently to connect families to services during the pandemic 15 Special Needs Assistance : CDBG Child Care (continued) 70 children served from 60 households Income 91.4% of children from families with extremely low Median Family Income (0-30% MFI) 8.6% of children from families with low Median Family Income (30.1 to 50% MFI) Head of Household 87% of children with a female head of household 10% of children with a homeless head of household 0% with a disabled or elderly (62+) head of household 16 Special Needs Assistance : CDBG Child Care (continued) Black/African American 36% White 38% Multi-Racial 3% Latino 23% Children’s Race and Ethnicity 61.4% White 22.9% Latino* 35.7% Black/African American 2.8% Multi-Racial 0% 0% 0% Asian American Indian/ Alaskan Native Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander *(HUD counts Latino as an ethnicity, and a subset of race. Thus, clients are always counted as Latino and White, Black/African American, Asian, American Indian/Alaskan Native, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, or Multi-Racial) 17 Special Needs Assistance : CDBG-CV Child Care Service Provider – Workforce Solutions Program pays for emergency childcare for low to moderate income essential workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, and provides information to families on licensed childcare providers. FY 20-21 Highlights • Program provides funding for and information on providers for week day, overnight and weekend child care services. Promotes continuity of child care for children – a critical factor of quality in early care and education, and prevents disruptions – which hinders family capacity to gain or maintain earnings. This funding strategy also ensures that children receive consistent quality child care services, which helps prepare them to enter kindergarten to succeed. Contract was recently executed, agency is currently performing outreach. • • 18 Special Needs Assistance : Youth Mental Health Services Objectives: Enhance the quality of life for income eligible youth by increasing participation in educational and cultural activities. Service Provider – Integral Care Program provides behavioral health services, self-sufficiency supports, enrichment services, parental support and education for at-risk youth ages 0-21. FY 20-21 Highlights 49 youth served from October to February. 19 Renters Assistance • Tenant-Based Rental Assistance • Architectural Barrier Removal- Renter • Tenants’ Rights Assistance 21 Homeowner Assistance •Architectural Barrier Removal- Owner •Emergency Home Repair •Homeowner Rehabilitation Loan Program •GO Repair! Program 22 Homebuyer Assistance •Down Payment Assistance Program 23 Housing Developer Assistance •Rental Housing Development Assistance •Ownership Housing Development Assistance •Developer incentive-based programs 24 Other Community Development •Community Development Bank •Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO) Operating Expense Grants 25 Coronavirus Relief Funds Relief of Emergency Needs for Tenants RENT 2.0: Funds dispursed from March – December 2020 RENT Program - Topline Stats 27 RENT Program- Demographics 28 RENT Program - Demographics 29 New COVID-19 Program Funding: American Rescue Plan Emergency Rental Assistance •$29 million in additional funds for Emergency Rental Assistance to be received from US Treasury •Will support the continuation of the City’s Relief of Emergency Needs for Tenants (RENT) Program •$1.5 million from the Texas Emergency Rental Assistance Program (TERAP) expected to serve 146 households Homeless Assistance Emergency Section 8 Vouchers Homeowner Assistance • $11 million from the HOME • Emergency incremental Section 8 • Funds intended for mortgage vouchers to transition homeless people or people at risk of homelessness to stable housing relief • Will likely be distributed through the State of Texas formula grant • Will support programs targeted towards individuals experiencing homelessness, ie. Tenant Based Rental Assistance, Hotel/Motel Conversion • The ARP allocates a total of $5 Billion emergency Section 8 vouchers • Housing authorities must accept or decline the supplemental vouchers via a process established by HUD; HUD will reallocate declined vouchers. 31 Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Action Plan Timeline Community Needs Assessment Date Wednesday, March 25 Monday, March 29 Monday, April 5 Tuesday, April 6 Tuesday, April 13 Tuesday, April 13 Wednesday, April 14 April 15 Friday, April 16 Saturday April 17 Tuesday, April 20 Action City Council - SET a Public Hearing for Community Needs Start of Community Needs Assessment- Speak up page launches, press release sent out ECHO Membership Council African American Resource Advisory Commission Meeting Home Repair Coalition Community Development Commission - Conduct a Public Hearing for Community Needs Early Childhood Council Presentation to DACC master level clinician staff Housing Authority City of Austin City-wide Advisory Board Equity Action Team Working Group Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission Wednesday, April 21 ECHO Local Policy and Practice Committee Thursday, April 22 City Council - Conduct a Public Hearing for Community Needs Friday, April 30 End of Community Needs Assessment 33 Public Comment Period Date Action Thursday, May 6 Start of Public Comment Period (DRAFT Action Plan Published) Tuesday, May 11 Community Development Commission - Public Hearing Thursday, May 20 City Council - SET a public hearing for Public Comment Tuesday, June 8 Community Development Commission - Final Recommendations Thursday, June 10 City Council - Conduct a Public Hearing for Public Comment Friday, June 11 Thursday, July 29 End of Public Comment Period City Council - Final Action Friday, August 13 HPD SUBMITS ACTION PLAN TO HUD VIA IDIS Monday, August 16 ACTION PLAN DUE TO U.S. DEPARTMENT OF URBAN HOUSING AND DEVELOPMENT 34 City of Austin FY 21-22 Action Plan 35 Tell Us What You Think Submit comments at SpeakUpAustin.org Call us at 512-974-3100 Email us at HPD@austintexas.gov Visit our website for program info: www.austintexas.gov/housing-planning 36 AustinTexas.gov/Housing-Planning