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HomeMy WebLinkAboutFUND USES REVIEWHOMELESS HOUSING GRANT PROGRAM (2163) (Resides in Homeless Housing Fund 149) Eligible activities are defined in the legislation for Washington State Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill (ESSHB) 2163. A list of some of the activities follows: • Rental and furnishing of dwelling units for the use of homeless persons • Costs of developing affordable housing for homeless persons, and services for formerly homeless individuals and families residing in transitional housing or permanent housing and still at risk of homelessness • Operating subsidies for transitional housing or permanent housing serving formerly homeless families or individuals • Services to prevent homelessness, such as emergency eviction prevention programs including temporary rental subsidies to prevent homelessness • Temporary services to assist persons leaving state institutions and other state programs to prevent them from becoming or remaining homeless • Outreach services for homeless individuals and families • Development and management of local homeless plans including homeless census data collection; identification of goals, performance measures, strategies, and costs and evaluation of progress towards established goals • Rental vouchers payable to landlords for persons who are homeless or below thirty percent of the median income or in immediate danger of becoming homeless • Other activities to reduce and prevent homelessness as identified for funding in the local plan. SALES TAXES REVENUE (1406) (Resides in Affordable Housing FUND 148) Eligible uses of the funds • Projects must serve those at or below 60% of the area median income of the city imposing the tax. • Acquiring, rehabilitating, or constructing affordable housing which may include new units of affordable housing within an existing structure or facilities providing supportive housing services. • In addition to investing in traditional subsidized housing projects, this authority could potentially be used to provide for: • land acquisition • down payment assistance • and home repair so long as recipients meet the income guidelines • Funding the operations and maintenance costs of new units of affordable or supportive housing. • For cities with a population at or under 100,000, the funds can also be used for rental assistance to tenants. AFFORDABLE HOUSING GRANT PROGRAM (2060) (Resides in Affordable Housing Fund 148) Eligible activities are defined in the legislation for Substitute House Bill 2060. A list of eligible activities follows: ✓ Provide funding for operation and ongoing maintenance of emergency shelters (not including capital improvements) ✓ Provide funding for operation and ongoing maintenance (not including capital improvements) of housing, including transitional housing that is eligible for WA State Housing Trust Fund grants. [Note that the WA State Housing Trust Fund requires that facilities serve the target population for at least 40 years.] ✓ Provide funding for capital projects serving persons at or below 50% median income (AMI) for at least 25 years, including: ▪ Provide funding to build new single-family housing units, including duplexes, multifamily housing, and single room occupancies. ▪ Build emergency or youth shelters ▪ Build group homes or special-needs housing ▪ Provide funding to rehabilitate housing (repair/replace roofs, walls, electrical systems, doors, floors, cabinets, ceilings, bathrooms, etc.) ▪ Acquisition of housing including: ❖ Payment of soft costs (not bricks/mortar) associated with housing development. ❖ Provide short-term rental/mortgage assistance consistent with the requirements of the 2060 Legislation AFFORDABLE HOUSING 1/10 of 1% Sales tax (1590) (Will Reside in Affordable Housing Fund 148) At least 60% of the revenue generated by the 1/ 10th of 1% sales and use tax must be used for: ✓ Constructing affordable housing and facilities providing housing -related services, solely for eligible households (as defined below) ✓ Constructing mental and behavioral health -related facilities ✓ Funding the operations and maintenance costs of new units of affordable housing and facilities where housing -related programs are provided, or newly constructed evaluation and treatment centers. The affordable housing and housing-related services in a) above must serve only persons whose income is at or below sixty percent of median income, and who are one of the following: • Persons with mental illness • Veterans • Senior citizens • Families with children who are homeless (or at -risk of being homeless) • Unaccompanied homeless youth or young adults • Persons with disabilities • Domestic violence survivors The rest of the revenue (up to 40%) can only be used for housing -related services, or the operation, delivery and evaluation of mental and behavioral health treatment programs and services, without the same restrictions of "eligible persons." The law also allows up to 50% of the proceeds to be used to issue and service bonds to finance the provision or construction of affordable housing, facilities where housing -related programs are provided, or evaluation and treatment centers.