State of Georgia consolidated plan annual performance report, July 1, 2001 - June 30, 2002

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STATE OF GEORGIA

CONSOLIDATED PLANANNUAL PERFORMANCE

REPORT

JULY 1, 2001 - JUNE 30, 2002

Roy E. Barnes Governor

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Georgia Department of Community Affairs
Laura Meadows, Commissioner

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September 2002

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Introduction

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Available Resource & Programmatic Accomplishments Resources Made Available to the State

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Consolidated Formula Funds

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Other Federal and State Funds

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Geographic Distribution of Assistance & Investments Location of Investments

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Investments by Racial/Ethnicity Category of HUD Funding

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Leveraging Projects Funded with Program Income to the HOME Program

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Relationship of Investments to Georgia's Affordable Housing Priorities

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Households & Persons Assisted through the State's HOPWA Program Total Households and Persons Assisted

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Relationship ofInvestments to Georgia's Community Development Priorities

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Summary of Other Actions Undertaken

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Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing

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Assessment of the State's Affirmative Marketing Actions and Outreach to Minority

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and Women-Owned Businesses Actions Taken to Address the Needs of Homeless Persons & the Special Needs of

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Persons who are not Homeless

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Addressing Obstacles to Meeting the Needs of the Underserved Eliminating Barriers to Affordable Housing

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Overcoming Gaps in Institutional Structure and Enhancing Coordination

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Fostering and Maintaining Affordable Housing Results of On-Site Inspections of Affordable Rental Housing Assisted with HOME

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Evaluating and Reducing Lead-Based Paint Hazards

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Improving Public Housing & Resident Initiatives Actions to Reduce the Number of Poverty Level Families

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Carrying Out the Actions Identified in the State's Consolidated Plan

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Citizen Participation Assessment of Annual Performance

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Evaluation of Progress in Meeting Georgia's Objectives to Provide Affordable

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Housing Evaluation of Progress in Meeting Georgia's Community Development Objective

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Changes to Program Objectives

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Assessment of Efforts in Relation to the Consolidated Plan

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Appendix I - Location of Investments

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Appendix II - Performance of the HOPWA Program

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I INTRODUCTION

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OVERVIEW

In compliance with regulations from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

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(HUD), the State of Georgia has developed the Federal Fiscal Year 2000 (FFY2000) Interim Consolidated Plan for the State of Georgia. As required, this document outlines the State's

housing and community development needs and the steps the State plans to take to address

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identified needs using its allocation of federal formula funds. The Consolidated Plan is divided into four sections: (1) an assessment of housing and homeless needs (2) an analysis of the state's

housing market, (3) a five-year strategic plan, and (4) a one-year action plan. The State must

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revise the entire Consolidated Plan no less frequently than once every five years, with the action plan section updated annually. The FFY2000 Interim Consolidated Plan is the first full update of

the Consolidated Plan since 1995.

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The four federal programs covered by the Consolidated Plan include the Community

Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnership (HOME), Emergency Shelter

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Grant (ESGP), and Housing Opportunities for People with AIDS (HOPW A) programs. During State Fiscal Year 2002 (SFY2002), the period of July I, 2001 - June 30, 2002, the Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) was the recipient of the CDBG funds from HUD. The

Georgia Housing and Finance Authority (GHFA) was the recipient of the State's allocation of

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HOME, ESGP, and HOPWA monies. However, DCA administered these funds under contract to GHFA.

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The State of Georgia Consolidated Plan Annual Performance Report for FFY2001 funds is a three part document that has been prepared to assist the citizens of Georgia and HUD monitor the

State's progress in implementing its Consolidated Plan. Part I includes a summary of resources

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and programmatic accomplishments achieved in relation to the priorities and objectives stated in the State's Annual Action Plan for FFY2001 Consolidated Funds. Part II is a summary of other

actions taken to implement its overall Consolidated Plan strategy as identified in the Annual

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Action Plan. Part III is an assessment of the State's efforts to meet its one-year priorities and objectives stated in the Annual Action Plan.

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During SFY2002, the State received its allocation of FFY2001 consolidated 'fonnula funds; however, funds awarded or loan commitments made during this program year may utilize funds from FFY2001 or earlier funding years. The following table summarizes the State's efforts during

the program year to meet the objectives identified in the FFY2000 Interim Consolidated Plan:

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Table 1: FFY2001/SFY2002 Achievements

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Rehabilitate or construct affordable rental housing units for low and moderate income households

703 units

1,178 units

Provide rental assistance to low or moderate income households

8,360 households

15,576 units

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ASSist low or moderate income home buyers achieve or maintain 1,090 households homeowners hip

1625 units

Make funding awards to organizations that provide housing and 9,600 households 14,107 households

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supportive services necessary to break the cycle of homelessness. Make funding awards to orgamzations that provide housing and supportive services necessary for Special Need households to achieve

assisted daily 370 households

assisted daily 1,577 households

decent. safe and sanitary Irving conditions.

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I. AVAILABLE RESOURCES AND PROGRAMMATIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS ~ I,

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A. RESOURCES MADE AVAILABLE To THE STATE

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Consolidated Formula Funds

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+ HOME Investment Partnership (HOME)

The HOME program is designed to strengthen public-private partnerships to provide more affordable housing. Generally, the HOME program has three main purposes:

(1) To expand the supply of decent, safe, sanitary and affordable housing with primary

attention to rental housing for very low and low income Americans;

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(2) To mobilize and strengthen the abilities of states and units of general local government

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throughout the United States to design and implement strategies to achieve an adequate

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supply of decent, safe, sanitary, and affordable housing; and,

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(3) To provide participating jurisdictions, on a coordinated basis, with various forms of

federal housing assistance, including capital investment, mortgage investment, rental

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assistance, and other needed federal assistance.

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The State of Georgia and each of ten participating jurisdictions in Georgia received an annual

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formula allocation of federal HOME funds. The ten participating jurisdictions included the cities

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of Albany, Atlanta, Macon, and Savannah, as well as the counties of Clayton, DeKalb, and

Gwinnett. Three consolidated governments - Athens-Clarke County, Augusta-Richmond County

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and Columbus-Muscogee County - also received HOME funds directly from HUD. In addition,

two consortiums - the Georgia Urban County Consortium (composed of Cherokee and Cobb

counties) and the Fulton County-City of Roswell- also received an allocation of HOME funds.

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The State of Georgia was eligible to receive $20,693,000 in FFY2001 HOME funds to implement

affordable housing programs in Georgia. The following twelve programs were operated in SFY2002 with this and previous years' allocations of HOME funds.

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HOME Rental Housing Loan Program: This program provided construction to

permanent loans for the construction or rehabilitation of affordable rental housing. The

proposed housing must have been located outside one of the State's participating

jurisdictions for the HOME program unless the proposed project served a Special Need

population and received points from DCA as a Special Need project during the

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application review process or the proposed project was to be developed by a Community

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Housing Development Organization (CRDO).

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During SFY2002, funds were competitively awarded to eligible for-profit and nonprofit

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organizations. DCA awarded $6,369,750 in funds to fifteen developments in SFY2002

that will create 800 rental units. In addition, using funds from previous allocation years, the State completed projects totaling $22,577,892 for the creation of 1,122 units and a

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CRDO project totaling $1,327,000 for the creation of 56 units of affordable rental

housing during SFY2002.

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HOME CHDO Pre-Development Loan Program: This program offered interest-free

loans to qualified nonprofit organizations for the preparation of complete and

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comprehensive applications to DCA's HOME Rental Housing Loan and Permanent Supportive Housing programs for the financing of low and moderate income housing

developments.

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During SFY2002, one application was approved and closed under this program for a total

amount of $32,500.

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HOME CHDO Operating Assistance Fund: This program was to provide assistance to

selected state qualified CHDOs in coordination with technical assistance from

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experienced providers. Funds would be used for salaries and administrative costs provided that quarterly housing goals of the CHDO are met.

DCA developed this program during SFY2002. Applications for funding were not

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solicited until the start of SFY2003. Funding of these proposals will not begin until January 2003.

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Permanent Supportive Housing Program: This program provided financial assistance to nonprofit developers of permanent housing for special needs households. Construction

and permanent financing was available for the cost of constructing or rehabilitating rental

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housing for non-elderly special need tenants. The dwelling units must be affordable to low income households and at least 50% of the total units must be available to the non-

elderly special need tenants. Supportive services that are applicable to the needs of the

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targeted special need population must be provided. To implement this program, the State used a portion of its HOME-CHDO set-aside, its non-CHDO HOME allocation, and an

allocation of funds through the State Housing Trust Fund for the Homeless. The State

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also provided an allocation of project-based Section 8 vouchers for all units funded through this program.

During SFY2002, DCA awarded $1,672,640 in HOME funds and $608,026 in State

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Housing Trust Funds to one project that will produce 20 special needs units.

OwnHOME Program: This program offered deferred payment second mortgages to

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cover downpayment, closing costs and prepaid expenses for low income home buyers. Funds were awarded to qualified home buyers on a first come, first served basis. Loans

may have been used in conjunction with funding available through the State's Home

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Buyer program.

This program was implemented using a combination of funds including federal HOME

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monies, state funds and the proceeds from the issuance of mortgage revenue bonds. During SFY2002, DCA completed 442 projects using a combined total of $1,276,694 in

federal assistance.

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Rural Development OwnHOME Program: This program offered deferred payment

second mortgages to cover a portion of downpayment, closing cost and prepaid expenses

for low income home buyers receiving first mortgage loans through the USDA - Rural

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Development Direct 502 Loan Program.

This program was implemented using a combination of funds, including federal HOME

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monies and the proceeds from the issuance of mortgage revenue bonds. The Rural

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Development OwnHOME program enabled 18 homebuyers to purchase their home using

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$68,239 in federal HOME funds. r,

DevelopmentBased OwnHOME Program: This set aside provided deferred payment

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second mortgages to home buyers in selected developments in rural Georgia to cover

downpayment, closing cost and prepaid items. The balance of funds remaining after

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payment of these costs may be used for principal reduction.

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This program was implemented using a combination of funds, including federal HOME

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monies and the proceeds from the issuance of mortgage revenue bonds. No loans were

funded under this program utilizing federal HOME funds.

OwnHOME Program for Disabled: This program provided loans to qualified disabled

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borrowers to cover downpayment costs and for principal reduction. This program was

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suspended during SFY2002 for evaluation and revision purposes. Therefore, no loans

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were funded under this program during SFY2002.

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OwnHOME Program for Disaster Areas: This program provided assistance to those

persons whose homes were destroyed during an event that lead to a disaster declaration

by the State of Georgia. This program offered deferred repayment second mortgage loans

for downpayment, closing costs and prepaid items. This program was suspended during

SFY2002 for evaluation. No loans were funded under this program during SFY2002. i I

OwnHOME Allocation for EarthCraft Houses: This program provided a $1 million

set aside of OwnHOME funds to encourage home building aimed at the reduction of

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pollution and the waste of natural resources. The program offered loans for

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downpayment, pre-paid costs, or principal reduction in the same manner as the other

OwnHOME programs.

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This program was implemented using a combination of funds, including federal HOME

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monies and the proceeds from the issuance of mortgage revenue bonds. No loans were

funded under this program using federal HOME monies.

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Rural Rental Housing Development Fund: This program provided funds to eligible

public housing authorities for the construction of up to ten (10) units of rental housing

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targeted to low/moderate income families in rural areas of the State in which the larger

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HOME Rental Housing Loan Program projects are not economically feasible. In

addition, selected participants received training and technical assistance on the housing

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development process in an effort to build the capacity and number of rental housing

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developers in rural Georgia.

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During SFY2002, five local public housing authorities received training on the housing

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development process. Three organizations submitted loan applications for funding.

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Community HOME Investment Program (CHIP): This program offered funds to local

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governments for implementation of any approved, HOME eligible housing activity.

Funds were made available in conjunction with DCA's CDBG program to enable

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communities access to funds for both housing and community development activities.

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I During SFY2002, funds were competitively awarded to non-entitlement local

governments across Georgia. Ten local governments in Georgia were awarded

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$2,238,328 in project funding and $117,807 in administrative funding to implement local housing programs in their communities. Production of affordable housing (72 units) in

these and other previously awarded CHIP communities where projects were completed

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totaled $637,153 in funds during SFY2002.

+ Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)

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The CDBG program seeks to improve the living conditions and economic opportumties of Georgia's low and moderate income families. To meet this goal, a minimum of 70% of all

allocated CDBG funds must benefit low and moderate income persons.

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CDBG funds may be used for a variety of eligible activities, including housing improvements,

public infrastructure improvements, such as water and sewer facilities, and economic

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development. Housing activities may involve costs associated with the reconstruction or rehabilitation of either homeowner or rental units.

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During SFY2002, the State of Georgia and fifteen entitlement jurisdictions in Georgia each received a formula allocation of federal CDBG funds. The fifteen entitlement jurisdictions

included the cities of Albany, Atlanta, Macon, Marietta, Roswell, Savannah, and Warner Robins;

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the counties of Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton, and Gwinnett; and the three consolidated governments of Athens-Clark County, Augusta-Richmond County, and Columbus-Muscogee

County. The State administered CDBG funds in the remaining, non-entitlement jurisdictions in

Georgia.

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DCA competitively allocated CDBG funds to units of local government for project administration

and implementation. Each unit of local government determined the type of eligible project for

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which assistance through the State's CDBG program is sought. Therefore, the type of projects receiving CDBG assistance is based on the self-identified needs of each community.

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The State of Georgia received $49,595,021 in FFY2002 CDBG funds from the federal government to assist Georgia's, non-entitlement communities implement community

development, housing, and economic development programs within their jurisdictions. During

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SFY2002, 139 CDBG grants totaling $49,595,021 were awarded to units of local government.
+ Emergency Shelter Grant Program (ESGP)

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The ESGP program is designed to improve the quality of housing and associated services that exist for persons who experience homelessness, to help make available additional emergency

shelters and transitional housing facilities, to help meet the cost of operating these programs and

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of providing certain essential social services to homeless individuals so that these persons have access not only to safe and sanitary shelter, but also to the supportive services and other kinds of

transitional assistance needed to achieve permanent housing. The program also is intended to

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restrict the increase of homelessness through the funding of preventive programs

During SFY2002, the ESGP program provided financial assistance to shelters and homeless

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service providers to meet the emergency needs of homeless individuals and families. Applicants were eligible to use the ESGP funds for operational expenses, the provision of essential services, or the acquisition, rehabilitation, or construction of associated facilities. Each funding award is

based on numerous factors, including: housing capacity, number of months open, number of

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homeless individuals served, coordination with other providers, cost effectiveness, and

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administrative capacity. The State Housing Trust Fund for the Homeless provided the 50%

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nonfederal funding match required by the federal ESGP program regulations.

During SFY2002, DCA received $1,834,000 in ESGP funds from the federal government. ESG

Program funds administered during this reporting period totaled $4,471,967 in State funds and

Federal FY2001 ESGP funds received by the State of Georgia. The amount of ESGP funding

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expended to the State for administration was $40,350 bringing the total amount of ESGP funds

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expended during FFY2001 to $4,512,317. With the 205 grants administered under this program,

a total of 55,020 persons received assistance with housing, and a total of 166,612 persons

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received supportive services. On average each day 4,020 individuals were provided shelter or transitional housing and 10,087 persons received supportive services.

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+ Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA)

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The HOPWA program is a federally funded program that has been in operation since 1994. The

program was borne out of Congress' desire to address the housing crisis associated with the AIDS

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epidemic and is designed to provide states and localities with the resources and incentives to

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devise long-term comprehensive strategies for meeting the housing needs of persons with

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acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and related diseases. In Georgia, the HOPWA program

provides supportive housing opportunities for persons living with AIDS and related diseases through direct subsidies to organizations operating housing and service programs for this

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During SFY2002, eligible applicants included qualified organizations whose missions incorporate

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the provision of housing and supportive services to persons with AIDS or related diseases. To be

considered "qualified," an applicant must have demonstrated the capability and capacity to

provide the level of support services required by these residents. The applicant must also have

received the written approval and support of the local government where the assisted housing is

or would be located. Recipients must also have operated their programs in full compliance with

the HUD regulations published at 24 CFR Part 574. Any housing assisted under this program was

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required to be restricted to occupancy by eligible persons with AIDS.

Applicants were eligible to use HOPWA funds for the following activities:

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Short-term assistance for persons who are in danger of becoming homeless;

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Provision of supportive services to individuals with AIDS or related diseases;

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Rehabilitation or construction of a housing facility owned and operated by the applicant

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demonstrating organizational/financial capacity in providing supportive services; or,

Acquisition of facilities providing housing and/or services to low income persons with

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AIDS or related factors.

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The applicant determines the housing and service needs with their service area. The State's goal is to assist designated sponsors with the expansion or enhancement of their organizational

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capacity and/or current programs.

During SFY2002, the State of Georgia received $1,544,000 in FFY200 1 HOPWA program funds

from the federal government. The State also received repayments on eight loans from

Comprehensive Addiction Rehabilitation Programs of Georgia, Inc. (CARP) in the amount of

$501,695. HOPWA funds administered during this reporting period totaled $1,457,693. The

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amount of HOPWA funds expended by the state for administration was $60,000 bringing the total

amount of HOPWA funds expended during FFY2001 to $1,517,693. During the program year,

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230 families and 1,017 individuals were provided needed housing assistance and an additional 3,659 individuals were provided supportive services through the State's ten (10) project sponsors.

DCA uses Georgia's allocation of formula HOPWA funds to serve 139 of Georgia's 159

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counties. These counties are outside of the HUD designated 20-county area served by the City of Atlanta's formula HOPWA program.

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Other Federal and State Funds
+ Low Income Housing Tax Credit/Georgia Housing Tax Credit

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The Tax Reform Act of 1986 created the Low Income Housing Tax Credit to promote the development of rental housing for low income residents through tax incentives rather than direct

subsidies. Under this program, taxpayers that develop and own qualified rental projects that

reserve all or a portion of the units for low income residents are eligible to receive a credit against

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federal income tax liability. Recipients must either: (1) have at least 40% of their units rented at all times to tenants with incomes that are 60% or less of the area median income or (2) have at

least 20% of their units rented at all times to tenants with incomes which are 50% or less of the

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area median income. Program income requirements are set by the federal government, and adjusted for family size. During SFY2002, the program was competitively available to owners of

projects involving new construction or the rehabilitation of existing units.

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During the 2000 session of the State General Assembly, legislation was passed to create the

Georgia Housing Tax Credit for qualified projects placed in service after January 1, 2001. This

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Credit is provided in an amount equal to the federal housing tax credit allowed. To be eligible to receive the Georgia Housing Tax Credit, the project must meet the qualifications for the federal

Low Income Housing Tax Credit as defined in Section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

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During SFY2002, DCA administered both the federal and the state program for the State of Georgia, allocating $13,008,557 million in federal and state Housing Credit authority. This

activity will produce 2,653 rental units.

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+ State Appropriation to the HOME Program

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The State General Assembly annually appropriates funds towards the State's contribution to meet its 25% match obligation required by the federal HOME program regulations. Funds are annually

awarded to eligible projects funded through the HOME Rental Housing Loan program or the

OwnHOME program.

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During SFY2002, DCA completed 11 OwnHOME projects using $33,902 in state funds. Seven

of the same projects assisted under the Home Rental Housing Loan program also received a total

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of $2,160,782 in state funds.
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The Section 8 Rental Assistance program enables public housing authorities to offer expanded opportunities for rental assistance to lower-income families by utilizing existing housing units.

The program is tailored to meet the individual needs of families by offering each family the

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freedom to find a suitable unit and a landlord who will agree to accept the Section 8 rent subsidies on behalf of the family and to also maintain their rental properties to the required Housing

Quality Standards.

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During SFY2oo2, DCA operated the Section 8 Rental Assistance program on behalf of the State

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of Georgia in 149 counties. Across the remainder of the State (Bibb, Chatham, Clayton, Cobb,

DeKalb, Fulton, Glynn, Muscogee, Richmond, and Sumter counties), local public housing authorities administer this program.

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During SFY2002, the State's Section 8 Rental Assistance program provided $64,611,600 in

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assistance, benefiting 15,576 households.

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+ HUn Shelter Plus Care Rental Assistance (S+C)

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The Shelter Plus Care program is designed to provide housing and supportive services on a

long-term basis for homeless persons with disabilities and their families. Persons served by this

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program primarily have disabilities associated with serious mental illness, chronic problems with

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alcohol and/or drugs, and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) or related diseases.

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The program allows for a variety of housing choices that must be matched by sub-grantees, called

"sponsors" under the S+C program, with a range of supportive services funded by sources other

than the federal S+C monies. Program grants are used for the provision of rental assistance

payments through four components:

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Tenant-based Rental Assistance (TRA)

Sponsor-based Rental Assistance (SRA)

Project-based Rental Assistance with rehabilitation (PRAW) or Project-based Rental

Assistance without rehabilitation (PRA)

Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation Program for Single Occupancy Dwellings (SRO).

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Since FFY1995, DCA has received $14 million dollars in S+C commitments to assist 23

sponsors. Beginning in FFY1996, approximately $5.7 million was received to assist two sponsors

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with project-based rental assistance on rehabilitated units for a 1O-year period and to assist two

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sponsors with five-year commitments for project-based rental assistance without rehabilitation. In

FFY1999, DCA received an additional $3.7 million dollars to provide sponsor-based rental

assistance to an additional nine agencies. In FFY2000, DCA received an additional $3.3 million

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to provide sponsor-based rental assistance to eight additional agencies. In FFY2001, DCA

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received an additional $1.3 million to provide sponsor-based rental assistance to three additional

agencies.

In all, 448 homeless and disabled individuals are targeted to received shelter and supportive

services within 393 housing units over five or ten year periods. An additional 109 family

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members will also benefit, raising the total estimated benefit to 557 persons per year.

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During SFY2002, the DCA operated the Single Family Home Buyer program using the

proceeds generated from GHFA's issuance of mortgage revenue bonds specific to each program.

The Single Family Home Buyer Program offered below-market interest rate loans to qualified

low and moderate income home buyers. These fixed-rate mortgage loans were required to be

either FHA or conventionally insured. or VA or RHS guaranteed if the loan-to-value ratio was

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greater than 80%. Program assistance was available on a first come, first served basis through a

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network of participating mortgage lenders. During SFY2002, this program provided

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$127,772,431 in loans to assist 1,553 households achieve homeownership.

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costs through the State's OwnHOME programs. One hundred six (106) loans were closed through

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the Rural Development OwnHOME program using a total of $2,782,210 in bond funds. A total of $142,500 in bond funds were utilized to close 19 loans through the Development-Based

OwnHOME program. Additionally, one borrower used $7,500 in bond funds under the

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OwnHOME for EarthCraft Houses initiative.

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In 1989 the Georgia General Assembly established the State Housing Trust Fund for the Homeless (Trust Fund). Administered by DCA, the Trust Fund serves as a conduit for federal

Homeless McKinney funds and is responsible for administering grants and loans to local

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governments and private nonprofit organizations to assist low-income and homeless persons. During SFY2002, the Trust Fund awarded 205 grants to: 1) prevent new incidents of

homelessness among vulnerable families, 2) acquire and rehabilitate homeless facilities, 3)

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provide a variety of supportive services such as food and counseling, 4) operate emergency shelters, transitional and supportive housing facilities, and 5) provide a variety of technical

assistance programs designed to enhance the way organizations deliver services to benefit low-

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income and homeless persons.

Another activity, the Homeless Assistance program, promotes the availability of housing and

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essential services by contracting with organizations to provide shelter, transitional housing, and essential services. The production numbers for the Homeless Assistance program are included in

the data reported for the ESG program.

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The Housing Trust Fund contracts with several technical assistance providers to implement its Nonprofit Technical Assistance programs. Specialized assistance is available to build internal

administrative capacity and assessment of organizational needs. Generalized assistance includes

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workshops and other training opportunities. DCA provides overall administrative oversight of this program. The production numbers for the Homeless Assistance program are included in the

data reported for the ESG program

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B. GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF ASSISTANCE AND INVESTMENTS

Because of the "first come, first served" use of OwnHOME funds and the competitive allocation

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process of the remaining programs, the geographic allocation of funds and assistance cannot be predetermined for a program year. However, their actual distribution can be provided for

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The distribution between urban and rural areas has been determined based on the designation of a

county within a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) as determined by the U.S. Bureau of the

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Census. Any county included within one of the state's eight MSAs is classified as "urban." These counties include: Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Bryan, Carroll, Catoosa, Chatham, Chattahoochee,

Cherokee, Clarke, Clayton, Cobb, Columbia, Coweta, Dade, DeKalb, Dougherty, Douglas,

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Effingham, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Harris, Henry, Houston, Jones, Lee, Madison, McDuffie, Muscogee, Newton, Oconee, Paulding, Peach, Pickens, Richmond, Rockdale,

Spalding, Twiggs, Walker, and Walton.

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provided for those projects where a Completion Report was provided to HUD during SFY2002.
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Table 2: Geogra hie Distribution of UnitslGrantslLoans Urban

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OwnHOME

Amount

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1,105 units

65%

605 units

35%

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0%

1 loan

100%

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412 umts

63%

30

7%

Rural Development OwnHOME

8

44%

10

56%

HOME Rental Housing Loan

685 umts

58%

493 umts

42%

Permanent Supportive Housing Loan Rural Rental Housing Development Fund HOME CHDO Predevelopment Loan

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0%

o units

0%

oloans

0%

Oumts

0%

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0%

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100%

CHIP

Oumt

0%

72 units

100%

CnBG

18 grants

13%

121 grants

87%

ESGP

179 grants

87%

26 grants

13%

HOPWA

7 rants

70%

3 rants

30%

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Table 3: Geogra hie Distribution of Funding

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Program HOME-Total

Amount

Percentage

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Percentage

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$9,200,774

37%

$15,391,704

63%

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$1,196,061

94%

$80,633

6%

Rural Development OwnHOME HOME Rental Housing Loan Permanent Supportive Housing Loan

$35,907

53%

$32,332

47%

$7,968,806

37%

$14,609,086

63%

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$0

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$0

0%

$0

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$0

0%

$32,500

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$0

0%

$6,036,838

12%

$637,153 $43,558,183

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$ 5,450,509

93%

$ 384,217

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$ 1,757,300

85%

$263,600

15%

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D. INVESTMENTS BY RACIALIETHNICITY CATEGORY OF HUD FUNDING

The following table highlights beneficiary households by racial and ethnicity status. Information

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opportunities during SFY2002.

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assistance is provided for all clients served during the program year.
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Program

White Non-Hispanic

Black Non-Hispanic

Hispanic

Asian/Pacific Islander

Native American Other'"

HOME-Total

509

909

31

7

4

232

OwnHOME

165

249

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27

HOME Rental Housing

317

39

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621

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0

3

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226

ESGP

13,129

40,356

1,254

166

115

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HOPWA

226

751

36

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Total

39 5,215 19,118

101

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10,173

0

105

52,290

1,323

278

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0

83

0

206

232

% of All Beneficiaries

26%

71%

2%

0.4%

0.3%

0.3%

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Section 8 figures are an estimated breakout of ethnic groups based on current tenant data

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E. LEVERAGING

The State of Georgia met each program's regulatory leveraging obligations during SFY2002 as

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+ HOME: The State of Georgia utilizes State appropriations and the proceeds from the

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issuance of mortgage revenue bonds to meet the required 25% matching requirement under the HOME program. Other eligible sources for matching HOME funds are also used as

available. A complete listing of the state's match liability and specific contributions are

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provided in the HOME Annual Performance Report submitted under separate cover to HUD. A copy may be obtained from the State by contacting the DCA's Housing Programs

Coordinator at (404) 679-5293 on or after November 15,2002.

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+ ESGP: The Housing Trust Fund for the Homeless provides funds to meet the 50%

matching requirement for the use of federal ESGP funds.

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+ CDBG: For the annual CDBG competition, DCA requires a local cash match for all non-
housing CDBG projects. The required cash match is based on the amount of CDBG funds

received as follows:

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0% for amounts up to $300,000 in CDBG funds,

5% for amounts from $301,000 to $500,000, and

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10% of amounts over $500,000 Note that the EIP, Immediate Threat and Danger, and Redevelopment Fund CDBG set-asides

do not require a match. During FFY2001 $737,294 in local CDBG cash match was provided

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by local units of government that received CDBG funds. In addition, all competitive CDBG applications receive up to 30 additional points in the rating system for provision of additional

resources. While these are not always cash amounts, usually they are other loans, grants or

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local government cash and in-kind contributions. The FFY2001 CDBG competition leveraged $27,663,589 in additional resources.

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F. PROJECTS FUNDED WITH PROGRAM INCOME TO THE HOME PROGRAM

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following eight projects funded through the State's HOME Rental Housing Loan program:

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8819 - Ashton Court, Lagrange

$ 547,019

8776 - Ashton Meadows, Valdosta

$ 388,638

5626 - Ventnor Park, Roberta

$ 244,964

8607 - Columbia Colony, Atlanta

$ 695,220

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$ 581,268

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$ 117,720

7437 - Windcliff Apartments, Gainesville

$ 288,084

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This section outlines the state's progress towards addressing the affordable housing priorities

identified in the State's Annual Action Plan for FFY2001 Consolidated Funds document. Because

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cycle to commit funds to individual projects, federal funding sources may represent funding years

other than FFY200 1. Therefore, the total amount of program funds committed to projects

identified in this section does not equal the amount of FFY2001 program funds received from

HUD.

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HUD assistance. Actual production statistics of other funding sources are provided separately for

informational purposes, as available.

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Section 8 Rental Assistance beneficiaries include those households receiving housing and/or utility assistance during SFY2002.

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project shelter or assistance during SFY2002.

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supportive services during SFY2002.

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recipients during SFY2002.

Extremely low-income households include those households with a total income 0-

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30% of the median family income for their county.

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median family income for their county.

Moderate income households include those households with a total income 51-80% of
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following:

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All information associated with investments of Home Buyer program funds are based

on loans closed during SFY2002.

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All information associated with the CHIP, OwnHOME or HOME Rental Housing Loan programs is included for those projects with a completion report filed during

SFY2002.

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All information associated with Low Income Housing Tax Credit/Georgia Housing Tax Credit, HOPWA, ESGP or any other State Housing Trust Fund program are based

on awards made during SFY2002.

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All information associated with the Section 8 Rental Assistance program is based on assistance provided during SFY2002.

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The following pages of this section identify the number of units created towards meeting each of

the State's priorities in comparison with production projections stated in the Annual Action Plan

for FFY2001 Consolidated Funds.
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Priority: To increase the number of Georgia's low and moderate income households

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who have obtained affordable, rental housing which is free ofovercrowded and structurally substandard conditions.

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Objective #1:

Rehabilitate or construct affordable, rental housing units for 172 extremely low, 352 low and 179 moderate income households.

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Total SFY2002 Household Benefit of HUD Funded Programs:

Extremely Low Income

367

Low Income

430

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Moderate Income

213

SFY2002 Investment & Assistance by HUD Funded Programs:

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Investment

Assistance

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$22,577,892

1,178 units

SFY2002 Investment and Assistance by Other Programs:

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Investment $13,008,557

Assistance 2,653 units

(State and Federal)

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Objective #2:

Provide 5,010 extremely low and 2,780 low-income households and 570 moderate income households with rental assistance.

Estimated Total SFY2002 Household Benefit of HUD Funded Programs:

Extremely Low Income

11,577*

Low Income

3,489*

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Moderate Income

793*

SFY2002 Investment and Assistance by HUD Funded Program:

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HOPWA Section 8 Rental ASSIStance

Investment
$890,439 $64,611,600

Assistance
573 households 15,576 households

* Does not include HOPWA households assisted.
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Program
Shelter Plus Care

Investment
$1,084,948

Assistance 240 units assisted

Priority: To increase the number of Georgia's low and moderate income households

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Assist 70 extremely low, 450 low and 570 moderate income

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free of overcrowded and structurally substandard conditions.

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Extremely Low Income

75

Low Income

110

Moderate Income

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$1,276,694

442 households

Rural Development OwnHOME

$68,239

18 households

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$637,153

72 households

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142 households

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SFY2002 Investment and Assistance by Other Programs:

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Home Buyer

Investment
$127,772,431

Assistance
1,553 households

OwnHOME Development Based

$142,500

19 households

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OwnHOME EarthCraft Rural Development OwnHOME

$7,500 $2,482,210

1 household 106 households

*Note: OwnHOME borrowers may have also received assistance through DCA's Home

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Buyer program.

Priority: To increase the access of Georgia's homeless to a continuum of housing and

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supportive services which address their housing, economic, health and social needs.

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Objective #4:

Provide housing and supportive services necessary for Georgia's homeless to break the cycle of homelessness to a daily average of

9,600 individuals.

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Estimated Total SFY2002 Benefit of HUD Funded Programs:

Funding Awards

218

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Housing for Average Daily Households

4,020

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SFY2002 Investment and Assistance by HUD Funded Program:

Program

Investment

Assistance

Emergency Shelter Grant /

$ 4,544,665

205 awards *

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Transitional Shelter Program

4,020 daily housed * 10,087 daily services *

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$ 1,457,693

10 awards 573 individuals housed 444 people in 230 families housed

Shelter Plus Care

$1,084,948

240 units assisted

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SFY2002 Investment and Assistance by Other Programs:

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Investment

Assistance

No Investment Occurred through Other Programs during SFY2002

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Priority: To increase the access of Georgia's Special Needs populations to a continuum

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health, and social needs.

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Make funding awards to organizations or households that assist

370 Special Need households with the housing and supportive

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conditions.

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Special Need Households Assisted Special Need Individuals Assisted

2,205 4,232

SFY2002 Investment and Assistance by HUD Funded Programs:

Program
OwnHOME HOME Rental Housing CHIP ESGP

Investment

Assistance

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4 elderly households

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$ 11,062,433 (est.)

371 elderly households

$175,267

13 elderly households

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1,219 elderly households

HOPWA CDBG Rehabilitation/Reconstruction

$1,457,693 $ 1,047,366

230 families*

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68 elderly households

Shelter Plus Care

$1,084,948

240 units assisted

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Investment
$ 1,022,093

Assistance
18 elderly households

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I H. HOUSEHOLDS AND PERSONS ASSISTED THROUGH THE STATE'S HOPWA PROGRAM

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Amount and Type ofAssistance Provided The HOPWA program provided the following assistance levels during SFY2002:

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Housing Assistance to Individuals

Number of persons (adults and children) with HIV/AIDS who received housmg assistance

573

Number of other persons in family units who received housing assistance

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Total number of persons who received housing assistance
Housing Assistance to Families

444 1,017

Number of families assisted

230

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Persons Assisted with Supportive Services Only
Number of persons (adults and children) with HIV/ AIDS who received supportive services only

1,004

Number of other persons in family units who received supportive services only

887

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Total number of persons who received supportive services only
Persons Receiving Housing Information Services

1,891

Estimated number of persons who received housing information services

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2,655

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As shown in HUD Exhibit C on page 18, the HOME, CDBG, ESGP and HOPW A program funds administered by the State assisted 57,885 low and moderate income households across Georgia

during SFY2002.

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Assistance by Income Level:

Approximately 24% of the non-elderly renter and owner households assisted were extremely

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low income (0 - 30% MFI), 29% were low income (31% - 50% MFI), and 38% were moderate income (51 - 80% MFI). The remaining 9% of the units were vacant at the time the

household information was provided to the State.

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Assistance by RaciallEthnicity Category:

Approximately 74% of all households assisted under the HOME, CDBG, ESGP and HOPW A

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programs, or 54,332 households, were of a minority racial or ethnic group. Non-Hispanic black households comprised over 96% of all minority households assisted.

Slightly more than 26% of all households assisted were non-Hispanic white households.

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Summary of Housing Accomplishments

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Name of Grantee: State of Georgia State: Georgia

Program Year: SFY2002 (FFY200l)

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Priority Need Category

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Actual Units

Renters (HOME: Rental. CHOO)

0-30% MFI

367

31-50% MFI

430

51-80% MFI Vacant

213

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171

Total

1,178

Owners (HOME: OwnHOME, CHIP, COBO)

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70

31-50% MFI 51-80% MFI

106 491

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Total

667

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Homeless (ESOP) *

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Individuals

37,117

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17,903

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55,020

Non-Homeless Special Needs (HOPWA)

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573

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Individuals in Families

444

Total

1,017

Total Housing

57,885

Non-Homeless Special Needs **

(Elderly: HOME, COBO)

452

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separated here.

TOTAL HOUSING

57,885

Hispanic

1,324

Non-Hispanic

56,030

White

13,908

Black

42,122

Native American

126

Asian/Pacific Islander

173

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J. THE RELATIONSHIP OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT INVESTMENTS

TO GEORGIA'S COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIES

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This section describes the use of FFY2001 (SFY2002) CDBG funds as well as the

accomplishments of the CDBG Program during the period July 1, 2001 and June 30, 2002. The

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following subsection describes the relationship of these accomplishments to the goals and objectives stated in the Consolidated Plan for FFY2001 Funds.

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As anticipated in the Annual Action Plan for FFY2001 funds, the State received a CDBG allocation of $45,667,000 (Over $2 million more than FFY2000). The Annual Action Plan proposed the following allocation of these funds:

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Table 5: FFY2001 - Anticipated Funding and Allocation of CDBG Funds Award From HUD:

$45,667,000

Less Set-Aside For:

State Administration

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Immediate Threat and Danger Program Employment Incentive Program

$813,340 $500,000 $5,023,370

Set-aside for Technical Assistance

$150,000

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Redevelopment Fund

750,000

Remainder:

Amount Available for Regular Competition

$38,430,290

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Source: Annual Action Plan for FFY2001 Consolidated Funds

During this Program Year, the State awarded 139 CDBG grants for all categories of CDBG

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funding totaling $49,595,497 in CDBG funds. This amount includes monies from the FFY2001 allocation as well as funds available from past allocations or funds deobligated from previous

grantees. The distribution of these funds by type of project is displayed in the following table.

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Table 6: CDBG Funds Awarded During Program Year 2001 (711/01 - 6130/02)

Type of Grant

Number of Grants

Amount Awarded

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Multi-Activity (Includes Housing) Housing Improvements Job Creation, Retention or Training

3

$ 1,815,818

5

$ 2,422,476

28

$ 7,922,905

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3

$ 647,288

21

$ 952,700

79

$ 35,833,834

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TOTAL

139

$49,595,021

Table 7 below displays the type of public facility projects funded with 2001 Program Year CDBG

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funds as well as the proposed accomplishments as these projects are constructed.

The.Action Plan for 2001 also set-aside CDBG funds for the delivery of technical assistance, and

state administration of the CDBG Program. The expenditure of these funds also overlaps the

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Program Year.

The technical assistance funds are used for the delivery of technical assistance to CDBG

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recipients or applicants. These activities included a series of economic development training classes carried out under contract with the National Development Council, as well as state

administration costs associated with actual on-site technical assistance activities, such as helping

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grantees understand federal regulatory requirements and training on the new HUD lead-based

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paint hazard reduction regulations. Much of this type of technical assistance is delivered on-site

with grantees.

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Table 7: Proposed Public Facility Accomplishments FFY2001 CDBG

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Activity Description

Number of Projects

(Estimated)

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Head Start / Day Care Facilities

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75

Youth Centers Adult Education Center

3 2

650 125

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Health Facilities (Physical, Mental and/or MR) Multi-Purpose Centers

5

875

3

3,900

Family Violence Shelters Workforce Development Centers Adult Learning Centers

2

490

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375

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Senior Citizen Centers

6

850

Water Improvements

17

6,500

Street and Drainage Improvements

14

750

Water and Sewer Improvements

3

550

Sewer Improvements Multi-Purpose Infrastructure

12

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850

Relationship to Consolidated Plan Priorities and Objectives

As stated in the Annual Action Plan for 200 1 CDBG funds, the State has established both a long-

term and short-term objective. In measuring the State's success in meeting these objectives it

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does not mandate the type of projects funded.

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The primary long term objective of the State of Georgia's CDBG Program is to develop viable

communities by providing decent housing and a suitable living environment and expanding

economic opportunities, principally for low income and moderate income persons. [The short-

term objective is to make CDBG funds available to local governments to address their locally

identified needs. Locally elected officials through consultation with local residents identify these

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Table 7 summarizes the FFY2001 CDBG awards made as of June 30, 2002. The table breaks out the types of activities funded and the expected number of persons to be assisted. Since the average duration of each project from grant award to project closeout is nearly two years, the measurement of actual accomplishments will be reported over several report periods. Available data indicates that nearly 90% of all persons to benefit will be low and moderate-income persons. The Table shows that the CDBG Program is used to meet a wide variety of locally identified needs.

Table 8 reports on accomplishments during this performance period and summarizes the number

of persons benefiting from CDBG grants completed during the reporting period. While most of

these grants were not funded with FFY2001 funds, the Table shows again that local governments

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TABLE 8: Community Development Block Grant Accomplishments

Activity

Units

Persons LMI Persons

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Housing Rehabilitation

125

249

249

Housing Reconstruction

17

33

33

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Water Facilities Sewer Facilities

19,672 8,437

17,513 6,571

Streets &/or Drainage

5,516

4,974

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Youth Facilities/Shelters Head StartlDaycare Facilities

7

2,173

4

356

1,579 356

Facilities for Disabled

6

423

423

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Health Facilities: Mental Health Facilities: Physical

Adult Learning Centers

5

1,579

11

19,537

3

653

1,483 17,816
552

Senior Centers

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13

2,181

12

3,567

17

1,612

2,181 3,155 1,289

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Based on the information reported above on the use of State CDBG funds, there is a very strong relationship between the use of CDBG funds to the identified CDBG Program Objective. Funds

have been provided to local units of government to develop viable communities by providing

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decent housing and a suitable living environment and expanding economic opportunities. A wide variety of locally identified needs are being met. The major limitation in meeting these needs is

the availability of adequate funds to meet the needs.

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The priority of principally benefiting low income and moderate income persons will be met

because over 90% of the program beneficiaries will be documented to be from low and moderate

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income families. Because of the success of the CDBG Program in meeting its objective, presently the State does not plan or anticipate any major changes in the program objective or basic program

design.

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While there has been a downward trend in local governments requesting CDBG funds for housing rehabilitation, this reporting period saw a slight increase. The decline in the use of CDBG for

housing rehabilitation and reconstruction can be partially attributed to the State's decision in 1997

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to establish the Community Home Investment Program (CHIP). This Program makes HOME funds available to CDBG eligible communities. Many communities have chosen to apply for

CHIP funds to provide for housing activities and CDBG funds to provide for public facility

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improvements within the community often in the same neighborhoods. DCA made this application process much easier for local governments by establishing a single application

process. Currently there are 69 local housing programs funded through CHIP and 38 with CDBG

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funds.

Minimizing Displacement: While not required by HUD regulations on the CAPER, HUD has

asked that the State describe the steps it takes to minimize displacement. The only time

displacement occurs under the State CDBG program is when a dilapidated occupied house is to

be demolished. In the very rare instances this event occurs, DCA monitors the grantee very

closely and provides technical assistance to ensure that the activity is in full compliance with the

Uniform Act as well as Section 104(d) of the Housing and Community Development Act. This

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regulations for the CAPER, HUD has asked that a description of local CDBG rehabilitation

efforts be included in the CAPER.

Currently the State has 19 active housing programs and 19 multi-activity programs (that include

housing) funded with CDBG funds and 69 active programs funded with CHIP funds. Each of

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violations and deteriorated conditions. Some programs also offer limited assistance for general

property improvements. Forgivable loans are usually offered to cover a substantial portion of the

rehabilitation cost with owners required to participate to some extent. Owner participation

typically ranges from 10% to 30% for CDBG and 25% to 50% for CHIP. Most programs limit

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assistance to owner occupied housing. All beneficiaries must be below the established low and

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rehabilitated with CDBG or CHIP funds.

All Grantees Met a National Objective: The Housing and Community Development Act of

1976 lists three National Objectives for the CDBG Program: Job Creation, Meeting Urgent Needs

and Benefit to Low and Moderate-Income Persons. All CDBG grants made by DCA meet at leats

one of these Objectives. In addition the overall low and moderate-income benefit level is

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nearly 90% which far exceeds the required 70%.

Compliance with Program Requirements: DCA has established a compliance program for CDBG that regularly monitors on-site all grantees for compliance with all requirements using a

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designed to assist grantees comply with requirements. More information is available is the DCA CDBG Recipients Manual.

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created by CDBG economic activities are made available to low and moderate-income persons,

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indicates that overall nearly 82% of jobs created were taken by low and moderate-income

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Description of any activities that serve a limited clientele not falling within one of the

categories of presumed benefit: This would include activities such construction of public health

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facilities, Head Start facilities and Boys and Girls Club facilities. DCA requires that such facilities collect family income information from all persons benefiting to document that at least

70% of the persons do have a low or moderate-income level. Generally these activities achieve a

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benefit level exceeding 95% LMI.

Source(s) of Program Income: The only Program Income (which is also reported in the PER)

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received by the State are funds from discontinued CDBG capitalized local economic development Revolving Loan Funds.

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Progress report on HUD approved neighborhood revitalization strategies: There are no HUD approved neighborhood revitalization strategies approved for nonentitlement CDBG eligible

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A. AFFIRMATIVELY FURTHERING FAIR HOUSING

The Georgia Commission on Equal Opportunity administers and implements the Georgia Fair

Housing Law, as amended. HUD formally notified the State in January 1996 that the State's

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fair housing law and policies to administer the law are substantially equivalent to those

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created under the federal Fair Housing Act. Based on this determination, HUD now refers all

complaints alleging a discriminatory housing practice within the jurisdiction of the State to

the Georgia Commission on Equal Opportunity. HUD will review the performance of the

S!ate every five years to determine continued qualification for this certification.

During SFY2002, the State of Georgia continued to fund operation of a Tenant /Landlord Hot Line through a contract with Georgia Legal Services Program, Inc. (GLSP). Additionally, a brochure on commonly asked questions is available through GLSP and is also accessible through the DCA webpage.

The State completed the Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice in Georgia (AI).

This study was undertaken in compliance with requirements of the Housing and Community

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subsequently approved by HUD.

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In the AI, DCA identified the following problems that constitute impediments to fair housing

choice in Georgia: lack of knowledge about fair housing laws/resources, lack of

understanding of and appreciation for diverse populations, and barriers to affordable housing

that impact protected classes. The State's assessment, in conjunction with research and

surveys, has demonstrated that many Georgians are not familiar with the issues and their

rights as they relate to furthering fair housing in an affirmative manner.

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advocates/agencies are cited as reasons for the deficiency in knowledge. While affordable

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housing exists, many Georgians experience housing problems, such as cost burden,

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overcrowding, and poor structural quality. DCA developed an Action Plan and

Recommendations in order to address the identified impediments to fair housing. A listing of

a few of the proposed actions is included below.

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Provide fair housing information to potential homebuyers through Consumer Education Seminars and one-on-one Pre-Purchase Housing Counseling sessions. Also, the development of a workbook that details and reviews this process in Spanish.

Increase cooperation between DCA and fair housing advocates.

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Distribute sample ordinances, sample manufactured housing regulations, and sample group home regulations to local governments upon request.

Increase coordinated efforts between the Georgia Commission on Equal Opportunity,

DCA, and HUD to gather and share information related to fair housing issues.

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requirement to promote fair housing choice in their community by providing guidance and

technical assistance.

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B. ASSESSMENT OF THE STATE'S AFFIRMATIVE MARKETING ACTIONS AND

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OUTREACH TO MINORITY AND WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSES

Assessment of Affirmative Marketing Efforts

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Affirmative Marketing Efforts

Concerted efforts continue to be made to inform local governments, nonprofits, for-profit

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developers, public housing authorities and others about the affirmative marketing requirements of the HOME program.

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The CIllP program requires each State Recipient and each owner of five or more rental or homeowner housing units to develop and implement an Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing

Plan (AFHMP) and a Minority Business EnterpriselWomen Business Enterprise Outreach

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Plan (MBFJWBE). DCA reviews and approves all AFHMP and MBFJWBE plans before any written agreements are signed or funds are disbursed. The AFHMP requires the State

Recipient and any owner of five or more rental or homeowner housing units to adopt the plan

outlining marketing procedures and requirements which both provide CIllP program

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information and attract eligible persons (low income homeowners, buyers or tenants) in the housing market area to the CHIP program. This marketing must be done without regard to

race, color, national origin, sex, region, familial status or disability. DCA also requires that

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State Recipients and developers provide an annual assessment of the AFHMP.

The CHIP program requires that the State Recipients adopt a MBFJWBE Outreach Plan

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setting forth procedures to ensure the inclusion, to the maximum extent possible, of minorities and women, and entities owned by minorities and women, in CHIP funded

projects. DCA also requires that the State Recipient provide an annual assessment of the

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MBFJWBE Outreach Plan.

DCA also makes a special effort to inform minority groups of HOME program opportunities

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by requiring that each recipient of HOME funds through the HOME Rental Housing Loan, Rural Rental Housing Development Fund and Permanent Supportive Housing Loan programs

develop and implement an Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing Plan. This plan outlines

actions the developer will take to attract to the project eligible persons from all racial, ethnic

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and gender groups, especially those households least likely to apply for the housing without special outreach.

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The affirmative marketing plan must meet each of the following criteria:

specify a method by which the owner will inform potential tenants about fair

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housing laws; require the use of the Equal Housing Opportunity (ERO) logo or slogan in any

press releases or written materials distributed by or on behalf of the owner;

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require the owner to maintain records of efforts under the affirmative marketing

plan and the results of said efforts; and,

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require the owner to assess annually their affirmative marketing efforts and describe the method of self-assessment used.

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The State will not release funds for projects unless this plan has been reviewed and approved

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recipients to ensure full compliance with the State's affirmative marketing goals, The

Compliance section of DCA's Office of Affordable Housing conducts routine site visits to

funded projects. An integral part of the visit is the on-site review of documentation of the

project's participation in the Affirmative Marketing Plan. Documentation of phone calls,

form letters, and questionnaires ensure that the required marketing efforts are taking place.

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recipient must attach a copy of their current Affirmative Marketing Plan with the required

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documentation. The certification is another mechanism for DCA to utilize in monitoring the

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Minority Participation

During SFY2002, the State's HOME-funded programs significantly benefited minority Georgians. As shown in Table 9, the percentage of minority households benefiting from

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households in the state's population and the percentage of minority low and moderate-income

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Percentage of Population Group who are Minority Households

Comparison Groups:

All Georgia Households

29%

Low and Moderate Income Households

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OwnHOME Recipients

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Assessment of Outreach to Minority and Women-Owned Businesses

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During SFY2002, DCA reported to HUD the total investment of $30,928,125 in contracts to projects funded through the CHIP, HOME Rental Housing Loan, and HOME CRDO Loan programs. This investment accounted for 220 contracts entered into for associated projects. Seventeen (17) projects (8%) were completed by minority and women-owned businesses. DCA's MlWBE Outreach Plan ensures the inclusion, to the maximum extent possible, of entities owned by women/minorities. The maintenance of records on the actual involvement includes real estate firms, construction companies, appraisal/management firms, financial

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institutions, underwriters, and providers of legal services. Further information during

SFY2002 has been included in DCA's HOME Annual Performance Report.

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In SFY2002, the State followed formalized procedures to encourage greater implementation

of the State's outreach activities. The participation of Section 3 businesses in projects

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receiving funding through any of the State's consolidated programs is strongly encouraged by DCA.

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c. ACTIONS TAKEN TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF HOMELESS PERSONS AND THE
SPECIAL NEEDS OF PERSONS WHO ARE NOT HOMELESS

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Assisting the Homeless The State develops an annual Continuum of Care Plan for the 'Balance of State'. This

document serves as the state's blueprint for providing a series of comprehensive and progressive

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care to homeless individuals and families such that they become self-sufficient and permanently housed. The plan outlines specific projects and activities that the Trust Fund will undertake in the

coming year. In addition to being used as a planning tool, the continuum of care document is

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also a means that many Georgia communities can use to access federal SuperNOFA funding from HUD. Each year since 1998, the Trust Fund and its many community partners have

developed a plan that has generated $14,000,000 dollars for transitional housing, mental health

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programs, day facilities, child-eare and a host of other programs. The State administered several programs during SFY2002 to benefit the homeless, including the Emergency Shelter Grant

(ESGP), the Nonprofit Technical Assistance, the Housing Opportunities for Persons with

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AIDS (HOPWA), and the Shelter Plus Care (S+C) Programs. Once ESGP funds are awarded to each nonprofit agency, the State provides administrative workshops and training as well as monitoring of each program.

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During SFY2002, the Emergency Shelter Grant program provided financial assistance to shelters and homeless service providers to meet the emergency needs of homeless individuals

and families. Applicants were eligible to use the ESGP funds for operational expenses, the

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provision of essential services, or the acquisition, rehabilitation, or construction of associated facilities. The State Housing Trust Fund for the Homeless provided the 50% nonfederal

funding match required by the federal ESGP program regulations.

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The first line of defense against homelessness is the Homeless Prevention Program. The State

awarded over three hundred thousand dollars to 25 organizations around the state to help them

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stabilize families that experience a temporary economic setback. Prevention funds are used to pay past due mortgage payments, rents, and utility bills.

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Emergency Shelters are the point of entry for thousands of persons that have become homeless. Families living in emergency facilities receive food, shelter and essential services designed to

stabilize them for a period of thirty to sixty days. Emergency shelter staff guide clients through

the maze of social services available to them, including social security, Temporary Aid to Needy

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Families (TANF), employment training and other resources designed to return them to permanent housing. The next phase along the continuum of care is Transitional Housing.

Families in transitional housing typically have private to semi-private living quarters. The daily

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regimen in these facilities is more relaxed than in shelters, but greater responsibilities are placed on the families to adhere to a plan for self-sufficiency. Families typically stay in transitional

housing for up to twenty-four months. In FFY2001, the Trust Fund assisted its grantees in

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providing 5,035 bed spaces in emergency shelter and transitional housing facilities.

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Supportive Services In addition to housing, the State awarded money to organizations that provide services designed to address issues that may have contributed to the family's homelessness. The range of services include things such as housing counseling, childcare, education, employment training, financial counseling, legal aid, childcare, mental health counseling, primary health care, and substance abuse therapy.
In SFY2002, DCA made 205 ESGP funding awards, to organizations that provide housing and other supportive services necessary to break the cycle of homelessness. A daily average of 4,020 individuals were provided housing and a daily average of 10,087 persons received only supportive services.
Training Providers of homeless assistance require ongoing training to stay abreast of innovative social work strategies as well as resources for funding, staff and volunteers -- that's why the Trust Fund invested some $150,000 for a broad range of training opportunities in FFY2001. Twenty-three organizations in Georgia participate in the Best Practices Technical Assistance Program as trainers. This innovative project is devised to have local organizations with expertise in one or more areas of homeless facilities and services to provide peer training to other homeless service providers. The objective of this program is to ensure that homeless service providers have access to tools and resources that will enable them to provide a high quality of services to persons in need of assistance. Training under this program occurs year round in all regions of the state. The Regional Homeless Resource Fairs are designed to facilitate communication between providers and effectively coordinate services offered to homeless families. These fairs are held annually in each of twelve regions in the state. Homeless Services providers and others interested in homeless issues attend these events to exchange ideas, discuss new projects and propose new ways of serving homeless people. The fairs also feature national and local speakers as well as trainers from the Best Practices Technical Assistance Program. Fair participants have opportunities to attend workshops on a variety of topics such as tips for start-up organizations, standards of care and policies and procedures for operating homeless housing. The Trust Fund staff also provides ongoing training to grantees and persons that are interested in starting new homeless projects. Each week, one or more members of the staff visit several facilities around the state and during those visits, a range of one-on-one technical assistance support is offered.
Acquisition & Rehabilitation Each year, the State helps local governments and nonprofit organizations acquire land and buildings, or make substantial repairs to facilities used to house or provide service to homeless persons. As there is a growing need for emergency shelter space, the State Housing Trust Fund makes the largest sum of its development budget available to organizations seeking to develop additional space for shelter beds. The Trust Fund awarded over $1,002,104 for 16 acquisition and rehabilitation projects in SFY2oo2.
Special Needs Recognizing that some homeless individuals may never become completely independent of charitable assistance from the public and private sector because of the complex nature of their homelessness the Trust Fund has provided funds to aid people that require long-term social and psychological support. These individuals suffer from a range of medical issues to include physical disabilities, mental illnesses, and/or chemical addictions. To keep such persons housed and treated, a comprehensive support mechanism is needed. The Trust Fund operated two such

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programs in SFY2002, Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS, and the Shelter Plus Care

program.

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Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS (HOPWA)

The HOPWA program serves individuals and families affected by IDV/AIDS. Because this

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disease often leaves individuals and families financially devastated due to accumulating medical bills and lost wages due to sickness, the State's HOPWA Project Sponsors make rental

assistance and supportive services available to eligible persons. For persons impacted by

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HIV/AIDS, this is a very important phase on the continuum of care. In FFY2001, the State administered $1,457,693 in HOPWA funds to assist ten (10) Project Sponsors located

throughout Georgia in serving persons affected by HIV/AIDS. Of the HOPWA funds expended,

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$829,513 provided 505 units of housing to 573 persons with IDV/AIDS along with 444 additional family members and $539,933 provided supportive services only to 1004 persons with

HIy/AIDS, and 2655 persons with HIV/AIDS received housing information, Project Sponsors

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received $88,247 in HOPWA administration funds. In addition to housing, some of the services provided through the HOPWA Program were case management, outreach, health/medical services, alcohol and drug abuse services, employment assistance, education, nutritional

services/meals, permanent housing placement, life management skills, legal services, mental

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health services, and transportation. Appendix II provides information on the number of units provided to persons with IDV/AIDS using HOPWA funds during SFY2002 and a comparison to

planned actions, as approved in the Consolidated Plan Annual Action Plan for this operating

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year.

During FFY2001, the State of Georgia had sponsors with HOPWA-developed community

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housing in the larger communities of Macon, Savannah, Albany and Augusta through the Project Sponsors Central City AIDS Network, Inc., Union Mission (Savannah), Inc., IDV/AIDS

Volunteer Network, Inc., and St. Stephens Ministry of Augusta, Inc. respectively. Currently

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Lowndes County Board of Commissioners is developing a large, regional AIDS service center in Valdosta. In addition to community housing and services programs, offer rental and

emergency housing assistance programs.

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Also during this contract year AIDS Coalition of Northeast Georgia, Inc., Amethyst Project, Inc., and Coastal Area Support Team, Inc. offered service and scattered site programs located in the

smaller communities of Athens, Statesboro, and Brunswick. The State also provided funds to

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the Atlanta-based Action Ministries, Inc. which provided services and scattered site (rental and emergency) options through affiliate organizations located in the Carrollton, Dalton,

Gainesville, Griffin, LaGrange, and Rome communities. And lastly during FFY2001, the

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State administered HOPWA funds to two new nonprofit agencies, Metropolitan Task Force for the Homeless, Inc. and South Central Georgia Task Force for the Homeless, Inc., in

Columbus and Valdosta. These agencies covered five additional counties. The State

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continually strives to find agencies to initiate programs for persons with HIV/AIDS in rural areas where the need is unmet and to assist designated sponsors with the expansion or

enhancement of their organizational capacity and/or current programs. The State also

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conducts a statewide annual HOPW A meetings. During these meetings, organizations with HOPWA programs assess their programs, consider new information about HIV/AIDS, and

develop annual HOPW A goals. Once HOPW A funds have been awarded to a Project

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Sponsor, the State provides grant management oversight, which includes technical assistance and training as well as monitoring of each HOPWA funded agency. During FFY2001, the State conducted monitoring visits for the HOPW A Program to all ten Project Sponsors.

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What follows is a list of the ten (10) Project Sponsors who drew down HOPWA funds during the

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period of July 1, 2001 to June 30, 2002, the amount each sponsor received during this period,

and the service the sponsor provided.

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I. Action Mrrustries, Inc

$99,373

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2 AIDS Coalition of NE Georgia, Inc
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$46,551 $60,610

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4. Central cuy AIDS Network. Inc."

$486,192

Housing & SupportiveServices

5. Coastal Area Support Team, Inc."

$99,901

Housing& SupportiveServices

6. HlV-AIDS Volunteer Network, Inc.

$133,910

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7. Metro Columbus Task Force for the Homeless. Inc.

$58,262

Housing& Supportive Services

8. South Central GA Task Force for the Homeless, Inc.

$50,607

Housing& SupportiveServices

9. St Stephens Mnustry of Augusta, Inc." 10. Uruon MISSIon (Savannah), Inc."

$214.764

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HOPWA Program this year. Several of the State's project sponsors reported that a lack of

affordable housing in the area is a barrier to finding housing for participants who are

becoming more independent. In many rural communities, there is a high need for emergency

shelters with less stringent admission requirements for clients with HIV/AIDS. A lack of

support services such as substance abuse treatment, mental health treatment, and/or

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unavailable services are support groups specific to the needs of persons with IDV/AIDS and

access to information on the disease including legal issues, new medical information, optional

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treatments, nutrition, family issues, substance abuse, and safer sex. Transportation in the

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rural areas has also continued to be a barrier for many participants, which can create

problems for participants trying to obtain medical treatment as well as attend medical,

classes, or going for job training or interviews, and it does not encourage the self-reliance

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required for transitioning into independent living. And finally, community attitudes in

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regards to the stigma/fear of persons with IDV/AIDS were reported to be a barrier to clients

who feel unable to ask for housing and services.

There were no specific actions in response to the barriers listed, and the State has no

recommendations for the HOPWA Program at this time.

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Shelter Plus Care (S+C)

Since 1998, the State has been the primary applicant to HUD for Shelter Plus Care Housing.

This program provides permanent housing and on-going treatment for homeless persons with

disabilities and their families. Persons served by this program primarily have disabilities

associated with serious mental illness, chronic problems with alcohol and/or drugs, and

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acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) or related diseases. Eight Community Service

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services under the S+C program. Their trained staff identifies appropriate housing and

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provides on-going treatment. Program grants are used to provide rental assistance payments

through four components:

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Sponsor-based Rental Assistance (SRA)

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Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation Program for Single Occupancy Dwellings (SRO).

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During SFY2002, DCA provided assistance through eight sponsors for 204 housing units

using $1,084,948 in program funds.

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Permanent Affordable Housing

The final housing solution for most homeless families is permanent affordable housing. By

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leveraging funds with the Georgia Department of Community Affairs and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Trust Fund has helped dozens of organizations to

acquire land, renovate and build multi-family and single-family units for persons that are low-

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income. To support the development of affordable housing projects, the Trust Fund made a $608,026 construction and permanent loan during SFY2002 to develop a special needs residential community in Cuthbert to assist female headed households and their family recover

from substance abuse issues.

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The State administered several programs during SFY2002 to benefit other special ,need households, in addition to DCA's HOPWA program. While not solely dedicated to assisting

special need households, DCA's Section 8, OwnHOME, CHIP, and HOME Rental Housing

Loan programs provided assistance to both disabled and elderly households in Georgia. Full

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descriptions of these programs and their level of assistance to these special need groups can be found in Section I of this document.

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Recognizing the need for housing for non-elderly special needs households and their families, DCA developed the Permanent Supportive Housing Program. This program provided for the

construction and permanent financing for the cost of constructing or rehabilitating rental

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housing, and supportive services that are applicable to the needs of the targeted special need population. A full description of this program can be found in Section I of this document.

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The increased loan amount available through DCA's OwnHOME program as a result of our partnership with the Georgia office of USDA - Rural Development also has resulted in

greater assistance to borrowers in rural Georgia. DCA entered into an agreement with USDA-

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RD during SFY1997 to provide up to $10,000 as a subordinate mortgage loan to USDA-RD's Direct 502 loan. The OwnHOME loan may be used by the borrower to cover a portion of the

borrower-paid closing costs and prepaid expenses and/or to reduce the principal amount of

the first mortgage. The State funded 3 loans to elderly households through this program

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D. ADDRESSING OBSTACLES TO MEETING THE NEEDS OF THE UNDERSERVED

Addressing the Obstacles

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Implementing federal fair housing requirements in association with all HUD-funded

housing activities;

Providing housing information to first-time homebuyers, including: Consumer

Education Seminars that promote a basic awareness of the advantages and

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responsibilities of homeownership;

Developing and helping to facilitate a training course "Best Housing We Can Have",

in joint partnership with the Georgia Municipal Association through a contractual

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Pursuing federal regulatory changes that will enable the State to more efficiently

provide assistance to underserved households.

Examining other State measures that may remove obstacles to the provision of

affordable housing opportunities for low and moderate income Georgians.

Continuing to require and to monitor the performance of local governments funded

through the State's CDBG program to promote fair housing.

Using mortgage revenue bonds and the Low Income Housing Tax Credit/Georgia

Housing Tax Credit to foster and maintain affordable housing opportunities in

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Supporting the efforts of service providers through the Housing Trust Fund to assist

the homeless.

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Continuing to strive to assist designated HOPWA project sponsors with the

expansion or enhancement of their organizational capacity and/or current programs.

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initiate HOPWA programs to meet the rural needs of persons with mY/AIDs.

Continuing implementation of a Housing Counseling Program funded through a

combination of funds from HOO and the Georgia Housing and Finance Authority

that offers pre-purchase and post-purchase counseling services through a partnership

with five regional Consumer Credit Counseling Services (CCCS) agencies across

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programs to enable Georgia's Hispanic population better access to this assistance.

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development of affordable housing for the region's workforce population.

Offering a set-aside of DCA's OwnHOME funds for selected developments in rural

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Contracting with the University of Georgia to conduct a study of the state's Workforce Housing Needs.

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The State has recognized in its Consolidated Plan the existence of a disproportionate need for housing on the part of some Hispanic, black, and elderly households types. The State

continued to provide incentives through its various programs that encourage the development

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of affordable housing opportunities for households of these groups.

To further encourage this effort, DCA's Office of Affordable Housing (OAlI) continued to

modify its policies for funds awarded during SFY2002 to enhance the competitiveness of

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applications in which:

The developer has entered into an agreement with the local public housing authority

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to give priority to public housing tenants and to households on the waiting list for a unit in public housing.

The project addresses affordable housing for elderly (age 62+) citizens with incomes

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at or below 60% of the area median income. The project holds and rents at least 50% of the total dwelling units to Special Needs

households (excluding elderly households) with provisions for supportive services.

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The project reserved and rented a greater share of the total units to very low income households, those earning less than 50% of the area median income.

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fairs in order to promote greater awareness across Georgia.

E. ELIMINATING BARRIERS TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING

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During SFY2002, DCA continued important program modifications to help eliminate barriers to affordable housing and open the access to decent, safe, sanitary, and affordable housing for

Georgia's most under-served households.

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As part of its funding round awarded during SFY2002, the OAH awarded extra points in the

project scoring process to projects serving non-elderly special need households, including the

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homeless. To receive these points, at least fifty (50) percent of a development's units must be reserved and rented to either formerly homeless individuals or families, persons with

HIV/AIDS, persons recognized by federal or state government with other special need, or

migrant farm workers. Supportive services applicable to the needs of the designated special

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need tenants must also be provided by an experienced, licensed provider of such services.

The Office of Single Family Housing within DCA has developed a written brochure in

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Spanish that describes the OwnHOME and Home Buyer programs for potential low-income buyers. A Spanish version of the Housing Counseling Workbook entitled "Su Casa Propia" is

also available. Also, DCA continued its collaboration with the Georgia Chapter of the Home

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of Your Own Alliance (HOYO) to help eliminate the barriers to purchasing a home by qualified, disabled individuals.

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Development Based OwnHOME allocation for single family housing is a demonstration

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for new moderately priced housing in these areas. As with the standard OwnHOME program,

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funds may be used by borrowers for downpayment assistance, closing costs, pre-paid items.

In addition, the funds may be used to reduce the principal of the borrowers first mortgage.

The maximum allocation for a single development is $250,000 and the maximum amount of

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DCA also modified its Permanent Supportive Housing Program that offers construction and

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to the targeted tenant population. The State also will convert the required number of tenant-

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this project-based rental assistance makes these units affordable to the targeted residences.

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affordable rental housing. Because of their skills in managing rental units, many small

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F. OVERCOMING GAPS IN INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURE AND ENHANCING COORDINATION

The State also continued to take steps during SFY2oo2 to meet its priority: To increase coordination, strengthen linkages and encourage the formation of partnerships between

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eligible local governments access to both HOME and CDBG funds through a single,

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Continuing the State's informal efforts to work with other governmental agencies,

nonprofit organizations, housing developers, financial institutions, foundations and other

providers to create effective solutions to the housing needs of Georgians.

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Continuing the State's Empowerment ZonelEnterprise Community (EZJEC) initiatives assisting EZJEC communities in Georgia. Projects include property acquisition, consulting service contracts for neighborhood master plans, and renovation of industrial parks.

Implementing Georgia's Home Buyer and OwnHOME programs through a network of

private sector, participating lenders and in cooperation with fourteen nonprofit housing

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Making available DCA's Internet web site to increase access to information on Georgia's

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affordable housing and community development needs and to promote the availability of its programs with its current and future partners.

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Continuing of DCA's Community Housing Initiative to support local officials and leaders achieve their community goals, strengthen downtown : revitalization, rejuvenate

deteriorating or blighted neighborhoods, and create economic benefits and a stronger tax

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base through the use of established DCA resources and programs. One facet of this effort was DCA's involvement in the National League of Cities affordable housing program

through assistance to the communities of Darien, Dublin, Jesup, McDonough,

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Monticello, and Waynesboro.

Offering educational training to local officials through DCA's "Best housing We Can

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Have" class to heighten awareness of housing issues in their communities. This class is offered in cooperation with the Georgia Municipal Association. Approximately 50

individuals were trained this year.

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Providing education to local economic development officials through the Georgia Academy for Economic Development to highlight the role of work force housing in local

economies and its importance to each community's economic development efforts.

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Continuing implementation of a Continuum of Care Plan and established network of

providers.

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Continuing the State's response to AIDS by collaborating with Ryan White Consortiums,

GA Department of Community Health, Office of Minority Health, and the Statewide mv

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Prevention Program on our commitment to providing safe, decent, and affordable housing for our most vulnerable citizens living with mY/AIDS and their families.

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Continuing to facilitate a proactive dialog about preventing and eliminating homelessness, the Trust Fund regularly convenes meetings of the State Homeless

Advisory Council. The council is composed of twenty-five representatives from the

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homeless service provider community, local government providers, nonprofit organizations, ecumenical community and many others interested in addressing issues of

homelessness. This past year the major focus of this group was the implementation of the

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Congressional mandate for Homeless Management Information Systems (HMIS).

Continuing DCA's collaboration with the Georgia Department of Human Resources

through re-established State Homeless Interagency Coordination Council and the recently

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established "Policy Academy." The Council is composed of representatives from each of the State Departments that operate programs providing assistance or services for

individuals and families who are homeless. The Council focuses on the sharing of

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information and the development of interagency project coordination to provide more effective homeless services throughout the State.

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Providing pre-purchase and post-purchase Housing Counseling programs through Consumer Credit Counseling agencies across the State of Georgia.

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HAP Administrators, Inc., a nonprofit that received the contract to provide Section 8

HAP Contract Administration services to HUD in Georgia.

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Implementing the Housing Georgia 200 l/Magnolia Awards for Excellence in Housing event to enable Georgia's affordable housing community to come together to celebrate extraordinary achievements in housing. Awards were given in six categories and award finalist made presentations describing their achievements to conference participants.

G. FOSTERING AND MAINTAINING AFFORDABLE HOUSING

All of the programs implemented by DCA using any of the consolidated program funds are

designed to foster and maintain affordable housing opportunities across Georgia. The

programs and production activity described in Section I serve as evidence of the state's

commitment to this objective.

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During SFY2002, DCA followed its established HOME Audit Policies and Procedures to

monitor developments funded through its HOME Rental Housing Loan program. Currently,

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DCA regularly monitors 59 properties and will continue this effort through the expiration of

each properties period of affordability. In an effort to ensure that the property owners

understand on-going compliance requirements, notification of upcoming training and detailed

HOME management packages (including all required Compliance Forms) are given to the

participants at the Pre-Construction Conferences.

Individual "hands-on" project-specific training is offered to each staff at each development

prior to the start of lease-up. The owner, management company, and on-site manager are encouraged to attend the training. During SFY2002, DCA provided training to 33

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also continues to attend industry held training to further enhance DCA's ability to serve the

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Marketing and accessibility issues. Updates of the Marketing Plan are reviewed and SelfEvaluationlTransition Plans for accessibility are requested.

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I. EVALUATING AND REDUCING LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARDS

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In 1994, three State agencies came together to develop a coordinated strategy to address

Georgia's lead-based paint hazards. These agencies are (1) the Georgia Department of

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Human Resources (DHR), Division of Public Health, through implementation of the CDC

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funded Georgia Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program, (2) the Georgia Department

of Natural Resources which is responsible for certification of lead abatement contractors and

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professionals and implementation of Georgia's "Lead Poisoning Prevention Act of 1994, as

amended," and (3) the Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) which administers

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programs.

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On of the outcomes of this collaboration was the DCA applied for and was awarded

competitive HUD funds to implement the Georgia Lead Safe Homes Demonstration Project.

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The efforts of these agencies continued during the current report period. The following are

some of the more significant accomplishments during SFY2002:

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The DHR, Public Health Division continued to implement the Georgia Childhood Lead

Poisoning Prevention Program (CLPPP). The Division of Public Health provides the

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following services using CDC funds: 1) Identification of sources of exposure through the use of public health environmentalists; 2) Medical case management and treatment through local

health departments of children identified with elevated blood lead levels; and 3) Community

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education through the provision of public and professional information relating to the lead hazard issue.

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The Department of Natural Resources continued to identify and certify lead abatement contractors, workers, risk assessors, inspectors and firms, and continued to inspect lead abatement work at job sites.

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DCA continued to implement the HUD funded Lead Safe Homes Demonstration Program. The $5.7 million in HUD Lead Hazard Reduction Grant funds is matched with state CDBG

.and other funds. Most funds are used for actual lead abatement work, lead hazard testing and

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risk assessments, training, and temporary relocation assistance. There are currently 29 active grantees (local units of government implementing local housing rehabilitation programs).

During this period HUD extended the grant for another year.

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DCA has continued to train lead abatement contractors and risk assessors working with

Demonstration Program recipients. Several sessions were held and a majority of the attendees

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achieved certification under the DNR regulations. A majority of the new certifications were issued to small and/or minority firms or individuals.

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DCA awarded a contract to the Georgia Institute of Technology to study the incidence of childhood lead poisoning and the locations of homes and daycare facilities with lead hazards.

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J. IMPROVING PuBLIC HOUSING AND RESIDENT INITIATIVES
DCA does not have an ongoing financial relationship with local public housing authorities in

regards to traditional public housing. However, DCA established the Rural Rental Housing

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Development Fund to provide funds to eligible public housing authorities for the construction of up to ten (10) units of rental housing targeted to low/moderate income families in rural

areas of the State in which the larger HOME Rental Housing Loan Program projects are not

economically feasible. Selected participants also received training and technical assistance

on the housing development process in anjk effort to build the capacity and number of rental

housing developers in rural Georgia.

K. ACTIONS TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF POVERTY LEVEL FAMILIES

While a solution to assisting the significant number of Georgians living in poverty is beyond the scope of the four HUD formula programs, the implementation of the housing and community development programs as described in Section I, has assisted in the alleviation of

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some of the conditions of poverty manifested in poor or overcrowded housing, lack of jobs

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and deteriorated neighborhoods. The grants the State made to local governments and

nonprofit service providers helped persons and families in poverty.

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the award of 28 grants for the creation of new jobs for lower income persons as well as job

training. The additional income generated by the creation of new jobs should help lift

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families above the poverty level.

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The actions identified in Part I and Part II of this performance report indicate the State's

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Consolidated Funds. DCA has administered all of the consolidated resources that it planned

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to receive from HUD and moved to implement its housing and community development

activities with the goal of meeting the priorities established in the State of Georgia's

Consolidated Plan.

In addition, the State acted to assist other entities seeking funds for projects that also further
these priorities. During SFY2002, the DCA approved Certifications of Consistency with its
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Application to HUD by the Housing and Economic Leadership Partners, Inc. for Section 811 funds to construct a fifteen-unit apartment complex in Eatonton to serve

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Application to HUD by Hope Communities Inc. for Section 202 funds to develop a

25-bed assisted living facility for low-income seniors and a lO-bedroom adjacent

facility for teen moms in Conyers.

Application to HOD by VOA Southeast, Inc. for Section 811 funds to construct a 13

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unit apartment complex for persons with chronic mental illness in Reidsville.

Application to HUD by the Clayton Housing Authority for Ross funds for the

Resident Service Delivery Model Grant to allow the elderly living in public housing

in Rabun to age in place.

Application to HOD by the Savannah-Chatham County Fair Housing Council to

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implement a Coastal Discrimination Project that will provide comprehensive fair

housing services to all persons protected under the State and Federal Fair Housing

Laws.

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Application to HOD by the Cherokee Training Center, Inc. for Section 811 funds to

construct a four-person group home in Cherokee County for persons with disabilities.

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construction of a 90-unit apartment complex to serve very low to moderate income

persons 62 and older in Valdosta.

Application to HOD by the Jurisdiction Wide Resident Council, Inc of the Sylvester

Housing Authority for a ROSS Capacity Building Grant to procure professional.

technical assistance and support to foster the capacity of its council board officers

and resident leaders to create a homeownership program for Sylvester Housing

Authority public housing residents.

Application by the Georgia Housing and Finance Authority to the Housing
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Counseling Program to provide individual pre-purchase and post-purchase

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counseling to prospective homeowners throughout the State of Georgia.

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During SFY2002, DCA also reviewed the Agency Plans of local public housing authorities

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for consistency with the State's Consolidated Plan. DCA reviewed 29 plans during the program year.

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M. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION

A comprehensive effort was undertaken to disseminate draft versions of this Consolidated

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Plan Annual Performance Report in conformance with the State's Citizen Participation Plan. DCA placed advertisements on Wednesday, September 11, notifying the public of the document's availability upon request from the offices of the DCA. Advertisements were

placed in the following newspapers: Albany Herald, Athens Banner-Herald, Atlanta Journal-

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Constitution, Augusta Chronicle, Columbus Ledger, Macon Telegraph, Rome News-Tribune, and Savannah News-Press. The document was also made available to the public on DCA's

website.

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Written comments were due by 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 25th in compliance with

the required fifteen-day review period. No comments were received during the review

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III. ASSESSMENT OF ANNUAL PERFORMANCE

A. EvALUATION OF PROGRESS IN MEETING GEORGIA'S OBJECTIVES To PROVIDE

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AFFORDABLE HOUSING

The State continues to make significant progress in or toward meeting its housing priorities established in its five-year strategy with the Consolidated Plan. The State assisted 57,653 households with housing and shelter assistance funded through HOME, CDBG, ESGP or HOPWA during SFY2002

To meet its rental housing priority, the State projected it would rehabilitate or construct

affordable, rental housing units for 172 extremely low, 352 low and 179 moderate-income

households. During SFY2002, the State actually assisted in the rehabilitation or construction

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SFY2002, the State estimates that it assisted 11,577 extremely low, 3,489 low, and 793

moderate income households with rental assistance through the Section 8 program. Overall

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production was higher than projected.

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low and 570 moderate income households to achieve or maintain homeownership in housing

, free of overcrowded and structurally substandard conditions. During SFY2002, the State

actually assisted 69 extremely low, 101 low and 486 moderate-income households achieve

this goal using HOME and CDBG funds.

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awards to organizations to provide an average 9,600 persons daily with housing and

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supportive services which address the housing, economic, health and social needs of the

homeless. One of the State's goals is to provide a range of services and activities that have a

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measurable, major impact on conditions of poverty in the community. The Continuum of

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Care network has allowed DCA to increase the capacity level of organizations providing

services. During SFY2002, the ESGP program distributed 205 funding awards -- 179 (87%)

grants in urban areas and 26 (13%) in rural areas of Georgia. These funding provided housing

and/or services to 14,107 individuals daily. Approximately 4,020 individuals were housed

daily.

To meet its priority regarding special need households, the State anticipated making funding

awards to provide housing and supportive services necessary' to assist 370 special need

households to achieve decent, safe and sanitary living conditions. DCA assisted 1,734 elderly

households through the HOME, ESG, and CDBG programs; as well as 230 families and

4,232 individuals through the HOPWA program during SFY2002.

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In general, our evaluation is that the State is making significant progress in meeting this

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objective. This conclusion is based on the number and type of grants awarded and the numbers of persons benefiting from these projects.

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During the program year covered by this report, 142 awards to local units of government were made with CDBG funds Table 6: SFY2002 (FFY2001 Funds) Proposed

Accomplishments, presents the number of persons expected to benefit from these CDBG

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funds. Over 90% of these persons are low and moderate-income persons.

One major obstacle to meeting the objective is the reduction is the amount of CDBG funds

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available to the State. Over the past few years Congress has held steady on the overall amount of funding but has also set-aside millions of dollars for congressional mandated priorities.

These set-asides significantly reduce the amount of funds available to the State and seem to

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contradict the currently favored "block grant" approach. In addition, because the overall appropriation from Congress has not changed over the past several years, while construction

prices continue to increase, the effective "buying power" of the funds available has declined.

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In looking at how funds have been allocated over the past several years, we have noted a reduction in the amount of CDBG funds requested and awarded to local governments for

housing rehabilitation. For example, results of the FFY 1999 CDBG competition indicate that

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127 homes will be rehabilitated or reconstructed using funds from that allocation. For FFY1998 the figure was 123 housing units. This figure has declined since the FFY1994

competition when 486 housing units were scheduled to be rehabilitated or reconstructed.

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FFY1994 is referenced because the competition was actually held during the State Program Year 1995 - the first year of the Consolidated Plan.

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This reduction is off set in part by the decision in 1997 to set-aside some of the State's HOME allocation to be used for a local government housing improvement program (known

as CHIP). This HOME set-aside is distributed in the same manner and at the same time as the

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regular annual CDBG competition. Given the inherent flexibility of the HOME Program, it is understandable that local governments interested in improving housing are making

applications to CHIP for housing and CDBG for economic development and infrastructure

projects. The FFY1999 CHIP program will eventually rehabilitate or reconstruct

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approximately 193 homes and assist in the creation of an additional 60 new affordable housing units occupied by low and moderate-income families. Additionally, an estimated 68

households will receive acquisition and/or downpayment assistance for a home.

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refine and expand the availability of funding opportunities to best meet the needs of Georgia.

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Any changes will be reflected in the State's Annual Action Plan for FFY2002 Consolidated Funds or, if necessary, through an amendment submitted to HUD.

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D. Assessment of Efforts in Relation to the Consolidated Plan

SFY2002 was a significant year in the implementation of affordable housing and community

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development programs to benefit Georgia's low and moderate-income households. The

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Georgia Department of Community Affairs serves as the lead agency in the evaluation and

the implementation of HUD's four consolidated formula programs-Community

Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnership (HOME), Emergency

Shelter Grant (ESGP), and Housing Opportunity for People with AIDS (HOPW A). The

objectives and the investment of resources are established in both the Strategic/Action Plans

for the State. DCA has continued to evaluate/refine its efforts in respect to program

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implementation. Internally, work groups have been established within DCA to address issues

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that may impact capacity and service delivery.

The State continued to implement the Community HOME Improvement Program which

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application for the implementation of comprehensive community strategies. In addition, DCA

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Emergency Shelter Grant, the Housing Opportunities for People with AIDS, CffiP, and HOME Rental Housing programs.

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The number of loans made through the OwnHOME program totaled 442, accounting for

$1,310,596 in assistance. Approximately 94% of these loans were in MSAs, while 6% were located in non-MSA or rural counties. During SFY2002, DCA continued its efforts to expand

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regarding affordable housing issues. The Continuum of Care Plan maximizes the broad

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ordinances and the continued support of the Community Planning Institute. In terms of

production improvements, the State has sought to increase the capacity and responsiveness of

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HUD-funded programs. As a result, the State of Georgia concludes that significant progress

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This section provides information on the investment of consolidated formula funds within each county during SFY2002. Please note that ESGP, HOPWA, and CDBG investment figures are

equal to the amount of funds awarded within each county. HOME investment amounts are equal

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was filed during SFY2002.

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the county where the nonprofit agency providing housing and/or services is located, and may not

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actually reflect the total of the counties that are actually in each agency's service area.

No investment of funds from any of the consolidated formula programs occurred in SFY2002 in

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Monroe, Morgan, Murray. Oconee, Oglethorpe, Rabun, Tift, Towns, Twiggs, Webster, Wheeler,

White, and Wilkinson.
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Brantley

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$1,234,040

CDBG

$646,635

HOME

$83,604

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Atkinson

CDBG

$483,671

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CDBG

$646,635

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$500,000

ESGP

$34,900

HOME

$67,479

HOME

$2,861

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$89,600

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CDBG

$500,000

Burke

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$886,000

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CDBG

$48,090

Butts

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$9,325

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$500,000 $33,400

Calhoun
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$2,250

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$21,242

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$27,429

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$664;085

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$7,200

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$1,320,690

CDBG ESGP

$36,000 $45,400

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$32,326

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$500,000

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$68,000

Catoosa

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$2,138

Berrien

CDBG

$336,218

Charlton

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$20,671

Bibb

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$173,200

Chatham

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$6,094

ESGP

$865,004

HOPWA

$300,000

HOME

$1,350,982

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$575,000

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$86,290

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$8,100

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$292,200 $67,000

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$48,100 $136,211
$748,426
$318,500 $52,974
$83,518

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$1,531,710

ESGP

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$20,000 $1,301,152

Columbia

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$18,686

Cook

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$500,000 $14,900

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HOME

$144,323

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$1,924,597

CDBG

$1,050,000

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$1,241,384 $3,715

DeKalb ESGP HOME
Dodge CDBG
Dooly CDBG HOME
Dougherty ESGP HOME HOPWA
Douglas ESGP HOME
Early CDBG HOME
Effingham CDBG HOME
Elbert HOME
Emanuel CDBG
Evans CDBG
Fannin ESGP
Fayette HOME

$262,200 $179,199
$312,207
$507,380 $15,922
$102,800 $3,087
$99,700
$38,000 $1,142,531
$440,000 $2,173
$50,000 $6,471
$1,880
$793,500
$497,070
$75,000
$5,000

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HOME

$10,000

CDBG

$500,000

ESGP

$12,600

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$92,520

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$10,000

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$4,941

Houston

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$50,000

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ESGP

$88,800

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$257,238

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$62,052

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Irwin

ESGP

$2,634,700

HOME

$31,814

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$1,063,983

HOPWA

$150,000

Jackson

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$1,000,000

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$4,600

Jasper

HOPWA

$99,000

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$1,512

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$178,785

CDBG

$496,864

HOME

$1,327,000

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$36,388

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Jefferson

CDBG

$1,705,668

CDBG

$50,000

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$10,000

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Jenkins

CDBG

$313,200

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$55,500

HOME

$65,395

Lamar

Habersham

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$462,964

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$17,000

Lanier

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$49,000

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ESGP

$17,900

Laurens

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$3,475,660

CDBG

$500,000

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$15,000

Hancock

HOME

$2,691,529

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Hart
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$750,000

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$550,000

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$901,892 $9,200
$1,360,003

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$1,405
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$493,190

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Macon

$7,900

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Madison

$500,000

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$111,000

McDuffie

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$1,000,000

McIntosh

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$2,400

Meriwether

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$1,266,904

HOME

$9,613

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COBG

$119,000

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COBG

$1,325,350

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Newton
COBG HOME
Paulding
ESGP HOME
Peach
HOME
Pickens
COBG
Pierce
COBG
Pike
HOME
Polk
COBG HOME
Pulaski
COBG
Putnam
COBG
Quitman
COBG
Randolph
COBG

$135,005 $9,708
$82,000
$483,195 $78,306
$10,300 $54,787
$19,365
$50,000
$257,764
$3,640
$550,000 $2,944
$643,258
$986,081
$500,000
$613,571

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$258,400 $1,360,589

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$30,000

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$220,000

Terrell

CDBG

$571,397

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ESGP

$33,400

Thomas

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$12,851

CDBG ESGP

$1,696,206 $9,200

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CDBG

$500,000

Toombs

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$1,000,000

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CDBG

$28,102

Treutlen
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$500,000

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$365,442

Troup

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$3,793

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$10,000

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$3,176

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CDBG

$734,887

Turner

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$1,907,774

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CDBG

$500,000

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$500,000

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Upson

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$812,095

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Walker

CDBG

$1,740,176

CDBG

$550,000

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$8,129

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$15,000

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Walton

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$318,597

ESGP

$1,300

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$10,935

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$500,000

Ware

Tattnall

CDBG

$1,779,006

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$62,799

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$481,614

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$47,418

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$984,629 $8,336
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PERFORMANCE OF THE HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS
(HOPWA) PROGRAM

This section provides information on the number of units provided to persons with HIV/AIDS

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Action Plan/Cons'olidated Plan for this operating year.

The following definitions apply to terms used previously in this report and on the following two HOPW A performance charts:

ROWS:

1. Rental assistance means some form of on-going rental housing subsidy for the individual or

household, such as tenant-based rental assistance payments or other scatter-site units that may be

leased by the client, where the amount is determined based in part on household incomes and rent

costs.

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time emergency payment, or payments made over a limited time period to prevent the

homelessness of a household, e.g. HOPW A short-term rent, mortgage and utility payments within

a 21 week period.

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other multi-unit dwelling; project-based rental assistance and sponsor leasing costs should be

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counted in this category as well as costs for minor repairs or other maintenance costs, costs for

security, operations, insurance, utilities, furnishings, equipment, supplies, other incidental costs in

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means units and costs for the development or renovation of a housing facility, such as a community residence, SRO dwelling or other multi-unit dwelling, where costs for acquisition of

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were expended during the period and the number of units reported were used by clients for some

part of this period.

3-c. Units in facilities being developed with capital costs but not yet opened means units and

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costs for the development or renovation of a housing facility, such as a community residence,

SRO dwelling or other multi-unit dwelling, where costs for acquisition of the unit, new

construction or conversion; substantial or non-substantial rehabilitation of the unit were expended

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TOTAL means the non-duplicated number of units of housing that were dedicated to persons

with mY/AIDS and their families that were supported with HOPWA and other funds, during this

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operating year.

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in dedicating assistance to this client population. Ryan White CARE Act funds or other assistance

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that is not directly providing housing assistance or other residential support, to the degree that this practicable has not been included in this report.

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TOTAL by type of unit means the non-duplicated number of units of housing (by type of housing) that were dedicated to persons with HIV/AIDS and their families and that were supported with HOPWA and other funds, during this operating year.

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Number of Amount of Number of Amount of Deduction TOTAL by

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units With Grantee and for Units

type of Unit

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Grantee and other funds reported In

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other funds

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84

$169.357

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84

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2. Short-tennlemergency 355

$141,327

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0

0

355

housing payments

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66

$518,829

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66

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capital costs and opened

and served clients

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capital costs but not yet

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Subtotal

505

$829,513 0

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0

505

Deducuon for Units

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0

0

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505

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Performance is measured by the number of units of housing that were supported with HOPWA or

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other Federal, State, local and private funds for the purposes of providing housing assistance or

residential support to persons living with lIlY/AIDS and their families. Note that this chart does

not directly measure supportive service costs nor does it measure persons with lIlY/AIDS who

received housing or services under the State's Emergency Shelter Grant Program (ESGP). To the

extent that persons with lIlY/AIDS are homeless, they are eligible to receive housing and/or

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services under the ESG Program. According to beneficiary data collected on clients who

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received housing through the State's ESG Program, 1,417 individuals reported that they had

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Performance Chart 2 -- Comparison to Planned Actions, as approved in the Action Plan/Consolidated Plan for this Operating Year (Estimated Numbers of Units)

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Type of Unit: 1. Rental Assistance

Estimated Number of Umts by type In the approved Consolidated Plan/Action Plan for tlus operating year
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Comment, on comparison WIth actual accomplishments (or attach)

2. Short-term or emergency hOUSIng payments 3-a Uruts In facihues supported with operatmg costs 3-b Uruts In facrhnes that were developed with caprtal costs and opened and served clients 3-c Units In facilmes bemg developed WIth capital costs but not yet opened
Subtotal
Deduction for umts reported in more than one category
TOTAL

291 48 22
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423 0
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+64 +18 +22
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**During FY200 1-02, the State administered HOPWA funds for the first to South Central GA

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Task Force for the Homeless, Inc. This project sponsor covers an. additional 18 counties, which provided 32 additional units of previously unavailable housing to 36 persons with mY/AIDS as

well as housing information &/or supportive services to 49 participants. Also of note, Central

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City AIDS Network's HOPWA Development project was completed during FY2001-02, which now provides an additional 28 community based units of housing in the Macon area.

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