State of Georgia consolidated annual performance and evaluation report (CAPER), July 1, 2010 - June 30, 2011

State of Georgia Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER)
FFY 2010/SFY2011 JULY 1, 2010 - JUNE 30, 2011
Nathan Deal, Governor Georgia Department of Community Affairs
Mike Beatty, Commissioner September 2011

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

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II. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC ANNUAL OBJECTIVES

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HUD TABLE 3A

III. SUMMARY OF RESOURCES AND DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS

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Federal Resources

Other Resources

Relationship of Investment and Housing Priorities

IV. ANNUAL HOUSING ACCOMPLISHMENTS HUD TABLE 3B

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Program Investments

V. PRIORITY HOUSING NEEDS

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HUD TABLE 2A

VI. ASSESSMENT OF ANNUAL PERFORMANCE

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Affordable Housing Evaluation

Community Development Evaluation

Program Objectives Changes

Consolidated Plan Assessment

Location of Investment

Affirmative Marketing Efforts

Fair Housing

Continuum of Care

VII. OTHER ACTIONS

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Address Obstacles to Meet Underserved Needs

Assisting Households with Disproportionate Housing

Eliminate Barriers to Affordable Housing

Overcome Gaps in Institutional Structure and Enhance Coordination

Improve Public Housing and Resident Initiatives

Fostering and Maintaining Affordable Housing

Carrying Out the Actions in the Consolidated Plan

Citizen Participation

VIII. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG)

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Allocation by Jurisdiction

Program Accomplishments

Program Priorities and Objectives LMeovneirtaogriinngg

Evaluation of Progress of Community Development Objectives

IX. HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP (HOME)

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Allocation by Program

Geographic Distribution of Assistance and Investments

Leverage

Projects Funded with Program Income

Monitoring

X. EMERGENCY SHELTER PROGRAM (ESG)

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Allocation

Geographic Distribution of Assistance and Investment

Match Requirements

Homeless Discharge Coordination

XI. HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS (HOPWA)

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Allocation

Racial/Ethnicity Characteristics

Special Needs

XII. APPENDIX I: HOPWA CAPER

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XIII. APPENDIX II: DISTRIBUTION OF HUD FUNDS BY COUNTY

137

APPENDIX III: HOME PROGRAM ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORT 144

APPENDIX IV: HOME MATCH REPORT

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RREPORT

INTRODUCTION
In compliance with regulations from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the State of Georgia prepared the Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2010 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) on the State's housing and community development activities and accomplishments. The four federal programs covered in this report are: Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnership (HOME), Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG), and Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Programs.
During State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2011, the period of July 1, 2010 June 30, 2011, the Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) administered the CDBG funds from HUD. The Georgia Housing and Finance Authority (GHFA) received the HOME, ESG, and HOPWA allocations; however, GHFA contracted with DCA to manage the programmatic requirements of the funds.
The CAPER is a document that enables the citizens of Georgia and HUD to monitor the State's progress in implementing its Consolidated Plan, which is a single document that describes the planning and application requirements of the federal funded programs. The CAPER includes a summary of the resources, the programmatic accomplishments in attaining the goals and objectives for the above period, and other actions taken to implement the overall strategies.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The State's Consolidated Plan required the following objectives be addressed based on two categories: (1) to directly benefit low- and moderate-income households and (2) to improve the production capacity of affordable housing providers.
Direct Benefit Priorities
To increase the number of Georgia's low- and moderate-income households who have obtained affordable rental housing which is free of overcrowded and structurally substandard conditions To increase the number of Georgia's low- and moderate-income households who have achieved and are maintaining homeownership in housing free of overcrowded and structurally substandard conditions To increase the access of Georgia's homeless to a continuum of housing and supportive services which address their housing, economic, health, and social needs To increase the access of Georgia's special need populations to a continuum of housing and supportive services which address their housing, economic, health, and social needs To increase the access of Georgia's Hispanic population to a continuum of housing and supportive services that address their housing, economic, and social needs To increase the access of Georgia's elderly population to a continuum of housing and supportive services that address their housing, economic, and social needs. To provide assistance to local governments to meet their community and economic development needs
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Production Improvement Priorities
To increase coordination, strengthen linkages and encourage the formation of partnerships between Georgia's private sector housing developers, financial institutions, nonprofit organizations, public sector agencies, foundations, and other providers To increase the capacity and skills of local nonprofit organizations and other providers to offer housing assistance To improve the responsiveness of state and local policies to affordable housing issues
The State continues to address its priorities and objectives related to affordable housing and community development issues and the administration of related HUD-funded programs. While production results have sometimes exceeded or fallen short of stated goals within the Consolidated Plan, the State concludes that significant progress has been made to address the priorities and objectives outlined in its Consolidated Plan. Additionally, in spite of fluctuations in federal program funding, changes in program features, and the generally challenging economic climate, production was consistent.
Below is a summary of the State's past performance to meet the objectives identified in the adopted Consolidated Plan.
1. Rehabilitate or construct affordable rental housing units for low and moderateincome households.
2. Provide rental assistance to low or moderate-income households. 3. Assist low or moderate-income households with rehabilitation or construction of
housing so that they may achieve and maintain homeownership in housing free of overcrowded and structurally substandard conditions. 4. Assist low or moderate-income households with down payment assistance so that they may achieve and maintain homeownership in housing free of overcrowded and structurally substandard 5. Make funding awards to organizations that provide housing and supportive services necessary to break the cycle of homelessness. 6. Make funding awards to organizations that provide housing and supportive services necessary for Special Need households to achieve decent, safe and sanitary living conditions.
The data used to track disbursements and to report performance throughout the program year was provided by the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Community Planning and Development Division's Integrated Disbursement and Information System (IDIS). IDIS reports provide an opportunity for the State to provided details to citizens on the successes achieved of revitalizing neighborhoods and meeting objectives outlined in the Consolidated Plan. To see an example of the kind of reports available in IDIS and to get details on how to access them, please visit the DCA website at the following link:
www.dca.ga.gov/communities/CommunityInitiatives/programs/PerformanceMeasurementReports.asp
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HUD TABLE 3A - SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC ANNUAL OBJECTIVES
FFY2010/SFY2011 Year 1

Specific Obj. #

Outcome/Objective

Sources of Funds

Specific Annual Objectives

Performance Indicators

Program Expected Actual Percent Year Number Number Completed

DH-1.2

Accessibility for the purpose of providing decent affordable housing

DH-1.2.1.1 Construct affordable rental

Number of

2010

148

77

52%

housing units for extremely low- HOME

affordable rental 2011

148

income households.

housing units

Program

2012

148

Income

GOAL

444

DH-1.2.1.2 Construct affordable rental

Number of

2010

223

131

59%

housing units for low-income

HOME

affordable rental 2011

223

households.

housing units

Program

2012

222

Income

GOAL

668

DH-1.2.1.3 Construct affordable rental

Number of

2010

58

37

64%

housing units for moderate-

HOME

affordable rental 2011

57

income households.

housing units

Program

2012

57

Income

GOAL

172

DH-1.2.2.1 Assist extremely low-income

HOME

Number of

2010

3

0

0

households with the construction

affordable

2011

3

of housing so that they may achieve homeownership.

Program

housing units for 2012

3

Income

GOAL

9

DH-1.2.2.2 Assist low-income households

HOME

Number of

2010

9

0

0

with the construction of housing

affordable

2011

8

so that they may achieve

housing units

homeownership.

Program

2012

8

Income

GOAL

25

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HUD TABLE 3A - SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC ANNUAL OBJECTIVES
FFY2010/SFY2011 Year 1

DH-1.2 DH-1.2.2.3
DH-1.2.3.0
DH-2.2 DH-2.2.1.1
DH-2.2.1.2
DH-2.2.1.3

Accessibility for the purpose of providing Decent Affordable Housing

Assist moderate-income households with the construction of housing so that they may achieve homeownership.

HOME Program

Number of affordable housing units

2010 2011 2012

Income

GOAL

Assist Hispanic households to access the continuum of housing and/or supportive housing.

HOME CDBG

Number of Hispanic households assisted

2010 2011 2012

HCV

GOAL

Affordability for the purpose of providing Decent Affordable Housing

Provide extremely low-income households with rental assistance.

HOPWA HCV

Number of households assisted

2010 2011 2012

S + C

GOAL

Provide low-income households

with rental assistance.

HOPWA

HCV

Number of households assisted

2010 2011 2012

S + C

GOAL

Provide moderate-income households with rental assistance.

HOPWA
HCV S + C

Number of households assisted
GOAL

2010 2011 2012

9 8 8 25 1,640 1,640 1,640 4,920

2 2,427

8,874 8,874 8,873 26,621 7,867 7,867 7,866 23,600
35 34 34 103

14,060 3,232 414

22% 148%
158% 41% 1,183%

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HUD TABLE 3A - SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC ANNUAL OBJECTIVES
FFY2010/SFY2011 Year 1

DH-2.2 DH-2.2.2.1 DH-2.2.2.2 DH-2.2.2.3 DH-2.2.3.0
DH-2.2.4.0 DH-2.2.5.0 DH-2.2.6.0

Affordability for the purpose of providing Decent Affordable Housing

Assist extremely low-income households with down payment assistance so that they may achieve homeownership.

HOME
Program Income

Number receiving down payment assistance
GOAL

2010 2011 2012

Assist low-income households with down payment assistance so that they may achieve homeownership.

HOME
Program Income

Number receiving down payment assistance
GOAL

2010 2011 2012

Assist moderate-income households with down payment assistance so that they may achieve homeownership.

HOME
Program Income

Number receiving down payment assistance
GOAL

2010 2011 2012

Assist households with home buyer education so that they may achieve homeownership.

HUD Housing Counselin
g

Number of households receiving home buyer education.

2010 2011
2012

Make funding awards to

HOME

organizations or households that assist Special Needs households

HOPWA

with housing and supportive

HCV

services.

Provide housing assistance and information to Special Needs households in order to enable them to transfer from institutional to community living situations. Provide housing assistance and services to break the cycle of homelessness

HCV ESG

GOAL Number of Special Needs households assisted
GOAL Number households assisted
GOAL Number households that received emergency financial assistance
GOAL

2010 2011 2012
2010 2011 2012
2010 2011 2012

87 87 87 261 318 318 317 953 520 519 519 1,558 7,615 7,615
7,615 22,845 5,585 5,585 5,584 16,754
34 33 33 100
0 1,100 1,100 2,200

32 236 474 6,563 7,898 12
0

37% 74% 91% 86% 141% 35%
0

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HUD TABLE 3A - SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC ANNUAL OBJECTIVES
FFY2010/SFY2011 Year 1

DH-3.2 DH-3.2.1.1
DH-3.2.1.2
DH-3.2.1.3
DH-3.2 DH-3.2.2.1
DH-3.2.2.2
DH-3.2.2.3
SL-1.1 SL-1.1.1.0

Sustainability for the purpose of providing Decent Affordable Housing

Rehabilitate affordable, rental housing units for extremely low-income households.

HOME
Program Income

Number of units rehabilitated
GOAL

2010 2011 2012

Rehabilitate affordable, rental housing units for low-income households.

HOME
Program Income

Number of units rehabilitated
GOAL

2010 2011 2012

Rehabilitate affordable, rental housing units for moderateincome households.

HOME
Program Income

Number of units rehabilitated
GOAL

2010 2011 2012

Sustainability for the purpose of providing Decent Affordable Housing

Assist extremely low-income households with rehabilitation so that they may achieve sustainable and affordable homeownership.

HOME CDBG

Number of affordable units
GOAL

2010 2011 2012

Assist low-income households with rehabilitation so that they HOME

may achieve sustainable and

affordable homeownership.

CDBG

Number of affordable units
GOAL

2010 2011 2012

Assist moderate-income households with rehabilitation so that they may achieve sustainable and affordable homeownership.

HOME CDBG

Number of affordable units
GOAL

2010 2011 2012

Accessibility for the purpose of creating Suitable Living Environments

Provide housing necessary for

Georgia's homeless to break the ESG

cycle of homelessness to

provide housing to homeless

individuals (transitional and

HOME

shelter)

Number of homeless given overnight shelter
GOAL

2010 2011 2012

47

40

46

46

139

55

166

55

54

164

12

5

12

11

35

59

45

59

59

177

72

51

72

72

216

17

37

17

17

51

35,000 35,000 35,000 95,000

33,766

85% 302% 42% 76% 71% 218% 96%

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HUD TABLE 3A - SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC ANNUAL OBJECTIVES
FFY2010/SFY2011 Year 1

SL-1.1 SL-1.1.2.0
SL-1.1.3.0
SL-1.1.4.0 SL-1.1.5.0
SL-3.1 SL-3.1.1.0 SL-3.1.2.0

Accessibility for the purpose of creating Suitable Living Environments

Enhance the availability and accessibility of suitable living environments through the construction, reconstruction or rehabilitation of public facilities to benefit residential areas with a LMI percentage of 51 or greater.
Enhance the availability and accessibility of suitable living environments through the construction, reconstruction or rehabilitation of buildings to benefit residential areas with a LMI percentage of 51 or greater.
Provide supportive services necessary for Georgia's homeless to break the cycle of homelessness to individuals.

CDBG CDBG ESG

Number of people assisted

2010 2011 2012

GOAL

Number of people assisted

2010 2011 2012

GOAL

Number of homeless individuals assisted

2010 2011 2012

GOAL

Provide emergency housing for

Georgia's homeless seeking

ESG

overnight accommodations in

shelters and transitional to

break the cycle of homelessness

Number of beds created in overnight shelter or emergency housing

2010 2011
2012

GOAL

Sustainability for the purpose of creating Suitable Living Environments

Make funding awards to local governments, or organizations that assist elderly persons with housing and/or supportive services.

HOME CDBG

Number of elderly persons assisted
GOAL

2010 2011 2012

Enhance the sustainability of suitable living environments through the construction, reconstruction or rehabilitation of public facilities to benefit residential areas with a LMI percentage of 51 or greater.

CDBG

Number of people assisted

2010 2011 2012

GOAL

16,200 16,200 16,200

16,588

102%

48,600

15,500 1,468

9%

15,500

15,500

46,500

65,000 65,000 65,000
75,000 4,500 4,500 4,500

47,963 4,505

74% 100%

13,500

2,502 2,501 2,501 7,504 1,800 1,800 1,800

3,081 4,255

123% 236%

5,400

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HUD TABLE 3A - SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC ANNUAL OBJECTIVES
FFY2010/SFY2011 Year 1

SL-3.1

Sustainability for the purpose of creating Suitable Living Environments

SL-3.1.3.0 EO-1.3

Enhance the sustainability of suitable living environments through the reconstruction or rehabilitation of buildings to

CDBG

Number of people assisted

2010 2011 2012

benefit LMC at a percentage of 51 or greater.

GOAL

Accessibility for the purpose of creating Economic Opportunities

EO-1.3.1.0
EO-3.3 EO-3.3.1.0
EO-3.3.1.1

Provide economic opportunity by providing new job opportunities via loans to businesses, grants for public infrastructure and funds for training centers.

CDBG

Number of new jobs created
GOAL

2010 2011 2012

Sustainability for the purpose of creating Economic Opportunities

Provide economic opportunity by retaining jobs via loans to businesses, grants for public infrastructure and funds for training centers.

CDBG

Number of jobs retained
GOAL

2010 2011 2012

Provide economic opportunity by assisting businesses grants to CDBG
create or retain jobs

Number of businesses assisted

2010 2011 2012

GOAL
Water and sewer projects, drainage/street improvements, health and learning centers, etc.
Neighborhood facilities, multipurpose centers, etc. This is the same number for both indicators. These categories have significant overlap.

15,500 15,500 15,500 46,500
1,600 1,600 1,600 4,800
1,600 1,600 1,600 4,800
16 16 16 48

1,468 648 782 16

9% 41% 49% 100%

Note: For the State CDBG Program, funds are distributed based on applications from local governments. The state does not require under its Method of Distribution that local governments apply for particular types of grants based on specific outcome performance measures, rather a range of eligible activities and eligible outcome measures is allowed. Local governments therefore determine the expected number of beneficiaries and the applicable outcome measures.

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SUMMARY OF RESOURCES AND DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS

The State utilized a variety of federal and non-federal resources to accomplish the housing and community development objectives for the FFY2010. These resources were allocated to carry out the activities performed by the state and local governments. Local government and other agencies awarded funds used match funding to impact the production results in their communities.

CDBG, HOME, and ESG required a match contribution to generate additional investment in planned activities. Local government applicants for the CDBG Program received additional points for providing evidences of other resources (i.e. local general revenue, other federal and state loans or grant funds, and private commitments) for their projects.

ESG recipients matched the awarded HUD funds with an equal amount from another resource. HOPWA grant recipients were not required to match federal funding but they are encouraged to seek additional funding to ensure sustainability of supportive services.

The total amount of HUD funding allocated for the program year for all the State's programs was $72,433,372. Following is a breakdown of this total by program.

FFY2010 State of Georgia Funding Totals by HUD Program

CDBG

HOME

ESG

HOPWA

$43,644,802

$24,500,584

$2,262,240

$2,025,746

Other Resources
The State received other funding sources to achieve the housing objectives during the period. This CAPER does not report on the State's federal economic stimulus programs created by the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (HERA) and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP 1, 2, and 3), the CDBG-Recovery program (CDBG-R), the Tax Credit Assistance Program, the Tax Credit Exchange Program, and the Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Housing Program (HPRP). These programs report separately according to their respective federal regulations.
Low Income Housing Tax Credit/Georgia Housing Tax Credit
Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) have been an important tool in the development and preservation of affordable rental housing in Georgia. The Housing Tax Credit Program allocates federal and state tax credits to owners of qualified rental properties who reserve all or a portion of their units for occupancy for low-income tenants. The program helps to address the need for affordable rental housing by providing a 10-year federal and state tax incentive to attract private investment for the development of affordable housing. The money raised by the sale of the tax credits reduces the size of the mortgage needed for development, so rents can be reduced. Owners agree to rent all or some of their units to low-income residents for at least 15 years. During SFY2011, the program was competitively available to owners of projects involving new construction or the rehabilitation of existing units.
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 credit 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, as amended, and the applicable Qualified Allocation Plan.

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DCA jointly administers this program with the Georgia Department of Revenue and Office of the Insurance and Fire Safety Commissioner on behalf of the State. Since 2002, DCA has awarded approximately $117 million in federal 9% housing tax credit annual allocations to affordable housing developers. In turn, these developers have constructed or rehabilitated more than 18,000 units of affordable rental housing statewide.
During SFY2011, DCA administered both the federal and the state program for the State of Georgia, allocating $26,286,056 in federal and State Housing Credit authority. This activity will produce 2,164 rental units.
Housing Choice Voucher Rental Assistance (Section 8)
The Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program allows public housing authorities the opportunity to offer rental and utility assistance to lower-income families by utilizing the existing housing stock. The program is tailored to meet the individual needs of qualified families by offering each family the freedom to find a suitable unit and contract with landlords who will agree to accept the HCV rent subsidies on behalf of the family and to maintain their rental properties to the required Housing Quality Standards. Currently, the Program serves over 15,000 Georgia families and processes over 11,000 rental assistance payments per month, adding more than $102 million to Georgia's economy each year. The amount of the subsidy is based primarily upon the participant's income. DCA administers the program in 149 of Georgia's 159 counties through six regional offices located around the State. Across the remainder of the State, local public housing authorities administer this program in the remaining 10 counties (Bibb, Chatham, Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton, Glynn, Muscogee, Richmond, and Sumter counties). Within this program, other initiatives in the budget of the rental assistance program are similar to the standard program. These initiatives are the following:
1) Mainstream Program Vouchers - assist persons with disabilities locating decent and accessible rental housing in the private marketplace.
2) Project-Based Voucher Program provides project-based assistance to families who use a voucher attached to a rental unit. DCA uses project-based vouchers at certain developments where supportive service providers focus on special needs populations.
3) Enhanced Voucher Program provided by HUD to assist Section 236 of Section 221(d)(e) property owners with financial assistance to convert project-based assisted properties to the Housing Choice Program that have triggered one of the following events: preservation repayment, Section 8 opt-outs, HUD enforcement action or property disposition.
4) Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing - combines HUD HCV rental assistance for homeless veterans with case management and clinical services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs at its medical centers in the community.
5) Homeownership Program - enables certain rental assistance program participants to purchase a home in DCA's jurisdiction using the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) as income for the purpose of qualifying for a mortgage loan.
During SFY2011, the State's Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8 Rental Assistance) program provided $102,140,916 in assistance, benefiting 15,800 households.
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HUD Shelter Plus Care Rental Assistance (S+C)
The Shelter Plus Care program is designed to provide housing and supportive services on a longterm basis 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 acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) or related diseases.
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:
Tenant-based Rental Assistance Sponsor-based Rental Assistance Project-based Rental Assistance with rehabilitation or Project-based Rental Assistance without rehabilitation Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation Program for Single Occupancy Dwellings (SRO)
Currently, there are 67 current projects with 1,495 units under contract. Thirty-two (32) programs are operating in a five-year grant period while 35 programs are operating in a renewal term for a 12 month period. The programs benefit an estimated 2,300 persons who are homeless/chronically homeless and have a disability.
Mortgage Revenue Bond Proceeds
During SFY2011, DCA operated the Georgia Dream First Mortgage program using the proceeds generated from GHFA's issuance of mortgage revenue bonds. The Georgia Dream program offered low interest rate loans to qualified low and moderate-income home buyers with modest assets. The loans are 30 year fixed rate mortgages with interest rates that are typically lower than existing market rates. Except for targeted rural counties and some urban census tracts, borrowers must be first-time home buyers. These fixed-rate mortgage loans were required to be either FHA or conventionally insured, or VA or USDA/Rural Development guidelines if the loan-to-value ratio was greater than 80%. Program assistance was available on a first come, first served basis through a network of participating mortgage lenders. Homes purchased under this program cannot exceed maximum sales price limits and must be the borrower's primary residence.
During SFY2011, this program provided $144,487,081 in loans to assist 1,461 households achieve homeownership. The State also used the proceeds of its mortgage revenue bonds to fund down payment and closing costs through the State's Georgia Dream Second Mortgage programs. A total of 541 Georgia Dream Second Mortgage loans were closed totaling $3,060,000.
State Housing Trust Fund for the Homeless
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 governments and private nonprofit organizations to assist low-income and homeless persons. During SFY2011, the Trust Fund awarded 261 grants to: 1) provide a variety of supportive services such as case management, outreach, and counseling, 2) operate emergency shelters, transitional and supportive housing facilities, and 3) provide a variety of technical assistance programs designed to enhance the way organizations deliver services to benefit low-income and homeless persons.
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The Trust Fund also provided funds to the Permanent Supportive Housing Program. This program provided financial assistance to developers of permanent housing for eligible homeless tenants. In addition, project-based rental assistance (Housing Choice Voucher) was available from DCA for 100% of PSHP units occupied by eligible tenants in certain jurisdictions. Construction and permanent financing was available for the cost of constructing or rehabilitating rental housing for eligible homeless tenants. The dwelling units must be affordable to low income households and 100% of the total units must be available to the homeless tenants. Supportive services must be provided that are applicable to the needs of the targeted special need tenants.
During SFY2011, the State awarded $2,874,988 in HOME funds and $200,000 in State Housing Trust Funds to O'Hern House, a facility that will have 76 special needs units when completed. The following projects were completed in IDIS during SFY2011:

Projects

# of Units

Location

HOME Funding

State Funding

Seven Courts

34 units Atlanta

$3,011,117

$0

Highlands West

42 units Augusta

$3,628,249 $471,000

Gateway Town Center

24 units Brunswick $3,339,242 $150,000

Summit Trail

35 units Atlanta

$3,810,500

$0

Willow Glen

28 units Columbus $3,259,700 $250,000

Home Access
The Brain and Spinal Injury Trust Fund Commission made $131,181 in funding available for the Home Access Program for persons with traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries. This program is effective for keeping individuals and families in community-based housing, and these modifications allow persons to age in place instead of being placed in institutional settings such as assisted living or nursing home placements. Through the program, eligible homeowners could receive up to $15,000 provided for accessibility modifications per home.
These funds were distributed through DCA-approved Contract Administrators to provide accessibility improvements at owner-occupied homes in which individuals with a disability reside and utilize as their primary residence. Funds were used to complete any of the following activities: widening of interior and exterior doorways, construction of wheelchair ramps, bathroom retrofitting which may have involved the construction of roll in showers, ADA level toilets, installation of chair or porch lifts, accessibility improvements to kitchens, lowering of closet shelves, installation of visual aids and/or audible alarms, and other modifications as approved by DCA.
Eleven organizations served as the Contract Administrators responsible for the program's administrative coordination and oversight of projects through completion during this reporting period. They were selected through a request for qualification process. Due to Georgia's budgetary constraints, DCA did not receive any funds from the State Housing Trust Fund for the Homeless for the Home Access Program for SFY2011. During SFY2011, 12 homeowners were assisted and the average amount funded per project was $10,932. The Contract Administrators for this program during SFY 2011 are listed in the following chart.

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Administrators
Action, Inc. Multiple Choices Center For Independent Living Walton Options For Independent Living BAIN, Inc. Center For Independent Living Dalton-Whitfield Corporation Community Development DisABILITY Link Center For Independent Living Disability Resource Center Middle Georgia Center For Independent Living LIFE, Living Independence for Everyone Friends Of Disabled Adults & Children Too! Middle Georgia Community Action Agency

Location Athens Athens Augusta Bainbridge Dalton Decatur Gainesville Macon Savannah Stone Mountain Warner Robins

Re-Entry Partnership Housing Program (RPH)

The State Board of Pardons and Paroles, DCA, and the Department of Corrections have entered into an agreement to accomplish the Re-entry Partnership Housing (RPH) for the ResidenceProblem Inmates (RPI) project. This program provides housing to convicted felons who remain in prison after the Parole Board has authorized their release due solely to having no residential options. Re-entry housing partners must provide released offenders stable housing and food. The goal of the RPH program is to provide short-term financial assistance to help stabilize an individual's re-entry process to enhance his or her ability to remain crime free.

During SFY2011, the RPH assisted 551 eligible parolees with housing placement, meals and the opportunity to reintegrate into the general population and become reconnected with society. DCA disbursed $855,400 of RPH funds to agencies providing the required services.

HomeSafe Georgia

The U.S. Department of the Treasury Hardest Hit Fund rolled out statewide under the name HomeSafe Georgia in April 2011. Unemployed and underemployed homeowners may qualify for mortgage payment assistance and/or delinquent mortgage reinstatement. Approved applicants may receive up to 18 months of assistance. Assistance is in the form of a zero cost, zero interest loan that is forgiven at 20% per year for five years following the assistance period. A total of 39 Georgia homeowners received assistance through this program in SFY2011. Outreach is accomplished primarily through Department of Labor career centers. Applications are submitted through the www.HomeSafeGeorgia.com website.

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OneGeorgia Authority The OneGeorgia Authority makes grants and loans to local government entities, typically rural communities, for economic development from the 25-year term State's tobacco settlement economically challenged areas. There are six basic fund areas available to challenged areas that rural communities can access for economic development assistance:
Equity Fund provides financial assistance to rural communities to help build the necessary infrastructure for economic development and the creation of jobs. Funds are made available for capacity building and existing industry through this program. Equity funds are also available as loans for several different types of projects, such as constructing speculative buildings in order to attract additional industries to these regions. The E-911 Fund is devoted to assist counties throughout Georgia in setting up E-911 emergency telephone services in counties that are not currently operating a system. Broadband Rural Initiative to Develop Georgia's Economy (BRIDGE) provides grants for publicly owned infrastructure based on the number of rural counties receiving new or enhanced high-speed broadband services. Entrepreneur and Small Business Development Loan Guarantee (ESB) provides new financial resources and opportunities for business development in Georgia's at-risk areas by partnering with accredited Georgia financial institutions. Airport Initiative in Rural Georgia (AirGeorgia) provides grants to integrate airport infrastructure improvements into OneGeorgia's overall plan for rural economic development. AirGeorgia targets the 49 Level I and Level II airports in rural Georgia to accelerate a number of projects including runway extensions, installation of navigational aids, weather reporting stations and other projects deemed necessary to increase accessibility of Georgia's rural airports and communities. Strategic Industries Loan Fund (the "Loan Fund") provides loan assistance for the purchase of fixed assets to eligible applicants that are being considered as a relocation or expansion site for an emerging or development-stage company in a strategic industry targeted by Georgia. The Loan Fund is gap financing that is utilized when the private sector funds (including venture capital, angel or institutional investors, traditional commercial financing, and developer financing) are unavailable and when the health, welfare and economic security of the citizens of the state are promoted through the recruitment, development and retention of emerging and development-stage companies in strategic industries that are creating higher quality jobs.
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Relationship of Investments to Georgia's Affordable Housing Priorities This section outlines the state's progress towards addressing the affordable housing priorities identified in the State's Annual Action Plan for FFY2010 Consolidated Funds. Because of the structure of the various programs, such as the HOME Program that allows a two-year cycle to commit funds to individual projects, federal funding sources may represent funding years other than FFY2010. Therefore, the total amount of program funds committed to projects identified in this section does not equal the amount of FFY2010 program funds received from HUD. In addition, the projected and actual household benefit figures associated with each objective only represent the assisTance level produced from the State's consolidated formula allocation, state funds available as match to the federal funds, program income and other HUD assistance. Actual production statistics of other funding sources are provided separately for informational purposes, as available. Data on beneficiaries of the HUD funds is based on the following:
HOME - beneficiary data for projects completed during the program year with the exception of the CHIP Program, which is based upon the final draw date for the activity ESG - beneficiary data based on the number of individuals who received project shelter or assistance during the reporting period HOPWA - beneficiary data of those households who received housing and/or supportive services CDBG beneficiary data of all the housing activity undertaken by grant recipients Information on investments by other funding source is based on the following: Housing Choice Voucher Program (Section 8) beneficiary data of those households receiving housing and/or utility assistance and financial assistance disbursed Georgia Dream First Mortgage Program investment funds from loans closed Low Income Housing Tax Credit/Georgia Housing Tax Credit/State Housing Trust Fund Programs number of awards made during the program year Shelter Plus Care - beneficiary data of those households receiving housing assistance and financial assistance disbursed
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HUD TABLE 3B - Annual Housing Completion Goals 3 Year - Program Accomplishments

Grantee Name: State of Georgia Dept. of Community Affairs
Program Year: SFY 2011
AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING GOALS (SEC.215)
Acquisition of existing units Production of new units Rehabilitation of existing units Rental Assistance Total Sec. 215 Affordable Rental ANNUAL AFFORDABLE OWNER HOUSING GOALS (Sec. 215 Only) Acquisition of existing units

Expected Annual Number of Units To Be Completed
0 429 114 93 636
0

Actual Annual Number of Units Completed

Resources used during the period
CDBG HOME ESG HOPWA

0

205

X

211

X

119

X

535

X

X

0

Production of new units
Rehabilitation of existing units
Homebuyer Assistance Total Sec. 215 Affordable Owner TOTAL ANNUAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING GOALS (Sec. 215 Only)
Acquisition of existing units
Production of new units
Rehabilitation of existing units Rental Assistance Homebuyer Assistance Total. 215 Affordable Housing ANNUAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING GOALS (Sec. 215 Only) Homeless Households Non-homeless Households Special Needs Households
ANNUAL HOUSING GOALS
Annual Rental Housing Goal Annual Owner Housing Goal Total Overall Housing Goal

21 148 925 1,094
0 450 262 93 925 1,730
4,300 1,637 450
636 1,094 1,730

2

X

133

X

X

740

X

X

875

X

X

0

207

X

344

X

X

119

X

740

X

X

1,410

X

X

4,751 1,289 617
535 875 1,410

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

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BREAKDOWN OF THE HUD-FUNDED PROGRAMS INVESTMENT TABLE BY THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

The chart below list the State's investments and assistance by the following programs: Rental, Homeownership, Homelessness and Special Needs.

Investment and Assistance by HUD Funded Programs - SFY2011

RENTAL
Objective
Construct affordable rental housing units

Program
HOME Rental Housing Loan Permanent Supportive
Housing CHIP

Investment $6,814,584 $10,287,191 $485,000

Assistance 105 units 94 units 6 units completed

Rehab affordable rental housing units

Permanent Supportive Housing

$6,821,617

211 units

Provide rental assistance

HOPWA
Housing Choice Voucher
Shelter Plus Care

$359,561 $102,140,916
$8,192,437

119 households 15,800 households
1,495 households

HOMEOWNERSHIP
Assist HH with construction of housing to achieve homeownership
Assist HH with rehab of housing to achieve homeownership

Georgia Dream Single Family Development
Program
CHIP
CDBG Housing Rehab

$28,849

2 households

$2,604,131

75 households

$2,791,295

58 households

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Objective
Assist HH with down payment assistance to achieve homeownership

Program Georgia Dream Second Mortgage (Traditional)
Georgia Dream: CHOICE Georgia Dream: PEN Georgia Dream Single Family Development CHIP CDBG Down Payment Assistance HUD Counseling Grant

Assist Spanish speaking HH

CHIP
Georgia Dream Second Mortgage (Traditional) Georgia Dream: CHOICE Georgia Dream: PEN
CDBG Down Payment Assistance HOPWA
ESG

Investment $2,030,000

Assistance 406 households

$360,000 $1,402,500
$15,350
$1,033,366 $52,000
$223,852

43 households 187 households
2 households
98 households 6 households
1,671 individuals assisted

$80,500 $45,000
$0 $45,000 $7,500 $35,651 $102,048

16 households 9 households 0 households 6 households 1 households 31 individuals 2,126 individuals

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HOMELESSNESS
Objective
Provide housing and services to homeless individuals

Program Emergency Shelter Grant

Provide housing and services to break cycle of homelessness (Homeless prevention)

Emergency Shelter Grant / Transitional Shelter Program

HOPWA

Shelter Plus Care
Permanent Supportive Housing

Investment
$3,819,363
$0
$1,723,140
$8,192,437 $17,108,808

Assistance
261 awards* 4,288 total daily housed (2,262 in
emergency shelter
and 2,026 in transitional housing)* 2,287 daily
services*
*includes state & federal funds
No ESG funds were used for
homeless prevention during
this reporting period.
Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program funds were used instead.
7 awards 411 households housed
w/ 675 people housed
(416 persons w/HIV/AIDS and 259 other family members) 1,402
HH w/ nonHOPWA funded
housing also received
supportive services
1,495 units assisted
163 units assisted

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SPECIAL NEEDS SUPPORTIVE SERVICES

Objective

Program

Investment

Assist Special Needs HH with housing and supportive services

Shelter Plus Care
HOPWA Permanent Supportive Housing Housing Choice Voucher Georgia Dream: CHOICE

$8,192,437
$1,723,140 $17,108,808 $24,019,704
$360,000

Assistance 1,495 units
assisted
1,813 households 163 households
4,384 households 43 households

Assist elderly persons with housing and supportive services

CDBG Rehabilitation/Reconstruction

$1,637,996

ESG

$138,092

HOPWA* Shelter Plus Care
HOME Rental Housing Loan

$10,335 $180,600
$2,832,552

32 households
2,373 individuals (528 in
emergency shelter and 46 in
transitional housing and
1,799 in supportive services) 49 individuals 28 households including person with a disability 52 households

CHIP
Housing Choice Voucher
Georgia Dream Second Mortgage including all financial options
* - Under the HOPWA Program, "Elderly" represents anyone 51 years or older.

$1,672,913 $11,257,020
$132,500

46 households 2,439 households
22 households

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RENTAL
Objective Construct affordable rental housing units

Investment and Assistance by Other Programs - SFY2011

Program Low Income Housing Tax Credit (State and Federal)

Investment $22,574,109

Assistance 1,772 units

Rehab affordable rental housing units

Low Income Housing Tax Credit (State and Federal)

$3,711,947

392 units

Provide rental assistance

No Investment or Assistance by other programs

HOMEOWNERSHIP

Assist HH with

No Investment or Assistance by other programs

construction of

housing to achieve

homeownership

Assist HH with rehab of housing to achieve homeownership

No Investment or Assistance by other programs

Assist households with assistance to achieve homeownership Assist HH with down payment assistance to achieve homeownership

Georgia Dream First Mortgage-Bond Funds
Georgia Dream Second Mortgage - Bond Fund Georgia Dream Second Mortgage State Funds Georgia Dream Second Mortgage Programs borrowers may have also received assistance through DCA's Georgia Dream First Mortgage program.

$144,487,081
$3,060,000 $1,710,000

1,461 HH
541 HH 282 HH

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Objective Assist Spanish speaking households

Program

Investment

No Investment or Assistance by other programs

HOMELESSNESS
Provide housing and services to homeless individuals (Housing)

No Investment or Assistance by other programs

SPECIAL NEEDS SUPPORTIVE SERVICES

Assist Special Needs HH with housing and supportive services

HOME Access
Permanent Supportive Housing (State Funding)

$131,181 $871,000

Assist elderly persons with housing and supportive services

Low Income Housing Tax Credit (Federal and State)
Georgia Dream First Mortgage-Bond Funds

$4,816,461 $5,343,423

Assistance
12 HH 163 units 443 elderly HH 58 elderly HH

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HUD TABLE 2A PRIORITY HOUSING NEED*

PRIORITY NEED CATEGORY

RENTERS

0-30% AMI

31-50% AMI

51-80% AMI

SUBTOTAL

OWNERS

0-30% AMI

31-50% AMI

51-80% AMI

SUBTOTAL

HOMELESS

INDIVIDUALS

FAMILIES*

SUBTOTAL

CDBG 0 0 0 0 28 22 14 64 0 0 0

HOME 77 297 42 416 49 265 497 811 0 0 0

ESG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19,141 14,625 33,766

***HOPWA 137 240 34 411 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

TOTAL 214 537 76 827 77 287 511 875
19,141 14,625 33,766

NON-HOMELESS SPECIAL NEEDS

HOUSEHOLDS **

33 166

0

Section 215

1,227

411

610

1,227

TOTALS 64 1,227 33,766

411

* Represents the number of persons in households of 2 or more assisted with shelter or transitional housing.

** Elderly households are also counted in the above categories and are therefore separated here.

***Recipients of HOPWA STRMU assistance are not reported based upon owner or renter status so all HOPWA

beneficiaries are classified as renters for the purposes of this chart.

35,468

Performance Measures

Decent housing: The provision of decent housing assists both the homeless and persons at risk of becoming homeless in obtaining housing and increases the availability of permanent housing in standard condition and at affordable cost to low- and moderate-income families. Decent housing also increases the supply of supportive housing with services needed to enable persons with special needs to live independently, and provides housing affordable to low to moderate-income persons that are accessible to job opportunities. Under this provision, DCA will expand access to affordable rental housing, expand homeownership opportunities, make the home buying process less complicated, assist renters to become homeowners, fight practices that promote predatory lending, and increase public awareness of fair housing laws.

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Suitable living environment: The provision of a suitable living environment improves the safety and livability of neighborhoods; increases access to quality public and private facilities and services; reduces the isolation of income groups within a community or geographical area by offering housing opportunities for persons of lower-income and revitalizes deteriorating or deteriorated neighborhoods.
Provide economic opportunity: The provision of expanded economic opportunities creates and retains jobs; establishes, stabilizes, and expands small businesses (including micro-businesses); provides public services concerned with employment; provides jobs to low income persons living in areas affected by those programs and activities; makes available mortgage financing for low-income persons at reasonable rates using nondiscriminatory lending practices; provides access to capital and credit for development activities that promote the long-term economic and social viability of the community; and provides empowerment and self-sufficiency opportunities for low-income persons to reduce generational poverty in federally-assisted and public housing.
The outcomes in this system help further refine the objectives and capture the nature of change or the expected result. Availability/accessibility applies to activities that make services, infrastructure, public services, public facilities, housing, or shelter available or accessible to extremely low, low and moderate-income people. Affordability applies to activities that provide affordability in a variety of ways to extremely low, low and moderate-income people. Sustainability applies to activities that are aimed at improving communities or neighborhoods, or helping to make them livable or viable by providing benefit to extremely low, low and moderate-income people. One of the more difficult aspects of this Performance Outcome Measurement System is that it requires the quantification of planned annual and multiple year program outcomes in considerable detail including project completion and beneficiary data. This is a considerably easier task for entitlements, as they are able to plan uses for HUD funding years ahead. State programs typically utilize competitive annual award processes. The following chart identifies the prioritization of need by the four federal programs covered by the Consolidated Plan. CDBG funding is the largest part of the State's annual HUD funding, making up about 60 percent of the $72.4 million received from HUD. HOME funds are the second largest source of housing and community development funding at about 34 percent of the total. Clearly, these funding sources play a very important role in meeting the State's priority needs. For SFY2011, the State identified the areas of greatest need. The State is unable to place a specific priority need in the categories because the prediction level is unknown. The State could not predict the level of need. Therefore, the State has indicated below a check mark for each category. The chart below indicates the State's priority levels for each housing category that has been designated in the strategic plan that comprises the Consolidated Plan.
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State Priority Housing/Special Needs/Investment Plan Table

PART 1 PRIORITY HOUSING NEEDS Small Related

Renter

Large Related Elderly

Owner

All Other

PART 2 PRIORITY SPECIAL NEEDS
Elderly Frail Elderly Severe Mental Illness Developmentally Disabled Physically Disabled Persons w/ Alcohol/Other Drug Addictions Persons w/HIV/AIDS Victims of Domestic Violence Other

Priority Level

Indicate High, Medium, Low,

Checkmark, Yes, No

0-30%



31-50%



51-80%



0-30%



31-50%



51-80%



0-30%



31-50%



51-80%



0-30%



31-50%



51-80%



0-30%



31-50%



51-80%



Priority Level Indicate High, Medium, Low, checkmark, Yes,
No





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PART 3 PRIORITYHOUSING ACTIVITIES
CDBG Acquisition of existing rental units Production of new rental units Rehabilitation of existing rental units Rental assistance Acquisition of existing owner units Production of new owner units Rehabilitation of existing owner units Homeownership assistance
HOME Acquisition of existing rental units Production of new rental units Rehabilitation of existing rental units Rental assistance Acquisition of existing owner units Production of new owner units Rehabilitation of existing owner units Homeownership assistance
HOPWA Rental assistance Short term rent/mortgage utility payments Facility based housing development Facility based housing operations Supportive services

Priority Level Indicate High, Medium, Low, checkmark, Yes,
No

No
No

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ASSESSMENT OF ANNUAL PERFORMANCE
Evaluation of Progress to Provide Affordable Housing
The State continues to make significant progress towards meeting its housing priorities established in its three-year strategy with the Consolidated Plan. In SFY2011, the State assisted 35,468 households with housing and shelter assistance funded through HOME, CDBG, ESG or HOPWA. Following is an assessment by performance outcome measurement of the State's ability to meet its goals and objectives as outlined in HUD Table 3A on page 11.
DH 1.2-Accessibility for the Purpose of Providing Decent Affordable Housing
This measurement included the construction of affordable housing for homeowners and renters and also addressed assistance to Hispanic households. The State projected to construct affordable rental housing units for 148 extremely low, 223 low and 58 moderate-income households. It would also construct homes to be sold to 3 extremely low, 9 low and 9 moderate-income households and provide housing assistance to 1,640 Hispanic households. During SFY2011, the State actually assisted in the construction of rental housing for 77 extremely low, 131 low and 37 moderateincome households using HOME funds. The number of rental units completed was lower than expected due to the fact that there were other funding sources used for the same activity including the Neighborhood Stabilization, Tax Credit Assistance, and Exchange Programs. Because these were all temporary programs with looming expenditure deadlines, the completion of projects funded with these sources was a priority. Only 2 single-family homes for ownership were completed under the Single Family Development Program as the homebuyer market conditions throughout Georgia were extremely challenging and there was little demand to construct new homes in most communities with the number of existing vacant single-family units being so high. More Hispanics were served than anticipated as the demand for housing and related services for this population remained high despite job losses throughout the state.
DH-2.2-Affordability for the Purpose of Providing Decent Affordable Housing
This outcome included the numbers served with down payment assistance by income level, home buyer education, homeless prevention, and assistance to special needs households. The State estimated it would provide 8,874 extremely low, 7,867 low and 35 moderate-income households with rental assistance during this reporting period. During SFY2011, the State estimates that it assisted 14,060 extremely low, 3,232 low, and 414 moderate-income households with rental assistance through the Housing Choice Voucher, HOPWA, and Shelter Plus Care programs. Overall production was slightly higher than projected and many more extremely low-income households were served through this program than anticipated. A total of 925 households were anticipated to receive down payment assistance with 9% being extremely low-income, 34% low-income, and 57% moderate income. A total of 742 households received down payment assistance, a figure that is 80% of what was projected. In addition, the number of households that received HOME-funded home buyer education was 86% of what was projected. Both of these activities produced less than expected because of the combination of a difficult job market and tighter credit requirements for prospective homebuyers. The number of special needs
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households receiving housing or supportive services was 141% of what was projected as the demand for this assistance continued to remain high. No persons were assisted with homeless prevention under the four programs as HPRP funding was used for this activity instead of ESG. Twelve households were assisted with everything needed to transition from institutional to community living situations instead of the 34 projected. This was due to the termination of the Money Follows the Person initiative. Efforts began during this reporting period to work with other partners within the State to identify additional resources to assist this population to become deinstitutionalized and move into mainstream housing.
DH3.2-Sustainability for the Purpose of Providing Decent Affordable Housing
This outcome involved the rehabilitation of rental and homeownership units for extremely low, low, and moderate-income households. A total of 114 rental units were projected to be completed during this reporting period and 211 units were completed, a figure that is 185% of the anticipated figure. This figure was higher as there were two projects completed that involved rehab and one was an unusually large project. A total of 148 homeownership units were projected for completion and 131 were completed, a shortfall of only 11%. Typically, most multi-family projects that receive HOME funding are new construction rather than rehabilitation of existing units.
SL-1.1-Accessibility for the purpose of Creating Suitable Living Environments
This outcome involved the provision of housing, emergency shelter, and services to the homeless with ESG funds and the construction or reconstruction of buildings and public facilities with CDBG funds. A total of 35,000 homeless persons to be given overnight shelter was projected and the actual number was 33,766, 96% of the projected total. A total of 4,500 beds of overnight shelter or emergency housing were predicted with an actual total created of 4,505. Supportive services were anticipated to be provided to 65,000 homeless individuals and the actual total was 47,963, 74% of what was projected. This was because there was an increase in the number of awards and in the number of project grants awarded during this reporting period and the State modified supportive service programs funded, which resulted in a lower number of clients reported. Previously, agencies were reporting the total number receiving supportive services, but during this past year DCA has moved to funding services/programs that are more essential to increasing housing stability and requesting data specifically aligned to funded programs. In addition to focusing more on housing stability, this change will enable programmatic data reported to be better monitored in HMIS. Regarding the construction or reconstruction of new public facilities, the projection of 16,200 to be assisted was right on target as a total of 16,588 were assisted. For the construction, reconstruction, or rehab of buildings with CDBG funds, 15,500 were projected to be assisted and only 1,468 were assisted under this activity.
SL 3.1-Sustainability for the Purpose of Creating Suitable Living Environments
This outcome measurement related to the assistance provided to the elderly with CDBG and HOME funds and the rehab of existing public facilities with CDBG funds. A total of 2,502 elderly persons were anticipated to be assisted with HOME and CDBG and the figure was actually 3,081, which was 123% of the projection. With
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many of the programs that assist the elderly, it is often hard to predict how many will benefit as there are few set-asides for elderly households in the program design. As to the persons benefitting from the rehab of public facilities, the number was 4,255, which was higher than the projected figure of 1,800. SL 3.1-Sustainability for the Purpose of Creating Suitable Living Environments This activity is the same as that under SL 1.1 and involves the reconstruction or rehabilitation of buildings with CDBG funds. EO-1.3-Accessibility for the purpose of Creating Economic Opportunities This outcome relates to providing economic opportunities by providing CDBG-funded grants for infrastructure, loans to businesses, and funds for training centers. The total number of new jobs created was projected to be 1,600 and the actual number was 648. EO 3.3-Sustainability for the Purpose of Creating Economic Opportunities This outcome concerned the number of jobs retained and number of business assisted through the provision of CDBG grants. A total of 1,600 jobs were expected to be retained and the actual figure was 782. Sixteen businesses were projected to receive assistance and the actual number assisted was 16. Variances in CDBG Projections The variances in the expected and actual numbers for CDBG activities included in Table 3A are unavoidable. DCA has little control over the specific annual numbers for subcategories in Table 3A, which are dependent on what grantees report as accomplishments during the year. As an example, the 16,588 people reported in Table 3A SL-1.1.2.0 is high because a water tower serving a large area was completed during the period.
Also, for Table SL-1.1.3.0, the accomplishment reported is small compared to the expected number because a health center serving an entire County did not come on line during the period, but will most likely come on line during the next reporting period.
Like the accomplishment or actual number, DCA has little control over the expected or projected accomplishment number. This number is based on applications submitted by local governments and funded through the Method of Distribution (MOD). The Georgia MOD does not specify in advance the types of projects to be funded. The most competitive projects document the highest severity of need and are cost effective in benefiting the greatest number of people for the type of project submitted.
The projected accomplishment numbers are reviewed annually as part of the Annual Action Plan development process to allow them to more closely align with recent experience and funding allocations in the next Annual Action Plan (AAP).
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Evaluation of Progress in Meeting Georgia's Community Development Objectives The State is making significant progress in meeting these objectives. This conclusion is based on the number and type of grants awarded and the numbers of persons benefiting from these projects.
During the program year covered by this report, 113 awards to local units of government were made with CDBG funds. A table in the CDBG section of this report presents the number of persons benefiting from these CDBG funds, currently and previously awarded. Included are all CDBG funding categories, including the Annual Competition, Redevelopment Fund, Immediate Threat and danger Program, and Employment Incentive program. The vast majority of the persons benefiting are low and moderate-income.
HUD Table 3A in Section II of this report shows the goals and objectives associated with CDBG activities and DCA's performance for SFY2011 in meeting those goals. Performance was as expected in most areas with the exception of two categories. The number of jobs retained was 55% of the expected figure and the number of people assisted through the construction, reconstruction, or rehabilitation of buildings was 9% of the anticipated outcome. The job retention numbers were lower than anticipated due to the ongoing recession during this reporting period and the continuing loss of jobs throughout the state due to a number of factors. The number of persons benefitting from CDBG-funded building activities was lower for several reasons. With reduced funds and increased demand for funding from subrecipients, building development has become more difficult to fund due to the high cost of those buildings. Additionally, for those that are funded, the development process can extend over several years and no program beneficiaries will be produced until the building has been completed and is operational.
One major challenge in meeting the objective is the reduction is the amount of CDBG funds available to the State through Congressional appropriations. At the national level, the appropriations have declined every year since 2003. Since 2003, Georgia's share of these funds has declined from $48,000,000 to just over $43,000,000 in SFY2011. This factor, combined with declining tax revenues for the state's grantees and the need to focus on job creation has created a greater need for CDBG assistance throughout the state than ever before.
In addition, over the past few years, Congress continues to set-aside millions of dollars for congressional mandated "ear marks" or set-asides. These set-asides reduce the amount of funds available to the State and seem to contradict the currently favored "block grant" approach to local community development.
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Changes to Program Objectives
The State currently is working under a Consolidated Plan for the 3-year period of FFY2010FFY2012. Any changes to program objectives or priorities will be reflected in the Annual Action Plan updates for this document. The updated Consolidated Plan and Annual Action Plan are accessible on the DCA website at: www.dca.ga.gov.
Assessment of Efforts in Relation to the Consolidated Plan
The number of down payment assistance loans made through HOME and CDBG including all of the financial options totaled 740, accounting for $4,877,866 in assistance. Approximately 89% of these loans were in urban areas while 11% were located in rural counties. During SFY2011, DCA continued its efforts to expand the availability of these programs by targeting and making outreach to special needs/rural populations.
The State continued to increased opportunities for the sharing of experiences and expertise regarding affordable housing issues through the Continuum of Care Plan which maximizes the broad spectrum of services available to special needs populations, especially the homeless. Proposed actions have included technical assistance to local governments in the adoption of 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 housing assistance providers, including local nonprofit organizations.
In addition, the State worked especially closely with several rural communities in Georgia to encourage the development of affordable housing for the region's workforce population. CHIP serviced these areas with homeowner rehabilitation and down payment assistance. During the past fiscal year, several communities have concentrated on developing new housing in order to maintain workers or spur work force development. CHIP allowed non-profit organizations and housing authorities to apply for funding as well for the first time to increase the pool of qualified applicants to successfully carry out housing activities.
In SFY2011, the State worked to address the priorities and objectives related to affordable housing and community development and compliance. The State is confident that the significant strategies identified in the Consolidated Plan were achieved during the program year despite a number of economic challenges. The State continued to evaluate housing policies and programs for potential improvement during this reporting period to allow it to meet the growing housing needs and to promote opportunities for enhanced living conditions of low and moderate-income Georgians.
Location of Investments
Appendix II provides information on the investment of consolidated formula funds within each county during SFY2011. Please note that ESG, HOPWA, and CDBG investment figures are equal to the amount of funds awarded within each county. HOME investment amounts are equal to the total of funds used in all projects funded through the CHIP, HOME Rental Housing Loan, Permanent Supportive Housing Loan, Georgia Dream Single Family Development, and various Georgia Dream Second Mortgage programs in which a project completion report was filed during SFY2011. Investments are also provided for the CHDO Predevelopment Loan and CHDO Operating Assistance programs if a loan was closed or grant awarded during SFY2011.
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Please note that for the ESG and the HOPWA programs, the listing only includes the county where the nonprofit agency providing housing and/or services is located, and may not actually reflect the total of the counties that are actually in each agency's service area.
Affirmative Marketing Efforts
The effort to meet the annual goals and objectives relied heavily on the State's attempt to effectively market the programs offered through the HUD programs by local governments, nonprofits, for-profit developers, and public housing authorities. Recipients of the CHIP and Rental Housing programs developed and implemented both the Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing (AFHMP) and a Minority Business Enterprise/Women Business Enterprise (MBE/WBE) outreach plan that was reviewed by the State.
Additionally, the State makes every effort to inform minority groups of other HUD programs by requiring that each recipient of the Georgia Dream Single Family Development 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 and gender groups, regardless of handicap or familial status especially those households least likely to apply for the housing without special outreach.
These plans were used to establish the marketing procedures and requirements in the housing market area and to ensure the inclusion, to the maximum extent possible, of minorities and women, and entities owned by minorities and women. The State monitors the implementation of Affirmative Marketing Plans developed by the recipients to ensure full compliance with the State's affirmative marketing goals and conducts routine site visits to funded projects to ensure they are meeting their requirements.
The affirmative marketing plan must meet each of the following criteria:
Specify a method by which the owner will inform potential residents about fair housing laws; Solicit applications from persons not likely to apply without special outreach by at minimum posting and/or distributing information on the project in such places as community organizations, places of worship employment centers, fair housing groups and housing counseling agencies; Require the use of the Equal Housing Opportunity (EHO) logo or slogan in any press releases or written materials distributed by or on behalf of the owner; Require the recipients of HOME funds to maintain records of efforts under the affirmative marketing plan and the results of said efforts; and, Require the recipient to assess annually their affirmative marketing efforts and describe the method of self-assessment used.
In addition to developing a plan, the recipient must include an opportunity for prospective tenants or buyers to indicate how they became aware of the affordable housing opportunity. The recipient must display the Fair Housing Opportunity logo or slogan in a high traffic area of its central sales or rental office. In addition, the recipient must develop or assign for the development of communications material including flyers, brochures, handouts, advertisements and news releases, all of which must contain the Fair Housing
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opportunity logo or slogan. The State will not release funds for projects unless this plan has been reviewed and approved by DCA.
Each General Partner of a rental housing development must also sign an Annual Owner Certification that attests that the property is adhering to HOME Program requirements and attach a copy of their current Affirmative Marketing Plan with the required documentation.
Assessment of Outreach to Minority and Women-Owned Businesses
The State's MBE/WBE Outreach Plan requirements ensure 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 institutions, underwriters, and providers of legal services. The State collects information and reports to HUD on the participation of minority and women-owned businesses (M/WBE). The level of M/WBE participation varies based on the amount and type of the HOME-assisted activity during a reporting period.
During SFY2011, the State reported to HUD the total investment of $30,117,590 in contracts to projects funded through the CHIP, Permanent Supportive Housing, Georgia Dream Single Family Development, and HOME Rental Housing Loan programs. This investment accounted for 117 contracts entered into for associated projects. Fourteen projects were completed by minority and women-owned businesses. During the same period, the State reported to HUD the total investment of $80,838,656 in contracts to projects funded through the CDBG program. This investment accounted for 149 contracts entered into for associated projects. Nineteen projects were completed by a minority or women-owned businesses enterprise. Further details for SFY2011 are included in DCA's HOME Annual Performance Report in Appendix III.
Actions Taken to Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing
DCA is continually seeking new ways to increase statewide participation in its programs. Additionally, through its compliance and monitoring activities, DCA ensures that all housing and community development projects are being implemented in a manner that provide benefits and opportunities to residents regardless of race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, and national origin. DCA continues to implement policies and procedures in order to mitigate and eliminate the identified impediments to fair housing choice. DCA, in conjunction with other agencies, addresses these impediments in several innovative ways:
Continued to operate the Tenant/Landlord Hot Line at 1-800-369-4706 through a contract with Georgia Legal Services Program, Inc. (GLSP), which the Hot Line answered 5,644 calls during SFY2011.
Supported the outreach and education activities of the HUD sponsored fair housing and lending financial literacy classes provided by Money Smart Financial and the state's housing counseling agencies in English and Spanish.
Disseminated the Fair Housing brochures and informational packets to the area housing counseling agencies supplies in collaboration by HUD, DCA and Metro Fair Housing Services, Inc.
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Provided training to landlords on the IRC Section 42 regulations to increase understanding of key requirements of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit and the use of Housing Choice Voucher or certificate. Provided fair housing certification training for the DCA Office of Affordable Housing staff. Participated in roundtable discussions hosted by the Atlanta Neighborhood Development Partnership (ANDP) with other city and county government representatives and HUD to discuss the ongoing foreclosure crisis in metro Atlanta and to discuss ways to work cooperatively to address the problem. Attended the Atlanta Regional Housing Forums to discuss regional housing issues.
Summary of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice
DCA collaborates with the Georgia Civil Rights Department/Georgia Commission Equal Opportunity (GCRD-GCEO) to provide educational and outreach activities, receive complaints and conduct investigations, and initiate enforcement. During the SFY 2011, GCRD-GCEO processed 105 complaints and received $164,718 under the Federal Housing Assistance Program (FHAP) for enforcement to further fair housing at the state and local level and to increase the awareness of the State's fair housing laws.
DCA offers many innovative ways to mitigate and eliminate fair housing impediments such at publishing and distributing the brochures at events and public hearings and through funded grantees. In addition, DCA hosts various program workshops and trainings and attend private sponsored events throughout the year that explains the fair housing requirements. The State does not allocate funding or have the available resources to meet the needs of all Georgians in need but provides direction for fair housing choice for continued fair housing activity.
Identify Actions Taken to Overcome Effects of Impediments Identified
In 2008, DCA identified three impediments to fair housing choice that it planned to continue to address in the FFY2010 planning year:
1. Lack of knowledge about fair housing. 2. People with disabilities having difficulty finding suitable and accessible housing. 3. In the Hispanic communities of Georgia, language barriers and unfamiliarity with
the home buying process are catalysts for discrimination.
DCA has established goals to remove homeownership barriers and foster opportunities for housing accessibility for every Georgia resident. DCA accomplishes this by providing educational & training to educate home buyers on the federal and state fair housing law and enforcements, workshops on down payment assistance and other financial resources to purchase homes, housing training for housing professionals and developers, and publication of fair housing equal opportunity marketing materials.
Based on the AI, DCA has designed a plan of action in order to eliminate and mitigate the identified impediments to fair housing choice in conjunction with other agencies in several innovative ways.
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A. Office of Homeownership (OH)
a. Disseminate the fair housing brochures or other promotional material in home buyer classes and in other housing workshops and conferences that DCA sponsors and increase the number of certified housing counselors in areas that are lacking capacity.
b. Provide enhanced down payment assistance for units that have received the funding to assist individuals with disabilities in the purchase of a home.
B. Office of Special Housing Initiatives (OSHI)
a. Ensure that subrecipients and service providers have access to fair housing information such as the Landlord Tenant Handbook and contact information to the Georgia Legal Services to meet the most recent requirements under the Fair Housing Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and Americans with Disabilities Act. With CHIP, subrecipients are required to submit affirmative marketing plans for approval for all applicable housing activities.
b. Provide an on-line resource, GeorgiaHousingSearch.org website, which provides property managers with a tool to market affordable rental units and offers a convenient resource to prospective renters to locate affordable and accessible housing and obtain additional community resource information. This website is free, searches are conducted in both English and Spanish, and the site is updated by owners/property managers at least bi-weekly with vacancy information
C. Office of Affordable Housing (OAH)
a. (OAH) to train property owners regarding IRS Code 26 U.S.C.A. 42(h)(6)(B)(iv) and 26 C.F.R. 1.42-5(c)(1)(xi), which prohibit property owners of low-income tax credit properties from refusing to lease to a holder of a Section 8 voucher or certificate.
D. The Office of Community Development (OCD)
a. OCD will distribute fair housing brochures, posters or other printed material to CDBG grant recipients with the request to display them in a prominent location for public access.
Continuum of Care Funds
DCA coordinates the application of the Balance of State Continuum of Care (CoC) each year. The Balance of State Continuum covers 152 counties. This document serves as the state's blueprint for providing a series of comprehensive and progressive care to homeless individuals and families such that they become self-sufficient and permanently housed. In addition to being used as a planning tool, the CoC document is also a means that many Georgia communities can use to access federal NOFA (Notice of Funding Availability) funding from HUD. Each year since 1998, the Trust Fund and its many community partners have developed a plan that has generated $107.1 million for 415 awards for transitional housing, permanent supportive housing, mental health programs, day facilities, child-care and a host of other projects (new and renewal). Under the 2011 CoC NOFA, the Balance of State Continuum application resulted in the renewal of 60 projects and the funding of 9 new projects. The 60 renewal projects included 2
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permanent supportive housing projects, 24 Shelter Plus Care projects, 24 transitional housing projects, 8 supportive service projects, and 2 Homeless Management Information System projects. The new projects funded included 4 transitional housing projects, 2 permanent supportive housing projects, and 3 Shelter Plus Care projects. The total amount of Balance of State continuum of care awards under the 2011 CoC was just over $13 million.
Actions Taken to Address the Needs of Homeless Persons and the Special Needs of Persons who are not Homeless
During the last week in January of 2011, DCA collaborated with local representatives in more than 60 counties to document unsheltered homelessness. This information was assessed by DCA's partners at Kennesaw State University and the following is included from KSU's June 2011 report:
The current estimate of unsheltered homeless is 12,853 persons, based upon the most recent state population estimate of 9,829,211 (2009 population estimate from the Georgia County Guide). The percent of the state population currently estimated to be unsheltered homeless is .131%. (Since the 2009 study) It should be noted that the general population grew by 1.48% but the estimated unsheltered homeless population grew by 6.2% over the same period.
The State administered several programs during SFY2011 to benefit the homeless, including the Emergency Shelter Grant Program (ESG), the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA), the HOME-funded Permanent Supportive Housing, and the Shelter Plus Care (S+C) Programs. Once ESG funds are awarded to each nonprofit agency, the State provides administrative workshops and training, and each program is monitored.
During SFY2011, 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 ESG funds for operational expenses or the provision of essential services. The State Housing Trust Fund for the Homeless provided the 50% non-federal funding match required by the federal ESG program regulations.
The first line of defense against homelessness is homelessness prevention. During this reporting period, this assistance was provided through the Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP) instead of through the ESG program. Prevention funds through HPRP can be used to pay utility bills, past due rents, moving costs, security deposits and rent in a new unit, or storage fees in order to help stabilize families that experience temporary economic setbacks.
Emergency Shelters and outreach to unsheltered populations are the points 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 guides clients through the maze of social services available to them, including Social Security, Temporary Aid to Needy 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 can stay in transitional housing for up to twenty-four months. In SFY2011, the Trust Fund assisted its grantees with the provision of 2,154 bed spaces in emergency shelter facilities and 1,963 bed spaces in transitional housing facilities. Forty-four percent (44%) of the persons housed by funded shelter programs this year were persons in families, and fiftysix percent (56%) of the persons housed were single individuals. Fifty-two percent (52%) of the persons housed by funded transitional housing programs this year were persons in families, and forty-eight percent (48%) of the persons housed were single individuals. However, fifty-five percent (55%) of the total persons housed by funded emergency shelter programs were individuals.
The unduplicated number of persons who received housing through DCA's ESG grantees in SFY2011 was slightly lower than the number reported for the previous year. However, the number of clients who received housing through each of the agencies this year continues to be higher than numbers reported in some previous years. Over the past five years, the number of persons housed by the agencies receiving ESG funds from the State continues to fluctuate. The State continues to work with agencies to help insure better data is being submitted with less duplication, if any. Also, each year the specific nonprofit agencies that submit applications for each funding cycle tend to vary from year to year for various reasons or internal issues unique to each nonprofit, and that fluctuation can also cause data fluctuations from one reporting period to the next. Many of the agencies receiving State homeless assistance have faced budget cuts of their own due to decreased funding on the public as well as private side and this, combined with the increased demands they are seeing on their resources, has made it difficult for them to maintain their service levels as in years past.
In SFY2011, there were 67 current projects with 1,495 units under contract in the Shelter Plus Care Program. A total of 32 programs were operating in a five-year grant period while 35 programs were operating in a renewal term for a 12 month period. The programs benefitted an estimated 2,300 individuals or heads of families who are homeless/chronically homeless and have a disability. Roughly 95% of the households residing in Shelter Plus Care units were below 50% of the area median income.
During SFY2011, DCA awarded $2,904,988 in HOME funds under the Permanent Supportive Housing Program to one recipient that will produce 76 special needs units. This project was still under construction as of the June 30 end of the State fiscal year. There were five projects completed during the fiscal year, representing 163 special needs units. Approximately 90% of the occupants of the completed projects were below 50% of the area median income.
Also during SFY2011, Pathways Community Network continued to operate the statewide Homeless Management Information Systems (HMIS). This system is used by homeless service providers to report on their numbers served in addition to serving as a case management tool to track assistance provided to homeless persons in the past. This past year, the focus has continued to be on increasing utilization of the system by the 327 HMIS member agencies. Significant progress has been made since the HMIS project started in 2002 both in the number of agencies using the system and in the quality of data being reported. The Georgia HMIS was used to track services provided to 224,022
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homeless or at-risk Georgians during this reporting period. Of this total number, 90,152 were children and 5,207 were senior citizens.
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, child care, education, employment training, financial counseling, legal aid, mental health counseling, primary health care, and substance abuse therapy.

In SFY2011, DCA made 261 ESG funding awards to organizations that provide housing and other supportive services necessary to break the cycle of homelessness. Through this program, a daily average of 3,674 individuals received housing assistance (1,912 in emergency shelter and 1,762 in transitional housing) and a daily average of 1,844 persons received only supportive services. Under the Permanent Supportive Housing and Shelter Plus Care Programs, service provision to the residents is a key component of both programs. Services are funded with non-DCA resources that are paired with the housing assistance to meet the needs of those individuals and families.
Characteristics of Georgia's Homeless Served
During SFY2011, DCA collected the following client data from ESG grantees. This data is a requirement of the Integrated Disbursement Information System (IDIS) from which Federal ESG dollars are dispersed.

The characteristics of the 28,467 clients who received emergency shelter are shown below:

Characteristic

Number Percentage

Chronically Homeless (by HUD definition)

3,821

13.4%

Severely Mentally Ill

849

3.0%

Chronic Substance Abuse (alcohol &/or drug)

2,138

7.5%

Persons with HIV/AIDS

228

.8%

Other Disability

1,268

4.5%

Veterans

1,936

6.8%

Victims of Domestic Violence

4,969

17.5%

Elderly (> 62 years old)

528

1.9%

Illiterate or Marginally Literate

359

1.9%

Criminal History

1,879

6.6%

NOTE: Since many homeless clients have multiple issues, the total will not equal 100%.

The characteristics of the 5,299 clients who received transitional housing are shown below:

Characteristic
Chronically Homeless (by HUD definition) Severely Mentally Ill Chronic Substance Abuse (alcohol &/or drug) Persons with HIV/AIDS

Number
643 252 1,051 62

Percentage
12.1% 4.8% 19.8% 1.2%

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Other Disability

64

1.2%

Veterans

294

5.5%

Victims of Domestic Violence

477

9.0%

Elderly (> 62 years old)

46

.9%

Illiterate or Marginally Literate

57

1.1%

Criminal History

680

12.8%

NOTE: Since many homeless clients have multiple issues, the total will not equal 100%.

Of the 47,963 clients who received supportive services, the numbers below have the following characteristics:

Characteristic

Number

Percentage

Chronically Homeless (by HUD definition)

5,853

12.2%

Severely Mentally Ill

3,647

7.6%

Chronic Substance Abuse (alcohol &/or drug)

4,122

8.6%

Persons with HIV/AIDS

1,137

2.4%

Other Disability

1,929

4.0%

Veterans

2,634

5.5%

Victims of Domestic Violence

1,982

4.1%

Elderly (> 62 years old)

1,779

3.7%

Illiterate or Marginally Literate

909

1.9%

Criminal History

4,878

10.1%

Other (recurring homelessness)

1,155

2.4%

NOTE: Since many homeless clients have multiple issues, the total will not equal 100%.

Discharge Planning

Through the work with the Georgia Interagency Homeless Coordination Council and collaboration with particular agencies, the Council has worked on several initiatives to minimize the discharge of individuals from institutions into homelessness. One of the goals of the State Plan to End Homelessness is to develop and adopt state policies to end the discharge of institutionalized individuals (to include discharge from correction facilities, public health or mental hospitals, treatment facilities, foster care, or juvenile justice programs) directly to homeless facilities which are unprepared and unable to meet the supportive service needs of the individual. The council includes representation from the Department of Corrections, Board of Pardons and Parole, Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, and the Department of Community Health. In addition, DCA collaborates with both the Department of Corrections and the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities on two projects designed to transition individuals into the community from institutions. The discharge protocols for the state are as follows:

Foster Care

If a youth in foster care reaches 18 and is unable to transition to independent living or be reunited with their family, they have the option of signing a Consent to Remain in Foster Care. This allows the youth to stay in the foster care system until such time that they are able to live independently or until the time that they are 24 years of age. In addition, youth in foster care are assigned an Independent Living Coordinator and work with staff to develop a Written Transitional Living Plan.
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Health Care
The Money Follows the Person Initiative (MFP) is a five-year grant award that was made available as part of the Federal Deficit Reduction Act of FY 2006. The grant is designed to shift Medicaid Long-Term Care from its emphasis on institutional care to home and community-based services. MFP uses home and community based Medicaid waiver services and one-time transition services to help people resettle in the community. MFP is a joint effort between the Department of Community Health (DCH) and the Department of Human Services (DHS) to transition 1,312 consumers from institutions to community settings. Through MFP, the state will establish a seamless process for information and referral, transition coordinators, support services, transition peer counseling and increased availability of affordable housing and transportation. The target populations include older adults, adults and children with physical disabilities and/or Traumatic Brain Injury, and adults or children with mental retardation and/or developmental disabilities. The goal is to transition individuals from nursing facilities, hospitals and/ or Intermediate Care Facilities for Mental Retardation (ICF-MR) to qualified community residences and rebalance the long-term care system by offering enhanced transition services for 12 months for qualified persons transitioning from a qualified institution to a qualified community-setting.
Mental Health
The Continuity of Care Transition Planning Guidance is provided to all state mental health hospitals. The hospitals are asked to develop a Transition Plan for all individuals being discharged which addresses multiple areas including housing and residential supports. Case Expediters work with consumers who have support needs that warrant additional resources. Staff conduct assessments to identify those individuals that are at risk of readmission, including whether or not they have been or will be homeless. Staff and community providers identify services that will address these needs and determine how services will be made available. Transition planning begins at admission including linking individuals up with community based service providers. Regional coordinators oversee the Continuity of Care planning and assure that collaboration is occurring between hospitals and community based providers. The State has implemented the Transition Planning Protocol for those individuals that are on the Mental Health Olmstead List. Any individual that has been hospitalized more than 60 days and is considered appropriate for discharge is placed on the Mental Health Planning List. No person on this list is discharged without an appropriate Person Centered Transition Plan that provides for the individuals receipt of appropriate community services. The State is monitoring performance measures that track the quality and consistency of the transition planning process.
Corrections
An individual is only eligible to receive parole from the State of Georgia Board of Pardons and Parole if they have an approved residence plan which has been verified by a parole staff member. The residence must be considered stable and suitable. A homeless shelter is not considered to be a valid residence; therefore, no individual is released on parole directly to a homeless facility or to homelessness. In order to facilitate the transition of individuals that are eligible for parole but lack a residence, the Re-entry Partnership Housing Program was formed. This program is a collaborative effort between
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the State Board of Pardons and Parole, the Department of Corrections and DCA. The program provides participating organizations with short term financial assistance in exchange for the provision of stable housing and food. In addition to the Re-Entry Partnership Housing Program, the Department of Corrections has several reentry initiatives for individuals that are maxing out of prison. There are four Pre-Release Centers throughout the State which address the reentry needs of offenders who have two years or less to serve. These centers focus on locating suitable housing and meaningful work upon discharge. The Department of Corrections also has a Faith and Character Based Initiative which matches ex-offenders with faith based organizations that assist the individual with housing and mentoring upon release.
During SFY 2011, Emergency Shelter Grant funds were not used for prevention due to the implementation of the Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-housing Program made available through ARRA.
Training
Providers of homelessness assistance require on-going training to stay abreast of innovative social work strategies as well as resources for funding, staff and volunteers. The Trust Fund invested some $13,370 to provide technical assistance in SFY2011.
One form of training was through Project Homeless Connect. Project Homeless Connect is designed for agencies to coordinate and sponsor one-day, one-stop events to deliver services to people experiencing homelessness in the community. At a minimum, these events provide an array of supportive services including healthcare, legal aid, housing assistance, job opportunities, benefits enrollment opportunities, and quality of life resources with the underlying idea to get as many as possible on a track to selfsufficiency and ultimately, into permanent housing. Using State HTF dollars, DCA is able to fund and support local sponsors of Project Homeless Connect events. During SFY2011, events were held in Albany (Region 10), Athens (Region 5), Atlanta, (Region 3), Augusta (Region 7), Hinesville (Region 12), Jesup (Region 9), and Valdosta (Region 11).
DCA hosted regional meetings to explain grant application requirements for its 2011 homeless and AIDS housing programs. Meeting dates and locations were as follows: Dalton (Region 1) March 11; Gainesville (Region 2) March 10; Atlanta (Region 3) March 8; Norcross (Region 3) March 10; Carrollton (Region 4) March 14; Athens (Region 5) March 11; Macon (Region 6) - March 16; Augusta (Region 7) - March 10; Columbus (Region 8) - March 15; Albany (Region 10) March 8; Valdosta (Region 11) March 8; and Savannah (Region 12) March 9. An application workshop was also held covering application requirements for the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) program in Macon on March 30, 2011.
In addition, an HMIS Conference was held in Augusta in October, 2010. Information was provided to attendees on changes and updates within HMIS requirements at the HUD level as well as general information specific to the Pathways system including system changes, training opportunities, and information on how to use the system.
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Other Training provided through HMIS
In the 2002 Balance of State Continuum of Care, DCA was awarded funds from HUD for a comprehensive, state-wide Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) initiative. The purpose of HMIS, as mandated by Congress, is to generate an unduplicated count of each continuum of care's homeless population. As data is accumulated a much more comprehensive picture of the homeless population's needs and demographics will develop, and we will be able to see how those needs and demographics change over time. This data will allow agencies to better allocate resources and serve their communities in their mission, and the State's, to end homelessness. Through the HUD grant, DCA has provided funding to eligible agencies to assist with hardware procurement, internet connection fees, and supportive software to make this project successful. During SFY2011, $566,860 was expended by Pathways Community Network through DCA's HMIS grant and State matching grant making it possible for many agencies to become active with HMIS or increase their level of participation. This past year, the focus has continued to be on increasing utilization of the system by the 327 HMIS member agencies. Significant progress has been made since the HMIS project started in 2002 both in the number of agencies using the system and in the quality of data input into the statewide Pathways Community Network's HMIS. The Georgia HMIS was used to track services provided to 224,022 homeless or at-risk Georgians in the twelve months ending June 30, 2010. Of this total number, 90,152 were children and 5,207 were senior citizens. The training plan has been adjusted to address the individual needs of each agency in the collection of HMIS data. As a byproduct of collecting good homeless data, the State is developing a more comprehensive picture of the homeless population's needs and is able to see how those needs and demographics change over time. This data is allowing local community agencies to better allocate resources and serve their communities in their mission, and the State's, to end homelessness. The Pathways training has been narrowed to assisting agencies with local reporting, program element data collection and teaching the importance of collecting the HUD data standards. In addition to focused classroom training programs, Pathways has begun to provide individualized one-on-one agency "on-site training". This one-onone "on-site training" has begun to identify specific problems with the HMIS implementation and continually address ways to better utilize the HMIS system. The statewide user survey is being used to provide good accurate data from the HMIS agency executive levels and user levels. The feedback has been used to direct the training efforts statewide and assist with determining system enhancements priorities. Additionally, the user survey provides feedback in the following key areas: HMIS customer service, HMIS ease of use, user training experience, ability to collect homeless information from clients, and the ability for each agency to produce a HUD APR from HMIS. Each of Georgia's continuums has a substantial number of homeless service providers using the HMIS system. There is representation from many sectors of the homeless service/shelter system information and referral, emergency shelters, transitional housing, permanent supportive housing, HOPWA providers, domestic violence shelters, and service-only agencies.
Special Needs
The Trust Fund recognizes that some homeless individuals may never become completely independent of charitable assistance from the public and private sector
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because of the complex nature of their homelessness. To address this, the Trust Fund 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. DCA operated three such programs in SFY2011. These were the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS, Permanent Supportive Housing, and the Shelter Plus Care Programs.
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 acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) or related diseases. Sixteen Community Service Boards that fall under the purview of the Georgia Department of Human Services deliver services under the S+C program. Their trained staff identifies appropriate housing and provides on-going treatment. Program grants are used to provide rental assistance payments through four eligible components:
Tenant-based Rental Assistance (TBRA) Sponsor-based Rental Assistance (SBRA) 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).
During SFY2011, DCA provided assistance to 67 projects for 1,495 housing units using $8,192,437 in program funds. Approximately 2,300 homeless persons with a disability were provided housing through this program during this operating year.
Permanent Affordable Housing
Permanent supportive housing is a key solution in offering housing stability to homeless families that also have a disability. By leveraging funds with DCA and HUD, the Trust Fund has helped organizations through the Permanent Supportive Housing Program to acquire land, renovate and build multi-family and single-family units for persons that are low-income. To support the development of affordable housing projects, DCA awarded $2,904,988 in HOME funds and $200,000 in State Housing Trust Funds during SFY2011 to one recipient that will produce 76 special needs units. DCA also provided one-on-one technical assistance to prospective developers of the permanent supportive housing.
Assisting Other Special Need Households
The State administered several programs during SFY2011 to benefit other special need households, in addition to DCA's HOPWA program. Accessible, available, and affordable housing is the key to independence and the participation of Georgians with disabilities in the life of their communities. Throughout this past fiscal year, DCA continued to expand opportunities in this area. While not solely dedicated to assisting special needs households, DCA's Housing Choice Voucher, Georgia Dream Second Mortgage Program, CHIP, Georgia Dream Single Family Development, and HOME
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Rental Housing Loan programs may assist households that include an individual who is elderly or has a disability. Full descriptions of these programs and their level of assistance to these special need groups can be found in Section I of this document. DCA also made available an online housing search tool, the www.GeorgiaHousingSearch.org website, which provides property managers with the ability to market available rental units (including those designed with features to make the units accessible for individuals with disabilities) to prospective tenants across the state of Georgia.
DCA improved and increased access for homeownership for qualified individuals with disabilities and/or households with members who have a disability, by providing the Georgia Dream Second Mortgage Program CHOICE option. The CHOICE option 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. Assistance under the CHOICE option is based on the income level of the household and the location within Georgia where they would like to purchase a home. Loans are generally used in conjunction with the State's Georgia Dream First Mortgage Program.
The Interagency Homeless Coordination Council is promoting the SSI/SSDI Outreach, Access and Recovery (SOAR) process for assisting persons with disabilities to acquire and increase the receipt of their SSI, SSDI or other eligible benefits.
DCA continues to work with developer and service provider agencies to develop permanent supported service projects in various regions of the state for adults and youth aging out of adolescent treatment.
DCA continues to partner with and improve coordination between governmental and non-governmental entities in order to expand the affordable housing opportunities of person with disabilities. Regular collaboration is ongoing with the following agencies: Georgia Department of Human Services, Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, the Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities, the Georgia Department of Community Health, the Statewide Independent Living Centers, the Shepherd Center of Atlanta, the Georgia Interagency Council on Homelessness, the Atlanta Regional Commission, other public housing authorities in the state, the Center for Financial Independence and Innovation, the Brain and Spinal Injury Trust Fund Commission, the Georgia Department of Labor case managers, DUI and mental health court representatives, the Georgia Advocacy Office, the Georgia Mental Health Consumer Network, Habitat for Humanity affiliates, and the Georgia Division of Family and Children Services.
DCA provided technical assistance to the State's supportive housing providers through the provision of specific assistance targeted to the needs of each organization (technology, professional services, on-site visits by DCA staff) and through resource fairs funded by DCA and by local agencies across the State.
DCA participated in mainstream planning efforts throughout the State. DCA has membership on the Mental Health Planning Advisory Council. DCA participated in the meetings of the Georgia State Trade Association of Not-For-Profit Developers (GSTAND), and the Supportive Housing Committee of the Atlanta Regional Commission on Homelessness. DCA staff also participated regularly as a member of the
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Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities and on the Governor's Prisoner Re-Entry Policy Team.
DCA continued the Project Based Voucher Program (PBV) that provided decent and affordable safe rental housing for eligible low-income families, the elderly, and persons with disabilities. PBV units come in all sizes and types, from scattered single-family houses to high-rise apartments for elderly families. The program was available in all of the counties that DCA serves but has also targeted special populations identified by the Department of Human Services and the Statewide Independent Living Council.
DCA continues to collaborate through its agreement with Tech-Able Inc. to assist individuals with disabilities to secure affordable loans through the Credit-Able Program. Under this Agreement, Federal funds were permitted to be used for any loan guarantee eligible under the Credit-Able Program. GHFA funds were dedicated specifically to support loan guarantees for allowable accessibility modifications under this program. GHFA funds and interest were used solely for loan guarantees for Georgia residents with disabilities who are within applicable income limits based on the location of the residence and the household size of the consumer. The loans can be applied at owner-occupied residences and/or rental units. This past fiscal year, services were expanded to include financial literacy and training in preparing for applying for funds to acquire assistive technology, and vehicle modifications.
Georgia's Other Non-Housing and Community Needs
The State continued to focus on enhancing the quality of life for all residents by focusing on enhancing community livability, administration and planning, increasing coordination and sustainability, and bridging essential partnerships to maximize the use of resources. Listed below are projects that the State initiated or served as a major sponsored in achieving the above objectives:
The Governor's Office has established a Workforce Investment Board (WIB) whose mission is to bring business, labor, education and the public sector together to develop strategies and support efforts to best meet the needs of the state's workforce and employers, thereby enhancing Georgia's competitiveness in the global economy. Counties throughout the state sign up for the program and earn work-ready designation by demonstrating a commitment to improving public high school graduation rates and showing that a specified percentage of their available and current workforce has earned Work Ready Certificates. A total of 25 counties earned this designation in SFY2011 to bring the total number of Work Ready certified counties in the state to 73. Georgia Emergency Management Agency (GEMA) explores housing options available, in partnership with the federal government and other state agencies, which have the primary responsibility for severe weather preparedness and hurricane plans through the Georgia Evacuee Support Plan Housing Annex Project. Georgia Planning Association partners with the Community Planners' Institute to host a two-day, 12-hour credits work sessions around the state to disseminate information on the latest planning process and the challenges in land use, comprehensive planning and legal issues.
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Georgia Quality Growth Partnership (GQGP) examines local government implementation of quality growth approaches by disseminating information on the various strategies available, developing implementation tools, sharing best practices, and promoting acceptance of quality growth by the general public and community leaders. Office of Downtown Development provides technical assistance to various cities and organizations on downtown development and revitalization opportunities. Job Tax Credit Program (JTC) offers tax credit incentive to businesses to create new jobs in counties or underdeveloped census tract areas. Opportunity Zone Tax Credit Program incentives local government to create work strategies to designate certain area as "underdeveloped" to focus retail business development. Businesses receive up to $3,500 per job created against the state's income tax liability for up to ten years or until the job no longer exists. Fiscal Planning Guide provides printable data reports that forecasts average and per capita revenue, as well expenditures and liabilities by categories to assist local government officials with understanding how certain jurisdictions are performing compared to a similar area within the state. DCA and the University of Georgia River Basin Center provide codes and ordinances workshops to facilitate the adoption of better site design development practices for reducing runoff pollutions. Georgia Water Council provides oversight to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources in the implementation of the comprehensive state-wide Water Management Planning Act. Statewide Anti-Litter Campaign educates residents and visitors of the state about enforcement and eradication strategies to clean up Georgia that are sponsored by the Georgia Departments of Natural Resources and Transportation. Hands On Georgia undertakes various projects utilizing volunteers throughout the state including the following projects: river clean ups, building restorations, wheel chair ramp construction, playground builds and mentoring sessions with children. OneGeorgia Authority provides assistance with a variety of economic development projects that foster job creation, stimulate private investments, develop retention planning strategies, and enhances regional competitiveness through capacity building projects. Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) identifies opportunities to create selfsustaining economic development and quality of life improvement strategies. The WaterFirst Community Partnership works to improve the management and protection of our shared water resources. "You Gotta Be Kidding!" Campaign raises awareness about the convenience and benefits of recycling, while also motivating behavior change among the target audience, 25- to 34-year-olds. This campaign takes all of the misperceptions and lame excuses about recycling, exaggerates them to show their absurdity and by doing so, will hopefully motivate them to participate. The "cast of characters" developed for the campaign wear their non-recycler status on their proverbial sleeve to prove the point that it's absurd not to recycle. "Bring One For The Chipper" Campaign offers Christmas tree recycling program each year to keep Georgia beautiful by organizing a number of tree recycling
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events around the state. Trees were chipped into mulch or used for city and county landscaping projects, individual homes and as wildlife habitat. Main Street Program continues to recognize excellence for Community Downtown Development programs. Boundary and Annexation Survey offers annual opportunities to local governments to update their boundaries in the Census Bureau's maps in partnership with the U.S. Census Bureau. Cities that annex are required by Georgia law to participate in BAS to document their boundary changes. Economic Development Finance Packet provides a comprehensive listing of state, federal, local and national programs that are designed to promote economic development and business enhancement in Georgia. Quality Growth Best Practices Tool Kit provides advice to local governments on tools that may be used to put quality growth principles into practice at the local level.
Other Actions
Addressing the Obstacles to Meet the Needs of the Underserved
The State has recognized in its Consolidated Plan that many obstacles connected to affordable housing issues relate to public perceptions and market factors. The State continues to provide essential services and activities that meet the community needs to increase affordable housing initiatives, addressing accessibility and homelessness opportunities, and developing effective marketing strategies to communicate all the available products and services to Georgia residents. During SFY2011, the State implemented the following programs, activities, and initiatives as a way to meet the needs of the underserved according to the HUD requirements:
Attended the monthly meetings of Atlanta Housing Association of Neighborhood Developers (AHAND), a coalition of Atlanta-area community-based organizations, to discuss the issues addressing underserved communities and strategies to increase affordable workforce housing and homeownership training on the Georgia Dream Single Family Development Program. Supported the activities and programs of forty-seven (47) housing counseling agencies to conduct home buyer education and financial literacy workshops through funds from GHFA. Eight of these 47 agencies provide services in Spanish, African, Asian, and Arabic languages. Also provided funds to nineteen (19) housing counseling agencies to provide pre- and post-purchase and foreclosure prevention counseling with GHFA and HUD funds and funds to seventeen (17) housing counseling to provide foreclosure prevention counseling with funds from NeighborWorks America. Participated in a variety of home buyer seminars and workshops and several meetings with the real estate professionals, lenders and HUD, including the Consumer Education Seminars that promoted homeownership and Georgia Real Estate Forum, to assist low-income home buyers with purchasing REO homes and provided the "Everything You Wanted to Know About Recapture Tax But Were Afraid to Ask" information on recapture tax. Facilitated a continuing education 6-hour credit training course called "Housing Solutions for Cities: A Key Element to Economic Development" with the Georgia
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Municipal Association that focused on responding to the community housing needs and issues. Provided affordable housing workshops and training sessions to review the funding requirements for the Federal and State Low Income Housing Tax Credits, the programs of the State Housing Trust Fund, CHIP, and CDBG. Promoted the online housing search website www.GeorgiaHousingSearch.org which is designed to assist property management agencies and prospective tenants with identifying affordable rental housing throughout Georgia. Continued to offer an online application checklist for the Georgia Dream program to expedite the mortgage loan application process for lender approval in underwriting and hosted quarterly lender advisory meetings to obtain lender feedback and input on loan programs and evaluation; discuss best practices; market changes and policy updates and designed to increase DCA's level of customer service. Coordinated the annual Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP) public hearings to review the proposed changes to the 2011 draft and receive comments. Hosted in-house training sessions with the Community Development and Finance Division to review the CDBG quarterly reporting requirements.
Assisting Households with a Disproportionate Housing Need
The State has recognized in its Consolidated Plan the existence of a disproportionate need for housing on the part of some Hispanic, African-Americans, and elderly household types. The State continued to provide incentives through its various programs that encourage the development of affordable housing opportunities for households of these groups. In addition, DCA provided Spanish language materials and workbooks and offered Spanish translation compatibility on the GeorgiaHousingSearch.org website.
Local planning requirements for local government comprehensive plans require that a comprehensive plan include a community assessment of housing needs, including the needs of the underserved, and a community agenda listing goals and objectives as well as work programs to address those identified needs. Funding is provided through the Qualified Allocation Plan to projects solely benefiting the elderly or those households containing persons 55 years or older.
The State continues to actively market its Georgia Dream first and second mortgage programs to real estate and mortgage companies operating in neighborhoods with high minority concentrations. The Georgia Dream combines the resources of the Georgia Dream below market interest rate first mortgage and 0% second mortgage financing with the existing resources of the cities, homeownership opportunities under these partnerships have become even more affordable for Georgia's first time home buyers.
Eliminating Barriers to Affordable Housing
The following activities were implemented to eliminate or reduce the barriers to affordable housing opportunity:
Permanent Supportive Housing Program offers construction and permanent financing to develop affordable rental housing with supportive services available to the targeted tenant population. The State also will convert the required number
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of tenant-based rental assistance to project-based rental assistance within funded developments. Adding this project-based rental assistance makes these units affordable to the targeted households.
HOME CHDO Predevelopment Loan Program offers interest-free loans to qualified nonprofit organizations for the preparation of complete and comprehensive applications for financing low to moderate-income housing developments using DCA's HOME Rental Housing Loan, Permanent Supportive Housing or Georgia Dream Single Family Development programs.
HOME CHDO Operating Assistance Program provides qualified state designated CHDOs with funding to maintain their operation and to develop their capacity to implement HOME-funded CHDO activities.
Began updating the Spanish version of the "Home of Your Own" housing counseling workbook to assist the growing Hispanic population in Georgia
DCA sponsored on-going training to forty (40) nonprofit developers on how to utilize federal funds to develop single family housing for homeownership and reviewed the program requirements and the application process for DCA's Georgia Dream Single Family Development Program. The program, entitled "Opening Doors through Single Family Housing Development," provides information on how to develop and preserve affordable single family housing within local communities.
GeorgiaHousingSearch.org website was highlighted throughout the year as the key resource to prospective households seeking affordable rental property across the state of Georgia.
Georgia Initiative for Community Housing (GICH), Georgia Municipal Association and the University of Georgia's Housing and Demographics Research Center offers communities a three-year program of collaboration and technical assistance to meet their housing and neighborhood revitalization needs. In SFY2011, fifteen communities participated in the program, which was sponsored by Georgia Power Company, Wells Fargo Foundation, and the USDA Rural Development and the implementing partners Georgia Electric Membership Corporation and UGA Archway Partnership, and the University of Georgia Carl Vinson Institute of Government.
The Communities of Opportunity (Co-Op) initiative was another major partnership undertaken by DCA during the year to enhance the economic vitality of rural, persistent-poverty communities. Public and private organizations and institutions collaborated to discuss the housing needs to eliminate persistent poverty.
Overcoming Gaps in Institutional Structure and Enhancing Coordination
The State also continued to take steps during SFY2011 to increase coordination, strengthen linkages and encourage the formation of partnerships between Georgia's private sector housing developers, financial institutions, nonprofit organizations, public sector agencies, foundations, and other providers. The State's efforts included:
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Making special efforts to develop strategies to revitalize areas hurt by foreclosures in the Atlanta area by collaborating with the City of Atlanta, Atlanta Development Authority, and other city groups. Serving on the Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Construction (EESC) Task Force. The Task Force was authorized under Georgia Senate Bill 130 (the Guaranteed Energy Cost Savings Act). The 13-member EESC Task Force is comprised of private and public sector members. DCA contracted with Energy Ace, Inc. to provide technical assistance to the task force in developing the policies and procedures as outlined in Senate Bill 130. The task force received significant input from both state and national organizations and is currently reviewing the second rough draft of the policies and procedures which will apply only to state owned or managed buildings. Continuing to participate on the radio show, "Real Estate for Life". The show features the latest information on real estate developments and trends in the metropolitan Atlanta market. Continuing to serve on the Research, Policy and Information for the Mixed Income Community Initiative (MICI) facilitated by Atlanta Neighborhood Development Partnership, Inc. MICI has grown to nearly 60 organizations. The committee discusses a variety of regional issues including sprawl, transportation, air and water quality and housing. 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. Continuing the State's participation in various forums and networks from across the state which address affordable housing, homelessness or the housing issues of special needs groups. Participating and facilitating home buyer/educational fairs attended by people interested in buying their first home. Making available DCA's Internet web site to increase access to information on Georgia's affordable housing and community development needs and to promote the availability of its programs with its current and future partners. Continuing implementation of the Homeless Management Information System, Balance of State Continuum of Care Plan and established network of providers. Continuing DCA's collaboration to help end chronic homelessness through the work of the Georgia Interagency Homeless Coordination Council. Ongoing work is focused on establishing policies that will eliminate discharging clients back into homeless situations; increasing access to SSI with a consideration given to presumptive eligibility; improving state agency coordination; improving access to SSI with a consideration given to presumptive eligibility; evaluating fiscal effectiveness; effective homeless prevention policies; and coordinating strategies that will best achieve the Council's and the Governor's goals. The Council has four subcommittees that work on the following issues: increasing access to mainstream services; increasing the availability of permanent supportive housing; improving discharge planning from state institutions; and advancing evaluation and data analysis across agencies. Continuing DCA's membership in various collaborative efforts. DCA participates in mainstream planning efforts throughout the State. DCA has membership on the Mental Health Planning Advisory Council. DCA participated in the meetings of the
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Georgia State Trade Association of Not-For-Profit Developers (GSTAND), and the Supportive Housing Committee of the Atlanta Regional Commission on Homelessness. DCA staff also participated regularly as a member of the Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities and the Governor's Prisoner Re-Entry Policy Team. Continuing to participate in local homeless coalition meetings. Examples include the Chatham-Savannah Authority for the Homeless, the South Georgia Homeless Coalition Meeting, and the Macon Coalition to End Homelessness. DCA staff facilitated Continuum of Care planning meetings in multiple regions throughout the State. DCA also participates with entitlement jurisdictions as they do their HUD consolidated planning around "homelessness." Providing pre-purchase and post-purchase Housing Counseling programs through nonprofit agencies across the State of Georgia. Continuing DCA's partnership with ten local public housing authorities through National Housing Compliance, f/k/a Georgia HAP Administrators, Inc., a nonprofit that received the contract to provide Section 8 HAP Contract Administration services to HUD in Georgia. Continuing to provide DCA's Downtown Development Resource and Program Guide. The guide is a compilation of DCA's resources and programs that can be utilized in downtown development programs across Georgia. Continuing 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 base using established DCA resources and programs. In SFY11, DCA launched the Boomtown Initiative, a marketing initiative designed to inform communities throughout the state of the various financial tools and technical assistance available to them to assist in revitalizing their downtown areas. A website was established (www.boomtowngeorgia.org) to provide a central location for stakeholders including building and business owners, elected officials, realtors, lenders, attorneys, accountants and other partners to get information on the available programs and how to access them. The main programs in the initiative are the Main Street Program for communities with populations between 5,000 and 50,000 and the Better Hometown Program for communities with less than 5,000. DCA's partners in this initiative include the Georgia Municipal Association, Georgia Power Company, MEAG Power, Georgia Electric Membership Cooperation, Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation, Community Developer's Forum, Georgia Downtown Association, the University of Georgia's Business Outreach Services, the University of Georgia's School of Environmental Design, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Historic Preservation Division, the Georgia Department of Transportation, the Georgia Department of Industry, Trade & Tourism and the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development. Continuing to serve on the Georgia Rural Development Council. The Council advocates for rural Georgia, champions new development opportunities, and partners with public and private initiatives to strengthen rural communities. The GRDC also serves as a clearinghouse for policies and initiatives affecting community and economic development in rural Georgia.
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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.
Management
The State of Georgia does not own, manage, nor operate any public housing as a public housing authority. Neither does the State foresee owning or managing any public housing in the future. In 1937, the Georgia General Assembly enabled each county and city to establish functioning public housing authorities (PHAs) within their jurisdiction upon a declaration of need. Therefore, the State has not developed a plan to encourage public housing residents to become more involved in the public housing management or to become owners of their units. However, the State encourages individual PHAs to develop such a plan with residents. The State also continues to encourage within its programs the transition of public housing residents into private housing living situations. As such, it does not anticipate any major State involvement in this area, except to continue to provide related program information to interested parties. While DCA does not specially target funds in the Consolidated Plan for public housing programs, the State of Georgia believes it has a stake in the federal government's commitment to continue to provide resources for the operation, maintenance and preservation of public housing and for the Housing Choice Voucher Program. Public housing authorities implement a large portion of Georgia's housing assistance effort. Local governments have created 202 PHAs providing public housing throughout the State. Seventeen PHAs offer Housing Choice Vouchers rental subsidies. PHAs utilize funds from public housing rent receipts, federal subsidies from HUD and proceeds from bond issues for some development costs
Troubled Public Housing Authorities
Local public housing authorities are established through the auspices of local government, subject to state enabling legislation. The HUD Office of Public and Indian Housing (OPIH) uses a scoring system by which it can determine if a housing authority is "troubled". DCA periodically contacts the OPIH Field Office in Atlanta to obtain an updated list of troubled authorities in the state. OPIH can establish a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with each troubled PHA that establishes a program that will enable a troubled PHA to resolve their troubling issues.
Upon consultation with the OPIH a determination is made whether or not State assistance is necessary to assist a troubled PHA. In the event that an authority whose service area is not entirely contained within a locality that must prepare a consolidated plan is determined to be troubled, DCA would be prepared to offer technical assistance. This would be offered upon the request of the local public housing authority and would focus on those areas of deficiency contributing to the designation with the intention of assisting in removing the designation.
During this reporting period, OPIH indicated that there were ten qualifying PHAs that met this criterion and had a "troubled" status. Three of these PHAs, Hawkinsville, Manchester, and Byron are no longer considered "troubled" but are still completing their MOAs. Three more PHAs, Sparta, Mt. Vernon, and Gibson, are currently operating under their MOAs and being monitored by HUD. The Milledgeville PHA is currently
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developing their MOA and three others, McRae, Newnan, and Senoia, just recently received the "troubled" designation.
It was determined that these PHAs were in the process of resolving their deficiencies working directly with OPIH and submitting monthly reports, and that no State assistance was necessary at this time. DCA will continue to monitor the status of these troubled PHAs and any other qualifying PHA that acquires a "troubled" status in anticipation of offering technical assistance as needed.
Coordination Efforts with Public Housing Authorities
The continual success of Public Housing Authorities weighs heavily on resident participation towards economic self-sufficiency, innovations in finance, design and management of the authorities, and partnerships with other organizations to address the needs of their residents. Therefore, the State continued activities to enhance coordination between public and assisted housing providers and private and government health, mental health, services, and fair housing agencies. DCA staff continued its partnership with 10 statewide public housing authorities to oversee National Housing Compliance, Inc. (NHC), formerly known as Georgia HAP Administrators (GHA) Inc. NHC is a nonprofit organization created by its member organizations to conduct performance-based contact administration for HUD by auditing federally-assisted properties to ensure they are in compliance with their contract and all program requirements. NHC/GHA assumed this role on August 1, 2000.
DCA is committed to soliciting landlord participation and reached out to several housing authorizes to utilize GeorgiaHousingSearch. Ten housing authorities have joined this online listing and locator service for affordable rental housing: Columbus, Fulton, Atlanta, Decatur, DeKalb, Macon, Marietta, Savannah, Augusta, and NW Georgia Coalition.
DCA's Office of Homeownership facilitates partnerships with several local housing authorities: Marietta Housing, Cobb Housing, Atlanta Housing, Jonesboro Housing, Griffin Housing, Fulton County Housing, DeKalb Housing, Gwinnett Housing, Savannah Housing, Macon Housing, and Hawkinsville/Pulaski County to coordinate the use of the Georgia Dream First and Second Mortgage Program and the Housing Choice Voucher Programs. DCA also provided Georgia Dream Homeownership brochures and other informational tools for use in their home buyer education sessions.
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 National Foreclosure Mitigation Counseling Program awarded the State a total of $607,405 for counseling. The State has participated in this program since 2007 and through the housing counseling agencies has provided foreclosure prevention counseling. The National Foreclosure Mitigation Counseling Program is being administered through a competitive application process by NeighborWorks America, within guidelines defined by Congressional legislation.
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GeorgiaHousingSearch.org, the online housing listing and locator service, sponsored by DCA and the United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta, continued to expand. To date, GeorgiaHousingSearch.org has registered over 173,000 rental-housing units statewide, has 60% of local public housing authorities administering the Housing Choice voucher program listing their properties, and supports nearly 10,000 daily searches from prospective renters.
Evaluating and Reducing Lead-Based Paint Hazards
Exposure to lead-based paint represents one of the most significant environmental threats from a housing perspective. Many residential properties built before 1978 contain leadbased paint. Unfortunately, it is difficult to measure the exact number of housing units with lead-based paint hazards. In 1994, three State agencies came together to develop a coordinated strategy to address Georgia's lead-based paint hazards. These agencies were (1) the Georgia Department of Human Resources (DHR), Division of Public Health, through implementation of the CDC funded Georgia Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program, (2) the Georgia Department of Natural Resources which is responsible for certification of lead abatement contractors and 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 the HUDfunded Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) Programs. These agencies continue to work on activities of the coordinated plan in hopes of eliminating lead poisoning as a public health problem in Georgia. Through this committee, in addition to contacts with other involved state and federal agencies, DCA serves as a point of coordination for the integration of lead hazard reduction into housing policies and programs. The efforts of these agencies continued during the current report period.
DCA continues to actively address the need for lead based paint hazard control and abatement by requiring local governments to budget funds for lead hazard control and/or abatement when submitting an application for funding in which rehabilitation activities are anticipated to be performed in housing built prior to 1978. DCA's CHIP and CDBG staff will refer interested parties to a web site containing the applicable information provided by the HUD/EPA entitled "Protect Your Family from Lead in Your Home" to their recipients for prospective homeowners. The recipient must also obtain a signed document by the home buyer advising that they have received the pamphlet. Additionally, a separate appendix has been included in the DCA Homeownership Rehabilitation Manual. DCA encourages housing administrators and rehabilitation advisors to take and pass the basic Visual Assessment Course that is located at www.hud.gov/lea/training. DCA has continued to train lead abatement contractors and risk assessors working with local housing rehabilitation recipients. DCA continues to provide a mandatory form in all HOME and LIHTC properties and reviews the form during annual training and during each file audit. DCA continues to require recipients of federal HOME and CDBG funds that engage in housing rehabilitation activities to follow HUD regulations that require the control of lead based paint hazards and safe work practices.
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DCA also ensures that all federally assisted housing built prior to 1978 is evaluated for the presence of lead-based paint hazards and all units so identified units can pass clearance at the end of the work. DCA's lead abatement and hazard control strategy focused on identifying and reducing or abating the following hazards.
a) Lead contaminated dust. b) Lead contaminated soil. c) Deteriorated lead-based paint, which is chipping or flaking. d) Lead-based paint accessible to children that can be chewed. e) Lead-based paint present in friction surfaces. f) Lead-based paint present in impact surfaces. g) Lead-based paint on any surface disturbed as a result of rehabilitation
activity.
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 some of the conditions of poverty manifested in poor or overcrowded housing, lack of jobs and deteriorated neighborhoods. The grants the state made to local governments and nonprofit service providers helped persons and families in poverty.
DCA continued to serve on the Governor's Workforce Investment Board's (WIB) Coordinating Council. Georgia's Work Ready initiative is based on a skills assessment and certification for job seekers and a job profiling system for businesses. The Certified Work Ready Community initiative builds on the assessments and job profiling system to create opportunities for greater economic development. Each designated community created a team of economic development, government and education partners to meet the certification criteria. Counties are given three years to reach the goals necessary to earn the designation. A total of 25 counties were designated as work ready in SFY2011 to bring the total number of certified counties in the state to 73.
During this past fiscal year, Georgia Appalachian Center for Higher Education (GACHE) awarded $165,000 to 27 high schools. All schools are located in one of Georgia's Appalachian Regional Commission-designated counties. The grants provided schools with resources to enable them to continue to increase their graduation and college-going rates.
During SFY2011, CDBG set-aside funds for the Employment Incentive Program resulted in the awarding of grants, which directly produce employment. In addition, the local program income generated by the creation of new jobs should help lift families above the poverty level. DCA's Office of Economic Development, which manages the EIP Program and several other state funded economic development programs, is actively coordinating with the Department of Adult and Technical Education for job training.
DCA and the Georgia Department of Economic Development sponsored a Regional Advisory Council (RAC) Summit. RAC leaders, representing both public and privatesector interests, from all state service delivery regions attended. Formed in 1998, the
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purpose of each RAC is to promote regional approaches to community and economic development, to propose and offer, where appropriate, educational programs for local leaders and encourage private-public partnerships to address regional challenges. Continuing and future RAC focus areas include Safe and Affordable Housing, Sustaining Existing Businesses, Help for Entrepreneurs, Local Government Assistance, Heritage Tourism and Community and Economic Development.
DCA continues their partnership in the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC). The ARC is a federal-state partnership comprised of 13 states in the Appalachian region of the United States. The goal of the program is to create opportunities for selfsustaining economic development and improved quality of life in the region. Carrying Out the Actions Identified in the State's Consolidated Plan The actions identified in Parts I-IV of this performance report indicate the State's commitment to carrying out the activities identified in its Annual Action Plan for FFY2010 Consolidated Funds. DCA has administered all of the consolidated resources that it planned 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.
During SFY2011, DCA also reviewed the Agency Plans of local public housing authorities for consistency with the State's Consolidated Plan. DCA reviewed 17 plans during the program year.
In addition, the State acted to assist other entities seeking funds from HUD for projects that also further these priorities. During SFY2011, the DCA approved 15 Certifications of Consistency with its Consolidated Plan for other entities.
No requests submitted were determined to be incompatible with the Consolidated Plan.
Citizen Participation A comprehensive effort was undertaken to disseminate draft versions of this Consolidated Plan Annual Performance Evaluation Report in conformance with the State's Citizen Participation Plan. DCA placed advertisements on September 2 and 3, 2011 to notify the public of the document's availability in the following eleven newspapers: Albany Herald, Athens Banner-Herald, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Augusta Chronicle, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Dalton Daily Citizen, Gainesville Times, Macon Telegraph, Rome News-Times, Savannah Morning News, and Statesboro Herald. The document was made available to the public on DCA's web site.
No written or verbal comments on the draft CAPER were received.
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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG)
The CDBG program seeks to improve the living conditions and economic opportunities of Georgia's low- and moderate-income families. CDBG works to ensure decent affordable housing, to provide services to communities, and to create jobs through the expansion and retention of businesses. It is an important tool for helping local governments tackle serious challenges facing their communities. To meet this goal, a minimum of 70% of all allocated CDBG funds must benefit low- and moderate-income persons. In addition, each activity must meet one of the following national objectives for the program: benefit low- and moderate-income persons, prevention or elimination of slums or blight, or address community development needs having a particular urgency because existing conditions pose a serious and immediate threat to the health or welfare of the community for which other funding is not available.
CDBG funds may be used for a variety of eligible activities and must principally benefit low and moderate-income persons. Eligible activities include, but are not limited to housing improvements, code enforcement, administrative cost, rehabilitation of residential and non-residential structures, project related soft cost, acquisition of real property, relocation and demolition, clearance, interim assistance, removal of architectural barrier, down payment assistance, provision of assistance to profit motivated business to carry out economic development and job creation or retention activities, activities relating to energy conservation, public infrastructure improvements, such as water and sewer facilities, and economic development. Housing activities may involve costs associated with the reconstruction or rehabilitation of either homeowner or rental units.
The program is a flexible source of competitive funding for a broad range of community development activities. Funds are awarded to local governments following a Method of Distribution (MOD) described in the Annual Action Plan. Therefore, the type of projects receiving CDBG assistance is based on the self-identified needs of each community and varies yearly. DCA competitively allocated the majority of CDBG funds to eligible units of local government for project administration and implementation. Each unit of local government determined the type of eligible project for which assistance through the State's CDBG program is sought.
During SFY2011, the State of Georgia and twenty-four entitlement jurisdictions in Georgia each received a formula allocation of federal CDBG funds totaling $88,719,365. The twenty-three entitlement jurisdictions included the cities of Albany, Atlanta, Brunswick, Dalton, Gainesville, Johns Creek, Hinesville, Macon, Marietta, Rome, Roswell, Sandy Springs, Savannah, Valdosta and Warner Robins; the counties of Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton, and Gwinnett; and the three consolidated governments of Athens-Clark County, Augusta-Richmond County, and ColumbusMuscogee County and are not covered in this report.
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The State administered CDBG funds in the remaining, non-entitlement jurisdictions in Georgia. During the SFY2011, the State awarded 113 CDBG grants totaling $48,873,361 to units of local government.

Recipient
Ambrose, City of Attapulgus, City of Bacon County

Urban /Rural R
R
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Baldwin County R

Barnesville, City U of Baxley, City of R

Ben Hill County R

Buena Vista,

R

City of

Burke County R

Butler, City of R

Cadwell, City of R

Camilla, City of R

Catoosa County R

Collins, City of R

Colquitt County R

Commerce, City R of Cook County R

Coolidge, City R of Cornelia, City of R

Covington, City U

of

Crawford

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County

Crawfordville, R

City of

Crisp County R

CDBG Amount $ 321,489 $ 439,076 $ 483,300 $ 500,000 $ 500,000 $ 470,538 $ 353,164 $ 357,200 $ 500,000 $ 470,266 $ 500,000 $ 435,746 $ 500,000 $ 450,827 $ 500,000 $ 500,000 $ 500,000 $ 500,000 $ 490,610 $ 443,000 $ 499,948 $ 500,000 $ 500,000

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Annual Competition
Annual Competition
Annual Competition
Annual Competition
Annual Competition
Annual Competition
Annual Competition
Annual Competition
Annual Competition
Annual Competition
Annual Competition
Annual Competition
Annual Competition
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Annual Competition
Annual Competition
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Annual Competition
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Project Water Improvements
Water Improvements
Drainage/Streets Improvements Sewer Improvements
Water Improvements
Street Improvements
Water Improvements
Sewer Improvements
Developmental Disability Center Sewer Improvements
Sewer Improvements
Sewer Improvements
Sewer Improvements
Sewer Improvements
Drainage/Streets Improvements Sewer Improvements
Drainage Improvements Street and Drainage Improvements Water/Sewer Improvements Water and Sewer Improvements Street and Drainage Improvements Sewer Improvements
Drainage/Streets Improvements

Recipient Cuthbert, City of Darien, City of
Dawson, City of
Dublin, City of
Eatonton, City of Echols County Consolidated Government Edison, City of
Floyd County
Fort Oglethorpe, City of GeorgetownQuitman Consolidated Government Glenwood, City of Gordon County
Gordon, City of
Griffin, City of
Hancock County Hawkinsville, City of Hazlehurst, City of Ideal, City of
Irwin County
Jesup, City of
Jones County
LaGrange, City of Lakeland, City of

Urban /Rural R U U R R R
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CDBG Amount $ 334,298 $ 733,466 $ 500,000 $ 200,066 $ 412,697 $ 500,000
$ 500,000 $ 500,000 $ 500,000
$ 500,000

Type
Annual Competition
Annual Competition
Annual Competition
Annual Competition
Annual Competition
Annual Competition
Annual Competition
Annual Competition
Annual Competition
Annual Competition

$ 500,000

Annual

Competition

$ 500,000

Annual

Competition

$ 500,000

Annual

Competition

$ 500,000

Annual

Competition

$ 500,000

Annual

Competition

$ 500,000

Annual

Competition

$ 500,000

Annual

Competition

$ 250,297

Annual

Competition

$ 500,000

Annual

Competition

$ 487,500

Annual

Competition

$ 500,000

Annual

Competition

$ 8,670

Annual

Competition

$ 499,522

Annual

Competition

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Project Water/Sewer Improvements Disaster Recovery
Sewer Improvements
Water Improvements
Drainage/Streets Improvements Multi Infrastructure Improvements
Sewer Improvements
Senior Center
Sewer Improvements
Health Center
Sewer Improvements
Multi Purpose Center
Sewer Improvements
Water/Sewer Improvements Water Improvements
Housing Improvements Sewer Improvements
Water and Sewer Improvements Drainage/Streets Improvements Drainage/Streets Improvements Senior Center
Water Improvements
Sewer Improvements

Recipient Lamar County

Urban CDBG

/Rural Amount

U

$ 500,000

Lenox, City of R

$ 195,272

Louisville, City R

of

Lowndes

U

County

Lumpkin

R

County

Lyons, City of R

$ 500,000 $ 500,000 $ 300,000 $ 500,000

Macon County R

$ 496,863

Manchester,

U

City of

Marshallville, R

City of

Meigs, City of R

$ 500,000 $ 261,693 $ 442,642

Miller County R

$ 451,713

Mitchell County R

$ 356,826

Montezuma,

R

City of

Monticello, City U

of

Norman Park, R

City of

Ochlocknee,

R

City of

Oglethorpe,

R

City of

Pavo, City of

R

$ 500,000 $ 500,000 $ 383,583 $ 487,878 $ 500,000 $ 404,244

Pelham, City of R

$ 500,000

Port

U

Wentworth,

City of

Ray City, City R

of

Rochelle, City of R

$ 488,984
$ 385,995 $ 488,267

Royston, City of R

$ 406,598

Santa Claus,

R

City of

$ 500,000

Type
Annual Competition
Annual Competition
Annual Competition
Annual Competition
Annual Competition
Annual Competition
Annual Competition
Annual Competition
Annual Competition
Annual Competition
Annual Competition
Annual Competition
Annual Competition
Annual Competition
Annual Competition
Annual Competition
Annual Competition
Annual Competition
Annual Competition
Annual Competition
Annual Competition
Annual Competition
Annual Competition
Annual Competition

Project Water Improvements
Sewer Improvements
Housing Improvements Domestic Violence Shelter Senior Center
Drainage/Streets Improvements Housing Improvements Housing Improvements Water Improvements
Sewer Improvements
Head Start Facility
Drainage/Streets Improvements Sewer Improvements
Sewer Improvements
Water Improvements
Water and Sewer Improvements Housing Improvements Water Improvements
Multi Infrastructure Improvements Water Improvements
Sewer Improvements
Sewer Improvements
Sewer Improvements
Sewer Improvements

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Recipient Sumter County

Urban CDBG

/Rural Amount

R

$ 500,000

Swainsboro,

R

City of

Thomas County R

$ 500,000 $ 500,000

Thomaston,

R

City of

Thomasville,

R

City of

Thomson, City U

of

Tifton, City of R

$ 500,000 $ 800,000 $ 800,000 $ 500,000

Towns County R

$ 500,000

Unadilla, City of R

$ 500,000

Ware County R

$ 500,000

Warren County R

$ 500,000

Warrenton, City U

of

Warwick, City R

of

Whitfield

U

County

Winterville,

U

City of

$ 500,000 $ 459,562 $ 800,000 $ 500,000

Type
Annual Competition
Annual Competition
Annual Competition
Annual Competition
Annual Competition
Annual Competition
Annual Competition
Annual Competition
Annual Competition
Annual Competition
Annual Competition
Annual Competition
Annual Competition
Annual Competition
Annual Competition

Project
Housing Improvements Sewer Improvements
Drainage/Streets Improvements Water Improvements
Multi Activity Program Multi Activity Program Sewer Improvements
Senior Center
Sewer Improvements
Drainage/Streets Improvements Sewer Improvements
Multi Infrastructure Improvements Water Improvements
Multi Activity Program Senior Center

Adel, City of

R

Baldwin County R

Bartow County U

Bibb County

U

Butts County U Dooly County R

Franklin

R

County

Jefferson, City U

of

Liberty County U

Spalding

U

County

Tennille, City of R

$ 500,000

EIP

$ 400,000

EIP

$ 355,101

EIP

$ 500,000

EIP

$ 500,000

EIP

$ 104,497

EIP

$ 400,000

EIP

$ 300,000

EIP

$ 417,286

EIP

$ 500,000

EIP

$ 500,000

EIP

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Sewer Improvements Public Facility Water Improvements Economic Development Project Sewer Improvements Economic Development Project Economic Development Project Economic Development Project Economic Development Project Street Improvements
Assistance to a ForProfit

Recipient
Thomaston, City of Tift County Ware County Baldwin, City of Cedartown, City of Dahlonega, City of Ellaville, City of Franklin County Hamilton, City of Jones County Marshallville, City of Pinehurst, City of Shellman, City of Vienna, City of

Urban /Rural R
R R R R
R
R R
R
U R
R
R
R

CDBG Amount $ 454,643
$ 197,365 $ 500,000 $ 16,831 $ 50,000
$ 50,000
$ 50,000 $ 22,363
$ 14,187
$ 22,112 $ 5,067
$ 20,312
$ 11,728
$ 39,185

Type
EIP EIP EIP ITD ITD
ITD ITD ITD
ITD ITD ITD
ITD
ITD ITD

Project Economic Development Project Public Facility Public Facility Sewer Improvements Sewer Improvements
Drainage Improvements Public Facility Public Facility
Public Facility
Public Facility Water Improvements
Water/Sewer Improvements Water Improvements
Sewer Improvements

Brunswick, City U of Macon, City of U

$ 750,000 $1,500,000

Other Other

Disaster Recovery Disaster Recovery

Thomasville,

R

City of

$ 270,884 Redevelopment Public Facility

Program Accomplishments

Following is a chart showing the program accomplishments for all CDBG projects that were fully drawn and closed out within DCA's system during this reporting period along with a description of each of the activity types.

Activity Type

Number Benefited

Number LMI Percent LMI Public/Private

Benefited

Benefited Leverage

Public Improvements

20,841

19,228

92.3 % $14,740,440

Economic Development/Jobs Created or Retained

1,430

1,214

84.9 % $363,506,814

Housing/Households

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Benefited

64

100 %

$656,712

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Public Improvements
Infrastructure/Emergency Relief: The State's CDBG program combines local government investments with CDBG funds to finance infrastructure that provides: (1) public water to replace contaminated wells; (2) public sewer to remove sewage from homes, yards and neighborhoods; (3) drainage and street improvements to prevent neighborhood flooding and provide passable streets; and (4) disaster assistance projects.
Public Buildings (non-governmental): The State's CDBG program combines local government investments with CDBG funds to finance the creation, expansion or rehabilitation of public facilities - including youth centers, shelters for the disadvantaged, senior centers, health centers and similar projects.
Economic Development/Jobs Created or Retained
Commercial/Industrial Infrastructure: The State's CDBG program combines local government/private investments with CDBG funds to finance infrastructure and business assets initiating economic development in Georgia's rural, non-entitlement areas. These projects are benefiting Georgians by creating or retaining jobs.
Housing/Households Benefited
Housing Rehabilitation and Homeowner Assistance: The State CDBG Program has funded the removal of blighted units as well as rehabilitation and down payment assistance. CDBG housing activities provide 100% benefit to low-to moderate-income citizens.
Race/Ethnicity Characteristics of Housing Beneficiaries of HUD Funding CDBG
The following table highlights housing beneficiary households by race and ethnicity status.

Race or Ethnic Groups White
Black/African-American Asian
American Indian/Alaskan Native Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander
American Indian/Alaskan Native & White Asian & White
Black/African-American & White Amer. Indian/Alas. Native & Black/African-
American Other Multi-Racial Total Unduplicated Counts

# Households 2 61 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
1 64

# Hispanic
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
1 1

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Special Needs: Elderly Persons Assisted with CDBG Funding
The following table shows the number of elderly households receiving housing assistance with rehabilitation or reconstruction.

Non-Homeless Special Needs

Investment $1,637,996

Assisted 32

Leveraging
The State's CDBG program rewards local government and private sector leveraging commitment through the leverage score component of the Rating and Ranking system. 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 type of project and the amount of CDBG funds received as follows:
0% for amounts up to $300,000 in CDBG funds 5% for amounts from $301,000 to $500,000 10% of amounts from $500,001 to $800,000 in CDBG funds
During SFY2011, local units of government that received CDBG funds provided $699,204 in local CDBG cash match. In addition, all competitive CDBG applications receive up to 25 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 local government cash and in-kind contributions. For CDBG (all programs), grant awards made during this period leveraged $566,936,070 in additional resources.
CDBG Priorities
This section describes the use of CDBG funds as well as the accomplishments of the CDBG Program during the period July 1, 2010 and June 30, 2011. The following subsection describes the relationship of these accomplishments to the goals and objectives stated in the Consolidated Plan for FFY2010 Funds.

As anticipated in the Annual Action Plan for FFY2010 funds, the State received a CDBG allocation of $43,644,802. The Annual Action Plan proposed the following allocation of these funds:

SFY2011 Funding and Allocation of CDBG Funds

Award From HUD: Less Set-Aside For: State Administration
Immediate Threat and Danger Program Redevelopment Fund Employment Incentive Program Set-aside for Technical Assistance

$43,644,802 $ 901,100 $ 500,000 $ 1,500,000 $ 8,000,000 $ 399,441

Remainder: Amount Available for Regular Competition

$ 32,344261

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This amount includes monies from the FFY2010 allocation as well as funds available from past allocations or funds de-obligated from previous grantees. The distribution of these funds by type of project is displayed in the following table.

Distribution of CDBG Funds by Project Type

Type of Projects
Multi-Activity Housing Improvements
Drainage and Streets Health Center Head Start Facility Mental Health Center Multi Infrastructure Senior Center Sewer Improvements Water Improvements Water and Sewer Improvements

Projects
3 6

Award
$2,400.000 $2,996,863

Public Facilities:

10

$ 6,286,076

2

$ 958,875

1

$ 500,000

0

0

3

$ 1,500,000

5

$ 2,300,000

27

$12,632,335

11

$ 4,326,725

3

$ 1,324,908

People
309 202
1,126 2,875
162 0
556 7,704 7,704 3,910
970

LM People
280 195
978 2,209
162 0
536 7,704 6,779 3,207
899

LM % 91% 97%
84% 77% 100% 0% 96% 100% 88% 85% 93%

Relationship to Consolidated Plan Priorities and Objectives
As stated in the Annual Action Plan for FFY2010 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 should be noted that the State is in the role of deciding what local governments receive funds and does not mandate the type of projects funded.
The primary long-term objective of the State of Georgia's CDBG Program is to develop viable communities by providing decent housing, 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 needs.
The Distribution of CDBG Funds by Project Type table summarizes the FFY2010 CDBG awards made during this report period and the proposed number of people to benefit. Since the average duration of each project from grant award to project closeout is two to three years, the measurement of actual accomplishments will be reported over several report periods. Available data from past awards 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.
Based on the information reported above on the use of State CDBG funds, there is a very strong relationship between the uses of CDBG funds to the identified CDBG Program Objective. Funds have been provided to local units of government based on locally identified needs to develop viable communities by providing decent housing and a suitable living environment and expanding economic opportunities. Wide varieties of

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locally identified needs are being met. The major limitation in meeting these needs is the availability of adequate funds to meet those needs.

The priority of principally benefiting low income and moderate-income persons is met because approximately 90% of the program beneficiaries will be documented to be from low and moderate-income households. 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.

Minimizing Displacement: The only time displacement occurs under the State CDBG Program is when a dilapidated occupied house is to be demolished. In the rare instance that this event occurs, DCA monitors the grantee very closely and provides technical assistance to ensure that the activity is in full compliance with Section 104(d) of the Housing and Community Development Act. This includes relocation assistance for displaced persons and the one-for-one replacement of the dwelling unit.

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 least one of these Objectives.

Program Annual Competition Redevelopment Fund Employment Incentive Program Immediate Threat and Danger

National Objective LMC, LMA or LMH SB and LMJ LMJ UN

The Annual Competition activities can be for any CDBG-eligible activity. Some of these activities were identified above in the Distribution of CDBG Funds by Project Type table on the previous page. These awards can be further described by the national objectives below:

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 set of written compliance standards and checklists. In addition, two annual CDBG Workshops are designed to assist grantees comply with requirements. More information is available is the DCA CDBG Recipients Manual.

Comprehensive Planning: All local governments are required by state law to have a DCA approved Comprehensive Plan. Conformance with the local plan is one of the factors considered in the ranking of applications for CDBG assistance.

Jobs Available and Not Filled by L-M Income Persons: All jobs created by CDBG economic development activities are made available to low and moderate-income persons, but not all jobs are taken by low and moderate-income persons. Data included in the PER indicates that overall nearly 78% of jobs created were taken by low and moderate-income persons. All businesses assisted with CDBG funds must sign a contract that a minimum of 51% of jobs created will be filled by low and moderate-income persons or funds must be repaid to the State. DCA and the assisted businesses work with a number of other programs, such as the Georgia Department of Labor, to ensure this goal is met.

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Limited Clientele Activities not included in Presumed Benefits: This would include activities such construction of public health 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 benefit level exceeding 95% LMI.
Source(s) of Program Income: The only Program Income (which is also reported in the IDIS and the PER) received by the State are funds from discontinued CDBG capitalized local economic development Revolving Loan Funds.
Progress report on HUD approved neighborhood revitalization strategies: During this period, there are no HUD approved neighborhood revitalization strategies approved for non-entitlement CDBG eligible communities.
Monitoring of Compliance with CDBG Funding Regulations
To insure that each recipient of CDBG funds operates in compliance with applicable federal laws and regulations, DCA conducts frequent on-site monitoring of every grant award. This includes beneficiary documentation, financial records, construction progress and all CDBG Compliance areas. (17 monitoring topics). DCA follows a monitoring strategy that closely reviews government activities and provides extensive technical assistance to prevent compliance problems. Pre-funding site visits were made to each potential grant recipient. Once grants were awarded, staff conducted an initial "start-up" visit to assess the capacity and needs of each recipient. In addition, all recipients were required to attend a workshop that provided extensive technical assistance and received a guidance manual to utilize for implementing their projects. During the Program Year ending June 30, 2011 1,324 site visits were made by CDBG Program representatives.
Evaluation of Progress in Meeting Georgia's Community Development Objective
The State is making significant progress in meeting these objectives. This conclusion is based on the number and type of grants awarded and the numbers of persons benefiting from these projects. During the program year covered by this report, 113 awards to local units of government were made with CDBG funds as outlined in the table found earlier in this section. Included are all CDBG funding categories, including the Annual Competition, Redevelopment Fund, Immediate Threat and Danger Program, and Employment Incentive program. The vast majority of the persons benefiting are low and moderate-income.
HUD Table 3A in Section II of this report shows the goals and objectives associated with CDBG activities and DCA's performance for SFY2011 in meeting those goals. Performance was as expected in most areas with the exception of two categories. The number of jobs retained was 55% of the expected figure and the number of people assisted through the construction, reconstruction, or rehabilitation of buildings was 9% of the anticipated outcome. The job retention numbers were lower than anticipated due to the ongoing recession during this reporting period and the continuing loss of jobs throughout the state due to a number of factors. The number of persons benefitting from CDBG-funded building activities was lower for several reasons. With reduced funds and increased demand for funding from subrecipients, building development has become more difficult to fund due to the high cost of those buildings. Additionally, for those that are funded, the development process can extend over several years and no program beneficiaries will be assisted until the building has been completed and is operational.
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One major challenge in meeting the objective is the reduction is the amount of CDBG funds available to the State through Congressional appropriations. At the national level, the appropriations have declined every year since 2003. Since 2003, Georgia's share of these funds has declined from $48,000,000 to just over $43,000,000 in SFY2011. This factor, combined with declining tax revenues for the state's grantees and the need to focus on job creation has created a greater need for CDBG assistance throughout the state than ever before. In addition, over the past few years, Congress continues to set-aside millions of dollars for congressional mandated "ear marks" or set-asides. These set-asides reduce the amount of funds available to the State and seem to contradict the currently favored "block grant" approach to local community development.
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HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS (HOME)
The HOME Program is designed to strengthen public-private partnerships to provide more affordable housing. HOME strives to meet both the short-term goal of increasing the supply and the availability of affordable housing and the long-term goal of building partnerships between State and local governments and private and nonprofit organizations to strengthen their capacity to meet the housing needs of low, very low, and extremely low income Georgians. 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 extremely low and low income Americans;
(2) To mobilize and strengthen the abilities of states and units of general local government throughout the United States to design and implement strategies to achieve an adequate supply of decent, safe, sanitary, and affordable housing; and,
(3) To provide participating jurisdictions, on a coordinated basis, with various forms of federal housing assistance, including capital investment, mortgage investment, rental assistance, and other needed federal assistance.
HUD regulations allow the HOME Program to serve a variety of activities such as owneroccupied housing assistance, homebuyer assistance, tenant-based rental assistance, and rental housing development assistance. The State of Georgia provides a variety of programs to address these main purposes.
The State of Georgia and each of twelve participating jurisdictions in Georgia received an annual formula allocation of federal HOME funds totaling $43,854,769. The participating jurisdictions included the cities 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 and ColumbusMuscogee 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 Consortium also received an allocation of HOME funds.
GHFA is the Participating Jurisdiction (PJ) and recipient of the State of Georgia's allocation of HOME funds, which received in FFY2010 $24,500,584 in HOME funds and $3,993,843 in program income from the repayment of the loans made using HOME funds to implement affordable housing programs in Georgia. As a result of State budgetary constraints, no State funding was appropriated as match to the HOME Program funds as in prior years. In SFY 2011, the State allocated HOME funds to seven (7) programs using the above allocation and unused funds from previous years:
HOME Rental Housing Loan Program
This program provided construction to permanent loans for the construction or rehabilitation of affordable rental housing. A portion of the funds allocated to this program was made available to community housing development organizations (CHDOs). These funds are available only for developments in areas outside the political boundaries of participating jurisdictions receiving a direct allocation of federal HOME
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funds. During SFY2011, the State awarded the funds competitively to for profit and nonprofit organizations. DCA completed three projects utilizing HOME funding, totaling $6,814,584 that created 105 rental units. Of these 105 units, one CHDO project consisted of 36 assisted units.
HOME CHDO Predevelopment Loan Program (CPLP)
This program offers interest-free loans to qualified nonprofit organizations for the preparation of complete and comprehensive applications for financing low to moderateincome housing developments using DCA's HOME Rental Housing Loan, Georgia Dream Single Family Development, and Permanent Supportive Housing programs. Eligible activities for the CPLP includes the financing of predevelopment costs, but are not limited to, initial feasibility study, environmental reports, physical needs assessment, market study, consulting fees, associated expenditures with the preparation of preliminary financial applications to non-DCA funding sources, site control, title clearance fees and expenses associated with architectural, legal engineering and development services. The maximum loan amount is $30,000. During SFY2011, the State approved and closed two loans under this program for a total of $60,000.
HOME CHDO Operating Assistance Program
This program assisted qualified state-designated CHDOs with funding to maintain their operation and to develop their capacity to implement HOME-funded CHDO activities. CHDOs used the funding for salaries, wages, benefits, and other employee compensation; consultants to address deficiencies in the organization's capacity as identified by the Capacity Assessment Tool; office supplies; employee education, training and travel; rent and utilities; taxes and insurance; communication costs; and equipment and the lease payments, materials and supplies. All activities under this grant must be linked to the deficiencies identified by the organization in their completed Capacity Assessment Tool. During SFY2011, a total of $90,000 in assistance was awarded to three CHDOs to support their overall mission to provide affordable housing development in their communities.
Permanent Supportive Housing Program
This program provided financial assistance to developers providing permanent housing for eligible homeless tenants. Construction and permanent financing was available for the cost of constructing or rehabilitating rental housing for eligible homeless tenants. The developers must commit to make at least 50% of the total units available and affordable to low-income homeless tenants. Supportive services must be applicable to the needs of the targeted special need population must be provided. In addition, project-based rental assistance (Section 8) is available from the State for 100% of PSHP units occupied by eligible tenants in certain jurisdictions.
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. Recipients eligible to receive funding from the CHDO setaside must be qualified by the State as a CHDO. The State also provided an allocation of project-based Housing Choice vouchers for all units funded through this program that are located in the State's Housing Choice Service Area. During SFY2011, DCA awarded
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$2,904,988 in HOME funds to one recipient that will produce 76 special needs units. This project was still under construction as of the June 30 end of the State fiscal year. There were five projects completed during the fiscal year, representing 163 special needs units.
Georgia Dream Single Family Development Program
This program provided gap financing to stimulate the expansion of affordable homeownership opportunities, and promote further development of infill/subdivision new construction, rehabilitation housing, and reconstruction housing in distressed neighborhoods. The program provides two forms of assistance: a home buyer subsidy and a development subsidy. The home buyer subsidy was down payment assistance in the form of a deferred payment second mortgage provided to eligible low-income home buyers. The loans were made in conjunction with the State's Georgia Dream First Mortgage Program, which the home buyers defers the payments until the property is sold, refinanced or no longer is used as their primary residence.
The development subsidy is a grant to the developer to cover a portion of the development cost that exceeds the appraised value of the property. The developers received the funding after the unit was sold to a qualified home buyer. The positive impact of this program has eliminated the wide spread of vacant lots, dilapidated and boarded up homes and has provided decent and safe housing to growing communities.
During SFY2011, the Single Family Development Program completed two projects consisting of the construction and sale of one single-family home apiece. A total of $15,350 in home buyer subsidies and $28,849 in developer subsidies was provided for these two projects. The developers were New Town Florist Club from Gainesville and Pro Active Contractors from Rome. In addition, Macon Area Habitat for Humanity was awarded $20,000 in home buyer subsidy assistance.
During SFY2011, the program was expanded to enable eligible Georgia Habitat for Humanity affiliates to receive a first and second mortgage through DCA's Georgia Dream Single Family Development Program.
Georgia Dream Second Mortgage Program
This program offered a $5,000 deferred payment second mortgage to low- to moderateincome home buyers. The proceeds were applied as down payment, closing costs, prepaid expenses and/or principal reduction. The deferred loans were joined with the State's Georgia Dream First Mortgage Program. Borrowers were asked to contribute a minimum of $1,000 to the purchase transaction and complete Home Buyer Education provided by a DCA or HUD-approved education counselor. In addition, the State offers an enhanced amount of financial assistance with the same terms as above to borrowers who meet the following guidelines:
PEN (Protectors, Educators and Nurses): This program provides a $7,500 second mortgage to Georgia's service workers that help others in times of need. The target participant for this program included professional armed force workers, educators and healthcare providers. Any of the five branches of the armed forces or other law enforcement agencies responsible for the enforcement of the penal,
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traffic, highway laws or the incarceration or detention of offenders; and fire departments, including volunteer firefighters. The educators' option included all employees of a local, city or county school board recognized by the state or accredited by a state or regional association, including Head Start, and Pre-K programs. The health care providers included state licensed health care facilities including hospitals, nursing homes, dental and doctors' offices and health departments.

CHOICE (Consumer Home Ownership and Independence Choices for Everyone): The CHOICE option expanded housing opportunities to households that include an occupant with a disability. The applicant may receive a second mortgage loan of up to $7,500.

The Georgia Dream Second Mortgage program was implemented using a combination of funds including federal HOME monies and state funds. During SFY2011, DCA completed 918 units under this program including all of the financial options using a total of $5,502,500 in State and Federal assistance. The table below reflects a breakdown of each financial option.

Traditional PEN CHOICE

Georgia Dream Second Mortgage Program Performance

Federal ($)

# of

State ($)

# of Loans

Loans

$2,030,000

406

$820,000

164

$1,402,500

187

$510,000

68

$360,000

43

$375,000

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Community HOME Investment Program (CHIP)
CHIP provided funding to local governments and nonprofits to implement homeowner rehabilitation and down payment assistance activities in their respective communities and service areas. Local governments/nonprofits seeking HOME funding must apply directly to DCA in conjunction with the annual application process. Applicants were evaluated based on the rating and ranking criteria outlined in the CHIP application manual. Project funds awarded to a local government or nonprofit did not exceed $300,000. During SFY2011, funds were competitively awarded to eligible applicants across Georgia. Fifteen local governments and two nonprofit organizations in Georgia were awarded $5,133,458 in project and administrative funding to implement local housing programs in their communities. CHIP recipients successfully completed 179 affordable housing units, totaling $4,122,497. Of this total, 98 homebuyers were assisted using $1,033,366 and 75 owner-occupied homes were rehabilitated using $2,604,131. Additionally, six new rental units were constructed with a total of $485,000 in HOME assistance.

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Redistribution of Program Funding
During SFY2011, the State redistributed the allocation of funding among the programs to meet the program income requirements and to meet the housing priorities for the fiscal year. There was one substantial amendment to the State's Consolidated Plan because of changes to the HOME program allocations for FFY2004 and FFY 2008 that met the 50% threshold for public notice. There were no substantial amendments for the CDBG, ESG and HOPWA programs during the program period.
A change in HOME funding of 10 percent or greater triggers an amendment to the Action Plan. The State must make all amendments public and notify HUD that these amendments have been made. The chart below lists all HOME funding redistributions in SFY2011 that met this criteria.

Program
FFY2004/SFY2005
GA Dream Single Family Development Program FFY2007/SFY2008
GA Dream Single-family Development program FFY2008/SFY2009 GA Dream Single Family Development Program FFY2010/SFY2011
CHIP Permanent Supportive Housing Program

Original Allocation $430,751
$650,000 $884,549 $2,807,547 $7,575,759

Current Allocation $73,346
$357,674
$13,731
$3,681,951 $6,701,355

Percentage Change 83% decrease
45% decrease
98% decrease
31% increase 12% decrease

HOME ACTIVITY BY PROGRAM
Listed below is a table showing all HOME activity by program during SFY2011. It includes the beginning balance for each program of uncommitted funds, the total funds committed and expended for all projects during the reporting period, and the uncommitted balance as of the end of SFY2011.

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Program

Total Uncommitted Funds as of
7/1/10 *

Total Funds Committed

Georgia Dream Second Mortgage

$10,529,700

$3,829,700

Total Funds Expended
$5,415,000

Uncommitted Carryover Balance
$6,700,000

CHIP
CHDO Predevelopment Loans
CHDO Operating Assistance
HOME Rental Housing Loan

$6,305,753 $210,795 $200,250 $25,552,776

$3,339,874 $3,380,107

$60,000

$60,000

$90,000

$47,743

$9,690,233 $7,392,764

$2,965,879 $150,795 $110,250 $15,862,543

Permanent Supportive Housing Program

$22,180,697

$2,874,988 $1,282,521

$19,305,709

Georgia Dream Single Family Development Program
Administration - DCA

$1,563,367 $2,589,870

$14,922 $2,589,870

$110,526 $2,526,928

$537,250 0

Administration CHIP Subrecipients

$59,318

$59,318

$139,930

0

Total

$69,192,526

$22,548,905 $20,355,519

$45,632,426

* Total funds available includes uncommitted current and prior year HOME as well as program income

GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF ASSISTANCE AND INVESTMENTS
Many of the State's housing programs are available on a "first come, first served" basis, including the Georgia Dream Second Mortgage Program and all of the financial options, Georgia Dream Single Family Development, CHDO Predevelopment Loan, CHDO Operating Assistance Program, and Permanent Supportive Housing Program. The remaining HOME programs are offered on a competitive allocation process and therefore the geographic distribution of the funds and assistance cannot be determined each program year. However, the State does provide the actual distribution of funding awarded during the fiscal year.
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The distribution made during the SFY2011 was reported on between urban and rural areas using the metropolitan statistical area as determined by the Census Bureau.

Urban Counties Baker, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Brantley, Brooks, Bryan, Burke, Butts, Carroll, Catoosa, Chatham, Chattahoochee, Cherokee, Clarke, Clayton, Cobb, Columbia, Coweta, Crawford, Dade, Dawson, DeKalb, Dougherty, Douglas, Echols, Effingham, Fayette, Floyd, Forsyth, Fulton, Glynn, Gwinnett, Hall, Haralson, Harris, Heard, Henry, Houston, Jasper, Jones, Lamar, Lanier, Lee, Liberty, Long, Lowndes, Madison, Marion, McDuffie, McIntosh, Meriwether, Monroe, Murray, Muscogee, Newton, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Paulding, Pickens, Pike, Richmond, Rockdale, Spalding, Terrell, Twiggs, Walker, Walton, Whitfield and Worth.

Rural Counties
ALL OTHER COUNTIES NOT LISTED

Any county included within one of the state's fifteen MSAs is classified as "urban." The designation of "Urban County" does not equate to a "Participating Jurisdiction." Of the $15,596,359 in HOME funds that were disbursed during SFY2011, $10,492,139 (67%) was spent on projects in urban areas. Of this total, $3,074,518 (20%) was for projects in participating jurisdictions where the local governments qualified for their own HOME allocations. The bulk of these dollars were spent on down payment assistance loans to homebuyers in those areas under the Georgia Dream Program which is available statewide. The remaining 80% of all HOME disbursements were made in areas where DCA is the only resource of HOME funding. This total HOME funding distribution exceeds the allocation of the state's population as 67% of residents live outside of local
participating jurisdictions.

The timing of the assistance used in the following chart is different between the HOME distribution and assistance and the remaining consolidated funding sources because the information on the HOME program, with the exception of the CHIP, CHDO Predevelopment Loan Program (CPLP) and the CHDO Operating Assistance Program (COAP), is reported on completion reports submitted directly to HUD. The information on the CPLP and COAP is reported based on the awards of the grants or loans to eligible applicants and for CHIP is based upon the final draw date. The figures in this chart differ from those in the HOME Activity by Program chart as that includes all activities based upon the date of commitment or expenditure. The accomplishments noted in this chart relate solely to those projects that were completed during SFY2011 regardless as to when the funds were drawn down.

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HOME Geographic Distribution of Assistance by Program

URBAN UNITS/

URBAN

RURAL UNITS/

RURAL

PROGRAMS

GRANTS/LOANS EXPENDITURES GRANTS/LOANS EXPENDITURES

Georgia Dream Second Mortgage

386 (95%)

$1,930,000 (95%)

20 (5%)

$100,000 (5%)

Georgia Dream: CHOICE

37 (86%)

$310,000 (86%)

6 (14%)

$50,000 (14%)

Georgia Dream: PEN

173 (93%)

$1,297,500 (93%)

14 (7%)

$105,000 (7%)

Georgia Dream SFDP

2 (100%)

$44,199 (100%)

0

0

HOME Rental Housing Loan

2 (67%)

$4,804,884 (71%)

1 (33%)

$2,009,700 (29%)

Permanent Supportive

5 (100%)

$17,108,808 (100%)

0

0

Housing Loan

HOME CHDO Predevelopment Loan HOME CHDO
Operating Assistance

1 (50%) 2 (67%)

$30,000 (50%) $55,000 (61%)

1 (50%) 1 (33%)

$30,000 (50%) $35,000 (39%)

CHIP

127 (73%)

$3,535,160 (90%)

48 (27%)

$393,337 (10%)

TOTALS

735 (89%)

$29,115,551 (91%)

91 (11%)

$2,723,037 (9%)

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Geographic Distribution of Assistance and Location of Assistance The map represents the distribution of HOME funding within each county during SFY2011.
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Investments by Racial/Ethnicity Category of HOME Funding
The following table highlights beneficiary households by race and ethnicity status. Information is provided as available for each HOME-funded program that provided affordable housing opportunities during SFY2011.
Data is included for the Georgia Dream Second Mortgage Program including all the Dream financial options, Georgia Dream Single Family Development Program, CHIP, Permanent Supportive Housing Program, and the HOME Rental Housing Loan Program. All projects in which a completion report was filed during SFY2011 or a final draw processed in the case of CHIP activities are included in the table. The racial and ethnicity characteristics of HOME beneficiaries during SFY2011 are as follows:

Racial/Ethnicity Characteristics of Housing Beneficiaries of HOME Funding

RACE OR ETHNIC GROUP
# of Hispanic Households
White
Black/AfricanAmerican Asian
American Indian/Alaskan
Native Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander American Indian/Alaskan Native & White Asian & White
Black/AfricanAmerican & White Amer. Indian/Alas.
Native & Black/African-
American Other Multi-Racial
Total Unduplicated
Counts

Georgia Dream Second MortgageTraditional
9 128 267
1 1
0
0 0 0
0
9
406

Georgia Dream: CHOICE
0 13 30 0 0
0
0 0 0
0
0 43

Georgia Dream:
PEN
6 51 129 1 0
0
0 0 0
0
6 187

Georgia Dream SFDP
1 0 1 0 0
0
0 0 0
0
1 2

HOME Rental Housing Loan
0 43 59 0 0
0
0 0 1
0
2
105

Permanent Supportive
Housing Loan
3 63 239 2 0
0
0 0 0
0
1
305

CHIP
16 56 107 0 0
0
0 0 0
0 16 179

TOTAL
35 354 832
4 1
0
0 0 1
0 35 1,227

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Leveraging
Federal HOME dollars leveraged funding from a number of other public and private sources to meet needs identified in the Consolidated Plan. HOME funds provided to multi-family projects to make them viable were used in combination with a number of other funding sources including low-income housing tax credits, private financing, and grants from private foundations as well as the Federal Home Loan Bank. HOME funds provided through the CHIP Program for homeowner rehabilitation and down payment assistance also leveraged private and USDA financing as well as owner cash and local city or county funding.
During Federal Fiscal Year 2010, the State incurred HOME match liability of $3,576,947.50 based upon the total HOME draws during the period. This match liability was met through a combination of bond funding and cash contributions. The bond funds were used to provide first mortgages to households that received down payment assistance through the Georgia Dream Program. Cash contributions included State funds used for down payment assistance as well as State Tax Credits provided to several recipients of federal low-income housing tax credit assistance.

PROJECTS FUNDED WITH PROGRAM INCOME TO THE HOME PROGRAM
The State of Georgia expended $3,993,843 to fund eight HOME Rental Housing Loan projects. The chart below lists all projects that received program income expenditures during this reporting period.

Project Name Summerville Gardens Hummingbird Pointe Sheppard Station Ruthie Manor Shangri-la Park Dogwood View Mallard Lake Antigua Place Phase II
Total:

Program Income $ 10,000 $ 1,630,295 $ 121,551 $ 745,071 $ 542,728 $ 96,201 $ 676,146 $ 171,8510
$ 3,993,843

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Rental Housing On-Site Inspections
During SFY2011, the State followed the HOME audit policies and procedures to monitor developments funded through the Rental Housing Loan Program and the Permanent Supportive Housing Programs.
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 and onsite HOME Technical Assistance visits. The State performed regular monitoring reviews throughout the year. During the SFY2011, the State monitored 155 properties that had not reached the period of affordability.
In addition, there were 151 on-site compliance visits that included but were limited to file reviews, physical inspections and other administrative review. The staff provided hand-on training to the owners and property management prior to the leasing phase and well as offered the compliance-training seminar. During SFY2011, the State provided training to 144 staff members of HOME-funded developments.
DCA continues to place emphasis on reviewing Affirmative Fair Marketing and accessibility issues. Updates of the Marketing Plan are reviewed and Self-Evaluation/Transition Plans for accessibility are requested.
An Annual Owner Certification of Compliance with HOME rules and regulations is required to be submitted to DCA by all property owners.
This fiscal year, DCA planned a conference of all permanent supportive housing projects to determine unique operating issues, information tracking and a thorough review of support services that enhance the probability of housing stability. After arriving at a consensus on those services needed to maintain housing stability and establishing a data information protocol, DCA will again conduct on-site monitoring of supportive services based on the following process:
1. Request a tour of the facility to identify rooms set up to conduct services. 2. View onsite copy of support services agreement. 3. View tenant's case file. 4. View copy of the lease and any addendums to the lease. 5. View copy of services agreement between apartment complex and the tenant. (Tenant
acknowledges/agree to conditions for occupancy) 6. Utilize checklist to verify support services. 7. Prepare letter to apartment manager advising findings.
CHIP Compliance Monitoring
The CHIP program staff will be monitoring the work of the State Recipients and Sub-recipients at time of Pre-Set Up (if a homeowner rehabilitation activity), Set Up, and Draw. Additionally, State Recipients or Sub-recipients that have not administered a CHIP-funded program in the past and that did not contract with an Experienced Administrator also will have a Program Start-Up Review conducted to verify that the award recipient is on target with award timelines and in compliance with program regulations. A review of the program policies and procedures is also conducted. General Condition and Special Condition compliance, fair housing, use of manuals and forms and all required written agreements are discussed.
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DCA will conduct an On-Site Monitoring Review annually of all State Recipients and Subrecipients to evaluate adherence to locally established policies and procedures; conduct a site visit of completed projects; and review individual household activity file to verify income, verify property ownership, owner occupancy, property type and value, property standards, loan and grant documentation, construction documentation, environmental screening, reconciliation of CHIP checking account, source documentation for all invoices and other financial management review.
After all project funds have been drawn, DCA may conduct an on-site Close-Out Review to monitor program and project records for compliance with HOME regulations including reconciliation of draw down records, final quarterly reporting, outstanding monitoring issues, unused funds return, administrative draws, case file reviews and record retention.
DCA staff will provide technical assistance during the program year at the request of State Recipients and Sub-recipients. CHIP recipients and sub-recipient administrators.
Periodically, DCA issues CHIP policy memoranda to all active State Recipients and Subrecipients and administrators providing clarification of CHIP programmatic issues and/or to provide updates.
When a Participating Jurisdiction (PJ) like the Georgia Housing and Finance Authority accepts HOME funds, it also accepts the responsibility to see that those funds are spent for the program purposes, and in accordance with all applicable Federal regulations and state and local laws. The PJ retains the responsibility even when it relies on other housing partners to carry out all or a portion of its HOME Program activities. Noncompliance with HOME Program rules by any entity can lead to any number of consequences, including the repayment of HOME funds to HUD by the PJ. In regard to State Recipients and Sub-recipients administering the HOME program on behalf of GHFA please reference the sanctions that DCA can impose in the event the local government fails to comply with program requirements.
When HUD monitors DCA's implementation of CHIP, they also randomly select a State Recipient or Sub-recipient to monitor. Whether HUD is monitoring DCA or the State Recipient or Sub-recipient, their review evaluates several functions within the organization's operational system including Financial and Administrative, Program Operations, and Projects. While monitoring may uncover specific instances of noncompliance with program rules, it is generally focused on evaluating whether or not an organization has an effective flow of work and has incorporated checks and balances into its operations, so that compliance is built into the standard operating procedures.
Because HUD monitors both DCA and its State Recipients and Sub-recipients, DCA will use the actual HUD monitoring forms in the "Monitoring HOME Program Performance" booklet prepared by HUD.
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EMERGENCY SHELTER GRANT (ESG) PROGRAM
The ESG 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 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.
During SFY2011, the ESG program provided financial assistance to shelters and homeless service providers to meet the emergency needs of homeless individuals and families. Applicants were eligible to receive ESG 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 homeless individuals served, coordination with other providers, cost effectiveness and administrative capacity.
Allocation
The State and eight entitlement jurisdictions in Georgia each received a formula allocation of federal ESG funds. The eight entitlement jurisdictions included the cities of Atlanta and Savannah; the counties of Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton, and Gwinnett; and the consolidated government of Augusta-Richmond County. The State administered ESG funds in the remaining, non-entitlement jurisdictions in Georgia.
During SFY2011, the State allocated $4,271,334 to 261 awardees to provide homeless assistance throughout the State. Eleven percent of the funding was awarded in rural counties and 89% went to urban designated counties. The State did not award funding to agencies for homeless prevention assistance through the ESG program, but provided this activity through the Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP).
ESG Allocation FY2010
$473,600

Rural Urban

$3,797,734

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Racial/Ethnicity Characteristics for the ESG Recipients
The following table highlights beneficiary households by racial and ethnicity status. Information is provided as available for each HUD funding source that provided affordable housing opportunities during SFY2011.

Race or Ethnic Groups White
Black/African-American Asian
American Indian/Alaskan Native Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander

# Persons 7,756 23,703 597 78 26

# Hispanic 394 238 1 5 1

American Indian/Alaskan Native & White Asian & White
Black/African-American & White Amer. Indian/Alas. Native & Black/African-American
Other Multi-Racial Total Unduplicated Counts

36 10 212 66 1,282 33,766

1 1 11 7 487 1,146

Information regarding the distribution of ESG assistance in SFY11 by category along with the numbers of person s assisted is as follows:

ESG Distribution of Assistance (Federal & State Funds)

# Persons

$ Expended

Assisted

Emergency Shelter

28,467

Transitional Housing

5,299

$ 3,805,993

Supportive Service

47,963

Project Homeless Connect Technical Asst.

$ 13,370

Administration

$ 110,869

TOTAL AMOUNT OF ESG FUNDS DISTRIBUTED

$ 3,930,232

Matching Resources The State Housing Trust Fund contributed $1,824,874 in cash resources and sub-grantee agencies contributed $180,482 in cash resources to meet the match requirements under the FFY2010 Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG) program.
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State Method of Distribution Applications were solicited by means of a Notice of Funds Availability. (NOFA). This notice was mailed and/or e-mailed to known homeless service and housing providers, local governments, and other interested parties. Regional workshops to discuss application requirements were also conducted by DCA staff. All homeless service and housing providers, local governments, faith-based organizations and other interested parties could apply subject to application requirements.
All applications were reviewed for compliance with threshold eligibility requirements. These threshold requirements included, but were not limited to, incomplete grant applications, the extent to which the program serves exclusively (100%) homeless persons; 501(c)(3) status for nonprofit agencies, and outstanding or repeated findings of noncompliance (including noncompliance with the DCA HMIS policy). All applications that met threshold were evaluated by staff as part of a points system that was developed to ensure that the limited pool of funding received is used in the most effective way possible.
Individual scores by program were assessed for completeness of the grant application, past performance (including bed utilization and reporting), implementation strategy (narrative describing need, clients served, local coordination, goals, outputs, outcomes, etc.), procurement of outside resources, extent to which programs result in increased housing stability for clients, organizational development and experience, budgeting and financial reporting, efficient and effective use of HMIS, adherence to DCA Housing Support Standards, and other relevant factors. Applicants requesting funds for multiple programs may have received funds for some, but not all, programs. Geographic Distribution of Assistance and Investments The geographic distribution and location of assistance is shown on the following page for SFY2011.
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Homeless Discharge Coordination All grantees of ESG funds are required to follow the HUD eligibility guidelines regarding individuals and families being discharged from institutions to receive homeless services. In addition, various State agencies have discharge planning policies around population served. Under the foster care system, the youth aging out who are not able to transition to independent living or reunion with their family are permitted to sign a consent that allows them to remain in foster care until 24 years age to allow time for them to develop a transition plan. The healthcare system has the Money Follows the Person Initiative (MFP) that provide the qualified individuals transiting from a nursing facilities, hospitals and other care facilities to community residences or other long-term care system using Housing Choice Vouchers provided by the State. The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) maintains the Transition Planning Protocol for individuals that are on the Mental Health Olmstead list, which states that no person is discharged without an appropriate transition plan that includes appropriate community services. The performance of the transition planning process is monitored by DBHDD to track the quality and consistency. The release of a paroled individual has specific guidelines as well. The State's policy indicates that no individual is released on parole directly to a homeless facility or to homelessness. The State collaborates with the State Board of Pardons and Parole and the Department of Corrections to implement the Re-entry Partnership Housing Program (RPHP). This program provides shortterm housing assistance to paroled residents who do not have a place to live after they are released from prison. Further, in order to promote a stable housing transition for all offenders, the Department of Corrections coordinates services through four of the Pre-Release Centers to assist with the housing needs of prisoners who have 24 months or less to serve.
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HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS (HOPWA) PROGRAM
HOPWA 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 epidemic and is designed to provide states and localities with the resources and incentives to devise longterm comprehensive strategies for meeting the housing needs of persons with 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 population.
During SFY2011, eligible applicants included qualified organizations whose missions incorporate 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 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 required to be restricted to occupancy by eligible persons with AIDS.
Applicants were eligible to use HOPWA funds for the following activities:
Community-based housing Short-term assistance which could include rent, utilities and mortgage payments for persons who are in danger of becoming homeless Tenant-based rental assistance programs for eligible persons Provision of supportive services to individuals with AIDS or related diseases Rehabilitation or construction of a housing facility owned and operated by the applicant demonstrating organizational/financial capacity in providing supportive services Acquisition of facilities providing housing and/or services to low income persons with AIDS or related factors The applicant determines the housing and service needs within their service area. The State's goal is to assist designated sponsors with the expansion or enhancement of their organizational capacity and/or current programs. ALLOCATION The State uses its HOPWA allocation to serve the 127 counties outside of areas that HUD has designated to receive their own formula HOPWA program funds. The two entitlement jurisdictions included the Atlanta MSA and the Augusta MSA (Richmond, Burke, McDuffie, and Columbia Counties). During SFY2011, the State awarded $1,983,451 in HOPWA funds. Ten percent of the funding was awarded in rural counties and 90% went to urban designated counties.
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HOPWA Awards FY2010
$191,000

Rural Urban

$1,792,451

Racial/Ethnicity Characteristics of Housing Beneficiaries of HUD HOPWA Funding
The following table highlights HOPWA beneficiary households by race and ethnicity status. Information regarding HOPWA assistance relates only to the clients provided housing assistance during SFY2011.

Race or Ethnic Groups
White Black/African-American
Asian American Indian/Alaskan Native Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander

# Persons
111 524 0 5 0

# Hispanic
18 0 0 0 0

American Indian/Alaskan Native & White 3

0

Asian & White 7

0

Black/African-American & White 6

0

Amer. Indian/Alas. Native & Black/African-American 0

0

Other Multi-Racial 19

13

Total Unduplicated Counts 675

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HOPWA SPECIAL NEEDS

The HOPWA program serves individuals and families affected by HIV/AIDS. Because this 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 HIV/AIDS, this is a very important phase of the continuum of care.
In FFY2010, the State administered $1,723,140 in HOPWA funds to assist six (6) Project Sponsors located throughout Georgia in serving persons affected by HIV/AIDS.

HOPWA Project Sponsor
AIDS Athens, Inc. Central City AIDS Network, Inc. Comprehensive AIDS Resource Encounter, Inc. Homeless Resource Network, Inc Lowndes County Board of Health, a/k/a South Health District 8-1 Union Mission (Savannah), Inc. Total Amount Expended:

Funds Expended
$352,834 $496,344
$123,356 $121,651
$296,199 $332,756 $1,723,140

Service Provided
Housing & Supportive Services Housing & Supportive Services
Housing & Supportive Services Housing & Supportive Services
Housing & Supportive Services Housing & Supportive Services

HOPWA Distribution of Assistance

Housing Supportive Services

Households 1+persons
with HIV/AIDS
411
1,813

Person with
HIV/AIDS 416
1,813

Other Family
with HIV/AIDS
259
533314

Permanent Housing 59

59

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Project Sponsor's Administration

TOTAL AMOUNT OF HOPWA FUNDS DISTRIBUTED

$ Expended $ 776,278
$ 819,095 $ 20,468 $ 107,299
$ 1,723,140

An important note is that six HOPWA Sponsors and/or other nonprofit agencies also received $533,353 in Shelter Plus Care (S+C) funds for the rental assistance of homeless persons with both a disability and with HIV/AIDS. They are responsible for maintaining 125 units of rental assistance through the S+C Program. For participants who receive S+C Program funding, they receive additional supportive services provided through the HOPWA Program.

In addition to housing, some of the services provided through the HOPWA Program were case management/client, advocacy/access to benefits and services, outreach, health/medical/intensive care services, alcohol and drug abuse services, employment assistance, education, meals/nutritional services, permanent housing placement, life management skills, legal services, mental health services, and transportation. Appendix I provides information on the number of households (consisting of one or more persons with HIV/AIDS) that received housing and/or services using HOPWA funds during SFY2011 and a comparison to planned actions, as approved in the Consolidated Plan Annual Action Plan for this operating year.
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APPENDIX I Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS
(HOPWA) Program
Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER)
Measuring Performance Outcomes
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OMB Number 2506-0133 (Expiration Date: 08/31/2011) The HOPWA CAPER report for formula grantees provides annual information on program accomplishments in meeting the program's performance outcome measure: maintain housing stability; improve access to care; and reduce the risk of homelessness for low-income persons and their families living with HIV/AIDS. This information is also covered under the Consolidated Plan Management Process (CPMP) report and includes Narrative Responses and Performance Charts required under the Consolidated Planning Regulations. The public reporting burden for the collection of information is estimated to average 45 hours per manual response, or less if an automated data collection and retrieval system is in use, along with 68 hours for record keeping, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Grantees are required to report on the activities undertaken only, thus there may be components of these reporting requirements that may not be applicable. This agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless that collection displays a valid OMB control number.
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Overview. The Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) provides annual performance reporting on client outputs and outcomes that enables an assessment of grantee performance in achieving the housing stability outcome measure. The CAPER, in conjunction with the Integrated Disbursement Information System (IDIS), fulfills statutory and regulatory program reporting requirements and provides the grantee and HUD with the necessary information to assess the overall program performance and accomplishments against planned goals and objectives
HOPWA formula grantees are required to submit a CAPER, and complete annual performance information for all activities undertaken during each program year in the IDIS, demonstrating coordination with other Consolidated Plan resources. HUD uses the CAPER and IDIS data to obtain essential information on grant activities, project sponsors, housing sites, units and households, and beneficiaries (which includes racial and ethnic data on program participants). The Consolidated Plan Management Process tool (CPMP) provides an optional tool to integrate the reporting of HOPWA specific activities with other planning and reporting on Consolidated Plan activities.
The revisions contained within this edition are designed to accomplish the following: (1) provide for an assessment of unmet need; (2) streamline reporting sources and uses of leveraged resources; (3) differentiate client outcomes for temporary/short-term and permanent facility-based assistance; (4) clarify indicators for short-term efforts and reducing the risk of homelessness; and (5) clarify indicators for Access to Care and Support for this special needs population. In addition, grantees are requested to comply with the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act 2006 (Public Law 109-282) which requires federal grant recipients to provide general information for all entities (including subrecipients) receiving $25,000+ in federal funds.

or renew their registration at least once per year to maintain an active status. Although recipients of direct federal contracts and grant awards have been required to be registered with CCR since 2003, this requirement is now being extended to indirect recipients of federal funds with the passage of ARRA. Per ARRA (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act) and FFATA (Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act) federal regulations, all sub-grantees or subcontractors receiving federal grant awards or contracts must have a DUNS (Data Universal Numbering System) Number and be registered with the CCR (Central Contractor Registration).
Continued Use Periods. Grantees that use HOPWA funds for new construction, acquisition, or substantial rehabilitation are required to operate their facilities for ten years for HOPWA-eligible beneficiaries. For the years in which grantees do not receive and expend HOPWA funding for these activities, the grantee must submit an Annual Certification of Continued Project Operation throughout the required use periods. This certification is included in Part 5 in CAPER.
Final Assembly of Report. After the entire report is assembled, please number each page sequentially.
Filing Requirements. Within 90 days of the completion of each program year, grantees must submit their completed CAPER to the CPD Director in the grantee's State or Local HUD Field Office, and to the HOPWA Program Office: Office of HIV/AIDS Housing, Room 7212, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW, Washington, D.C. 20410.

Table of Contents PART 1: Executive Summary
1. Grantee Information 2. Project Sponsor Information 3. Contractor(s) or Subcontractor(s) Information

Definitions: Facility-Based Housing Assistance: All HOPWA housing expenditures which provide support to facilities, including community residences, SRO dwellings, short-term or transitional facilities, projectbased units, master leased units, scattered site units leased by the organization, and other housing facilities approved by HUD.

A. Grantee and Community Overview
B. Annual Performance under the Action Plan
C. Barriers or Trends Overview
D. Assessment of Unmet Housing Needs
PART 2: Sources of Leveraging PART 3: Accomplishment Data PART 4: Summary of Performance Outcomes
1. Housing Stability: Permanent Housing and Related Facilities 2. Prevention of Homelessness: Short-Term Housing Payments 3. Access to Care and Support: Housing Assistance with Supportive Services PART 5: Worksheet - Determining Housing Stability Outcomes PART 6: Certification of Continued Use for HOPWA Facility-Based Stewardship Units (Only)
Central Contractor Registration (CCR): This is a new reporting requirement effective October 1, 2009. The primary registrant database for the U.S. Federal Government; CCR collects, validates, stores, and disseminates data in support of agency acquisition missions, including Federal agency contract and assistance awards. Both current and potential federal government registrants are required to register in CCR in order to be awarded contracts by the federal government. Registrants must update

Grassroots Organization: An organization headquartered in the local community where it provides services; has a social services budget of $300,000 or less annually; and six or fewer full-time equivalent employees. Local affiliates of national or larger organizations are not considered "grassroots."
Housing Assistance Total: The non-duplicated number of households receiving housing subsidies and residing in units of facilities that were dedicated to persons living with HIV/AIDS and their families that were supported with HOPWA or leveraged funds during this operating year.
In-kind Leveraged Resources: These involve additional types of support provided to assist HOPWA beneficiaries such as volunteer services, materials, use of equipment and building space. The actual value of the support can be the contribution of professional services, based on customary rates for this specialized support, or actual costs contributed from other leveraged resources. In determining a rate for the contribution of volunteer time and services, use the rate established in HUD notices, such as the rate of ten dollars per hour. The value of any donated material, equipment, building, or lease should be based on the fair market value at time of donation. Related documentation can be from recent bills of sales, advertised prices, appraisals, or other information for comparable property similarly situated.
Leveraged Funds: The amount of funds expended during the operating year from non-HOPWA federal, state, local, and private sources by

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grantees or sponsors in dedicating assistance to this client population. Leveraged funds or other assistance used directly in HOPWA program delivery.
Output: The number of units of housing or households that receive HOPWA housing assistance during the operating year.
Outcome: The HOPWA assisted households who have been enabled to establish or better maintain a stable living environment in housing that is safe, decent, and sanitary, (per the regulations at 24 CFR 574.310(b)) and to reduce the risks of homelessness, and improve access to HIV treatment and other health care and support. The goal that eighty percent of HOPWA clients will maintain housing stability, avoid homelessness, and access care by 2011.
Permanent Housing Placement: A supportive housing service that helps establish the household in the housing unit, including reasonable costs for security deposits not to exceed two months of rental costs).
Program Income: Gross income directly generated from the use of HOPWA funds, including repayments. See grant administration requirements on program income for state and local governments at 24 CFR 85.25, or for non-profits at 24 CFR 84.24.
Short-Term Rent, Mortgage and Utility Payments (STRMU): Subsidy or payments subject to the 21-week limited time period to prevent the homelessness of a household (e.g., HOPWA short-term rent, mortgage and utility payments).
Stewardship Units: Units developed, where HOPWA funds were used for acquisition, new construction and rehabilitation, but no longer receive operating subsidies. Report information for the units subject to the threeyear use agreement if rehabilitation is non-substantial, and those subject to the ten-year use agreement if rehabilitation is substantial.
Tenant-Based Rental Assistance: (TBRA): An on-going rental housing subsidy for units leased by the client, where the amount is determined based in part on household income and rent costs. Project-based costs are considered facility-based expenditures.
Total by Type of Housing Assistance/Services: The non-duplicated households assisted in units by type of housing assistance dedicated to persons living with HIV/AIDS and their families or services provided that were supported with HOPWA and leveraged funds during the operating year
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Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA)

Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report -

Measuring Performance Outcomes

OMB Number 2506-0133 (Expiration Date: 08/31/2011)

Part 1: Grantee Executive Summary
As applicable, complete the charts below followed by the submission of a written narrative to questions A through C, and the completion of Chart D. Chart 1 requests general grantee information and Chart 2 is to be completed for each organization selected or designated as a project sponsor, as defined by CFR 574.3. In Chart 3, indicate each subrecipient organization with a contract/agreement of $25,000 or greater that assists grantees or project sponsors carrying out their activities. Agreements include: grants, subgrants, loans, awards, cooperative agreements, and other foams of financial assistance; and contracts, subcontracts, purchase orders, task orders, and delivery orders. These elements address requirements in the Federal Funding and Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-282).

1. Grantee Information
HUD Grant Number

Operating Year for this report

GAH08F999 (Interim Report), GAH09F999 (Interim Report), and GAH10F999 (Initial Report)

From (mm/dd/yy) 7/1/2010

To (mm/dd/yy) 6/30/2011

Grantee Name

Georgia Housing and Finance Authority (State of Georgia)

Business Address

60 Executive Park South, NE

City, County, State, Zip

Atlanta

DeKalb

GA

30329

Employer Identification Number (EIN) or Tax Identification Number (TIN)

58-1222605

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DUN & Bradstreet Number (DUNs):

09-930-6029

*Congressional District of Business Address

5

Central Contractor Registration (CCR): Is the grantee's CCR status currently active?
(See pg 2 of instructions)

Yes

No

*Congressional District of Primary Service Area(s)
*Zip Code(s) of Primary Service Area(s)

City(ies) and County(ies) of Primary Service Area(s)
Organization's Website Address
www.dca.ga.gov
Have you prepared any evaluation report? If so, please indicate its location on an Internet site (url) or attach copy.

Does your organization maintain a waiting list? Yes

No

If yes, explain in the narrative section how this list is administered.

No

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2. Project Sponsor Information

In Chart 2, provide the following information for each organization designated or selected to serve as a project sponsor, as defined by CFR 574.3.

Project Sponsor Agency Name

Parent Company Name, if applicable

AIDS Athens, Inc.

N/A

Name and Title of Contact at Project Sponsor Agency
Email Address

Ms. Olivia C. Long, Executive Director olivia@aidsathens.org

Business Address

112 Park Avenue

City, County, State, Zip,

Athens

Clarke

GA

30601

Phone Number (with area code)

706.549.3730

Fax Number (with area code)

Employer Identification Number (EIN) or Tax Identification Number (TIN) DUN & Bradstreet Number (DUNs):

58-1761043 967232240

706.549.2730
Central Contractor Registration (CCR): Is the sponsor's CCR status currently active?
(See pg 2 of instructions)

Yes

No

Congressional District of Business Location of 10 Sponsor

Congressional District(s) of Primary Service

10

Area(s)

Zip Code(s) of Primary Service Area(s)

30601, 30602, 30603, 30604, 30605, 30607, 30677, 30549, 30683

City(ies) and County(ies) of Primary Service

Athens, Jefferson, Elberton, Madison, Danielsville,
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Clarke, Jackson, Morgan, Elbert, Oconee, Green,

Area(s)

Greensboro, Watkinsville, Winterville

Madison, Oglethorpe

Total HOPWA contract amount for this Organization
Organization's Website Address

$366,700

www.AIDSathens.org

Is the sponsor a nonprofit organization? Yes

No

Please check if yes and a faith-based organization. Please check if yes and a grassroots organization.

Does your organization maintain a waiting list? Yes

No

If yes, explain in the narrative section how this list is administered.

Project Sponsor Agency Name
Central City AIDS Network, Inc.

Parent Company Name, if applicable
N/A

Name and Title of Contact at Project Sponsor Agency
Email Address

Mr. Michael A. Leon, Executive Director Michael@rainbowcenter.us

Business Address

2020 Ingleside Avenue

City, County, State, Zip,

Macon

Bibb

GA

31204-2028

Phone Number (with area code)

478.750.8080

Employer Identification Number (EIN) or Tax Identification Number (TIN) DUN & Bradstreet Number (DUNs):

58-1897271 927644146

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Fax Number (with area code)
478.750.1032
Central Contractor Registration (CCR): Is the sponsor's CCR status currently active?

(See pg 2 of instructions)

Yes

No

Congressional District of Business Location of 8 Sponsor

Congressional District(s) of Primary Service Area(s)

8, 10, 12

Zip Code(s) of Primary Service Area(s)

31201, 31202, 31203, 31204, 31205, 31206, 31207, 31208, 31209, 31210, 31211, 31212, 31213, 31214, 31216, 31217, 31088, 31021, 31022, 31023, 31024, 31026, 31027, 31028, 31029, 31030, 31031, 31032, 31035, 31036, 31037, 31040, 31041, and 31042

City(ies) and County(ies) of Primary Service Area(s)
Total HOPWA contract amount for this Organization

Macon, Hawkinsville, McRae, Alamo, Warner Robins, Ideal, Harrison, Gray, Fort Valley, Forsyth, Centerville, Eaton, Dudley, Jeffersonville, Cochran, Eastman, Dublin, Monticello, Sparta, Roberta, Milledgeville, Irwinton, Gordon, and Vidalia

Macon, Hawkinsville, McRae, Alamo, Warner Robins, Ideal, Harrison, Gray, Fort Valley, Forsyth, Centerville, Eaton, Dudley, Jeffersonville, Cochran, Eastman, Dublin, Monticello, Sparta, Roberta, Milledgeville, Irwinton, Gordon, and Vidalia

$537,451

Organization's Website Address

Does your organization maintain a waiting list? Yes

No

www.rainbowcenter.us

Is the sponsor a nonprofit organization? Yes

No

Please check if yes and a faith-based organization. Please check if yes and a grassroots organization.

If yes, explain in the narrative section how this list is administered.

Project Sponsor Agency Name
Comprehensive AIDS Resource Encounter, Inc. (CARE)

Parent Company Name, if applicable
N/A

Name and Title of Contact at Project Sponsor Agency
Email Address

Ms. Arlene Mutchler, Executive Director arlene@jesupcare.com

Business Address

105 W. Plum Street

101

City, County, State, Zip,

Jesup

Jesup

Jesup

Jesup

Phone Number (with area code)

912.530.8078

Employer Identification Number (EIN) or Tax Identification Number (TIN) DUN & Bradstreet Number (DUNs):

58.220.3609 140776225

Fax Number (with area code)
912.530.9188
Central Contractor Registration (CCR): Is the sponsor's CCR status currently active?
(See pg 2 of instructions)

Yes

No

Congressional District of Business Location of 1 Sponsor

Congressional District(s) of Primary Service

1

Area(s)

Zip Code(s) of Primary Service Area(s)

31545, 31598, 31539, 31513, 30458, 30459, 30436, 30474, 30475, 30453, 30499, 30427, 31560, 31555

City(ies) and County(ies) of Primary Service Area(s)

Jesup, Screven, Odum, Hazlehurst, Baxley, Statesboro, Lyons, Vidalia, Glennville, Reidsville, Brunswick, Richmond Hill, Hinesville, Ludowici, Darien, & Douglas

Jesup, Screven, Odum, Hazlehurst, Baxley, Statesboro, Lyons, Vidalia, Glennville, Reidsville, Brunswick, Richmond Hill, Hinesville, Ludowici, Darien, & Douglas

Total HOPWA contract amount for this Organization
Organization's Website Address

$191,000

Does your organization maintain a waiting list? Yes

No

www.jesupcare.com

Is the sponsor a nonprofit organization? Yes

No

Please check if yes and a faith-based organization. Please check if yes and a grassroots organization.

If yes, explain in the narrative section how this list is administered.

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Project Sponsor Agency Name
Homeless Resource Network, Inc.

Parent Company Name, if applicable
N/A

Name and Title of Contact at Project Sponsor Agency
Email Address

Ms. Elizabeth Dillard-Alcantara, Executive Director liz@homelessresourcenetwork.org

Business Address

P.O. Box 811 / 2221 Second Avenue

City, County, State, Zip,

Columbus

Columbus

Columbus

Columbus

Phone Number (with area code)

706.571.3399

Employer Identification Number (EIN) or Tax Identification Number (TIN) DUN & Bradstreet Number (DUNs):

58-2147861 839270824

Congressional District of Business Location of 2, 3 Sponsor

Congressional District(s) of Primary Service

2

Area(s)

Zip Code(s) of Primary Service Area(s)

31901

Fax Number (with area code)
706.571.0707

Central Contractor Registration (CCR): Is the sponsor's CCR status currently active?
(See pg 2 of instructions)

Yes

No

City(ies) and County(ies) of Primary Service Area(s)

Columbus

Columbus

Total HOPWA contract amount for this

$114,000

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Organization Organization's Website Address

www.HomelessResourceNetwork.org

Is the sponsor a nonprofit organization? Yes

No

Please check if yes and a faith-based organization. Please check if yes and a grassroots organization.

Does your organization maintain a waiting list? Yes

No

If yes, explain in the narrative section how this list is administered.

Project Sponsor Agency Name
Lowndes County Board of Health (a/k/a South Health District 8-1)

Parent Company Name, if applicable
N/A

Name and Title of Contact at Project Sponsor Agency
Email Address

Ms. Terri Ball, Housing Coordinator teball@dhr.state.ga.us

Business Address

P.O. Box 5147

City, County, State, Zip,

Valdosta

Valdosta

Valdosta

Valdosta

Phone Number (with area code)

229.245.8711 x207

Employer Identification Number (EIN) or Tax Identification Number (TIN) DUN & Bradstreet Number (DUNs):

58-1111978 101007164

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Fax Number (with area code)
229.245.8432

Central Contractor Registration (CCR): Is the sponsor's CCR status currently active?
(See pg 2 of instructions)

Yes

No

Congressional District of Business Location of 1 Sponsor

Congressional District(s) of Primary Service

1, 2

Area(s)

Zip Code(s) of Primary Service Area(s)

30602

City(ies) and County(ies) of Primary Service Area(s)

Valdosta

Total HOPWA contract amount for this Organization
Organization's Website Address

$326,400

www.southhealthdistrict.com

Is the sponsor a nonprofit organization? Yes

No

Please check if yes and a faith-based organization. Please check if yes and a grassroots organization.

Valdosta

Does your organization maintain a waiting list? Yes

No

If yes, explain in the narrative section how this list is administered.

Project Sponsor Agency Name
North Georgia AIDS Alliance

Parent Company Name, if applicable
N/A

Name and Title of Contact at Project Sponsor Agency
Email Address

Ms. Angel Randolph arandolph@aidsalliance.us

Business Address

615 Oak Street, Suite D

City, County, State, Zip,

Gainesville

Gainesville

Gainesville

Gainesville

Phone Number (with area code)

770.297.3175

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Fax Number (with area code)

Employer Identification Number (EIN) or Tax Identification Number (TIN) DUN & Bradstreet Number (DUNs):

58-2409616 Doesn't have one.

770.533.7397
Central Contractor Registration (CCR): Is the sponsor's CCR status currently active?
(See pg 2 of instructions)

Congressional District of Business Location of Sponsor
Congressional District(s) of Primary Service Area(s)
Zip Code(s) of Primary Service Area(s)

9 9 30501

Yes

No

City(ies) and County(ies) of Primary Service Area(s)

Gainesville

Gainesville

Total HOPWA contract amount for this Organization
Organization's Website Address

$48,800 (Funds were awarded, but agency never expended funds. This agency is not a current HOPWA Project Sponsor.)

Does your organization maintain a waiting list? Yes

No

www.aidsalliance.us

Is the sponsor a nonprofit organization? Yes

No

Please check if yes and a faith-based organization. Please check if yes and a grassroots organization.

If yes, explain in the narrative section how this list is administered.

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Project Sponsor Agency Name
Union Mission, Inc.

Parent Company Name, if applicable
N/A

Name and Title of Contact at Project Sponsor Agency
Email Address

Ms. Letitia Robinson Vice President of Housing Services lrobinson@unionmission.org

Business Address

120 Fahm Street

City, County, State, Zip,

Savannah

Savannah

Savannah

Savannah

Phone Number (with area code)

912.495.8887

Employer Identification Number (EIN) or Tax Identification Number (TIN) DUN & Bradstreet Number (DUNs):

58-0827524 151914652

Congressional District of Business Location of 12 Sponsor

Congressional District(s) of Primary Service

12, 1

Area(s)

Zip Code(s) of Primary Service Area(s)

31310, 31401, 31520

Fax Number (with area code)
912.495.8881

Central Contractor Registration (CCR): Is the sponsor's CCR status currently active?
(See pg 2 of instructions)

Yes

No

City(ies) and County(ies) of Primary Service Area(s)

Savannah, Brunswick, Hinesville

Savannah, Brunswick, Hinesville

Total HOPWA contract amount for this

$399,100

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Organization Organization's Website Address

www.unionmission.org

Is the sponsor a nonprofit organization? Yes

No

Please check if yes and a faith-based organization. Please check if yes and a grassroots organization.

Does your organization maintain a waiting list? Yes

No

If yes, explain in the narrative section how this list is administered.

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3. Subrecipient Information

In Chart 3, provide the following information for each subrecipient with a contract/agreement of $25,000 or greater that assist the grantee or project sponsors to carry out their administrative or service delivery functions. Agreements include: grants, subgrants, loans, awards, cooperative agreements, and other forms of financial assistance; and contracts, subcontracts, purchase orders, task orders, and delivery orders. (Organizations listed may have contracts with project sponsors or other organizations beside the grantee.) These elements address requirements in the Federal Funding and Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-282).

Subrecipient Name

N/A

Parent Company Name, if applicable

Name and Title of Contact at Subrecipient Email Address Business Address City, State, Zip, County Phone Number (with area code)

Fax Number (include area code)

Employer Identification Number (EIN) or Tax Identification Number (TIN) DUN & Bradstreet Number (DUNs):
North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code Congressional District of Location Congressional District of Primary Service Area Zip Code(s) of Primary Service Area(s)

Central Contractor Registration (CCR): if applicable. Is the subrecipient's CCR status currently active? (See pg 2 of instructions)

Yes

No

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City (ies) and County (ies) of Primary Service Area(s) Total HOPWA Contract Amount
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A. Grantee and Community Overview Provide a one to three page narrative summarizing major achievements and highlights that were proposed and completed during the program year. Include a brief description of the grant organization, area of service, the name(s) of the program contact(s), and an overview of the range/type of housing activities provided. This overview may be used for public information, including posting on HUD's website. Note: Text fields are expandable.
In FY2010-11, the State of Georgia's Georgia Housing and Finance Authority (GHFA) received $2,025,746 in formula Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS (HOPWA) funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) administered these funds on behalf of GHFA. HOPWA Program funds administered by the State to assist six (6) Project Sponsors to serve persons affected by HIV/AIDS totaled $1,723,140. A seventh project was awarded funds, but they did not operate the program this year. The State drew down $63,768 in funds for administration through the HOPWA Program, so the total amount of HOPWA funds expended during FFY2010 was $1,786,908. HOPWA program funds are available to qualified local governments and nonprofit organizations operating and developing housing in the State of Georgia for persons impacted by HIV/AIDS.
DCA generally uses Georgia's allocation of formula HOPWA funds to serve counties outside of areas that HUD has designated to receive their own formula HOPWA program funds. Beginning in FFY2004, the Augusta-Richmond MSA (including Richmond, Burke, McDuffie, and Columbia Counties) became a HUD designated HOPWA formula grantee and the Atlanta MSA was increased by 8 counties. During this reporting period, DCA's HOPWA programs provided benefit within a majority of the 127 counties designated for service through the Georgia HOPWA entitlement grant.
Community networks continue to be strongly encouraged in order to adequately address the needs of each community. During this reporting period, DCA awarded HOPWA funds for the second year to an agency in northeast Georgia, however they did not operate the HOPWA program this fiscal year.
The State of Georgia funds sponsors with HOPWA-developed facility-based housing in the larger communities of Macon and Savannah through Central City AIDS Network Inc. (Macon) and Union Mission, Inc. (Savannah). In addition to community housing and services programs, these project sponsors offer rental and short-term housing assistance programs.
Also during this contract year AIDS Athens, Inc., Homeless Action Resource Network, Inc., Lowndes County Board of Health (a/k/a South Health District 8-1), and North Georgia AIDS Alliance offered service and scattered site programs located in the smaller communities of Athens, Columbus, Albany, and Valdosta with their programs being available to eligible persons in the surrounding counties. During FFY2010, the State administered HOPWA funds to Comprehensive AIDS Resource Encounter, Inc. in Jesup and the surrounding twelve counties.
During FY2010-11, eligible applicants were qualified organizations whose missions include the provision of housing and supportive services to persons with AIDS or related diseases. Only regional programs were funded, and only one organization per region was funded. To be considered "qualified," an applicant must demonstrate the capability and capacity to provide the level of support services required by this population. The applicant must also receive written approval and support of the local government where the assisted housing is or services will 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 is required to be restricted to occupancy by eligible persons with HIV/AIDS. Once HOPWA funds have been awarded to a Project Sponsor, the State provides grant management oversight, which includes technical assistance and training as well as monitoring of each HOPWA funded agency. The State maintains requirement and guidance information in an on-line format and during FFY2010 conducted monitoring visits for the HOPWA Program to five of the six Project Sponsors who had active programs (one Project Sponsor did not draw down any HOPWA funds this operating year).
To the extent that persons with HIV/AIDS are classified as "homeless" by HUD's definition, housing and services are also available to persons with HIV/AIDS under the ESG and Continuum of Care Programs. According to the State's
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ESG grantees, a total of 290 persons receiving emergency or transitional housing through the ESG Program were reported to have HIV/AIDS while another 1,137 persons reporting to have HIV/AIDS received supportive services.

HOPWA Sponsors and Area of Coverage

Sponsor Name

Regional Location

Contact Name

Phone

AIDS Athens, Inc.

Athens

Ms. Olivia Long olivia@AIDSathens.org

(706) 542-2437

Central City AIDS Network, Inc.

Macon

Mr. Johnny Fambro rainbow@mindspring.com

(478) 750-8080

Comprehensive AIDS Resource Encounter, Inc. (CARE)

Jesup

Ms. Arlene Mutchler arlene@jesupcare.com

(912) 530-8078

Homeless Resource Network, Inc.

Columbus

Ms. Althea Martin Althea@homelessresourcenetwork.org

(706) 571-3399

Lowndes Co. Board of

Valdosta

Health (a/k/a South Health

Ms. Terri Ball

District)

(South GA) teball@dhr.state.ga.us

(229) 245-8711 x207

North Georgia AIDS Alliance

Gainesville Ms. Angel Randolph (NE GA) arandolph@aidsallinace.us

(770) 297-3175

Union Mission, Inc. (Savannah)

Savannah

Ms. Aretha Jones ajones@unionmission.org

(912) 495.8887

For more information on the programs named above (types of programs, eligibility, etc.), please call the program contact listed. For general information, you may call Phillis Thomas of DCA at (404) 679-4940.

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B. Annual Performance under the Action Plan Provide a narrative addressing each of the following four items:
1. Outputs Reported. Describe significant accomplishments or challenges in achieving the number of housing units supported and the number households assisted with HOPWA funds during this operating year compared to plans for this assistance, as approved in the Consolidated Plan/Action Plan. Describe how HOPWA funds were distributed during your program year among different categories of housing and geographic areas to address needs throughout the grant service area, consistent with approved plans.
Of the $1,723,140 HOPWA funds administered, $776,278 was spent in the following housing assistance categories. Under the Emergency or Short-term Rent, Mortgage or Utility payments (STRMU) to prevent homelessness category, $141,256 provided housing to 155 households consisting of one or more persons with HIV/AIDS, and under the TBRA category, $359,561 provided housing to 119 households consisting of one or more persons with HIV/AIDS. The Facility Based Housing including leasing and operating costs, for facilities and community residences as well as transitional/short-term facilities provided housing to 137 households consisting of one or more persons with HIV/AIDS with $275,461. In total, 411 households (416 persons w/ HIV/AIDS and 259 other family members) received housing assistance through the State's HOPWA Program.
The HOPWA CAPER table `Part 3: Accomplishment Data / 1. HOPWA Performance Planned Goal and Actual Outputs', shows data on the number of households (consisting of one or more persons with HIV/AIDS) that received housing and/or services using HOPWA funds during FFY2010 and a comparison to planned actions, as approved in the Consolidated Plan Annual Action Plan for this operating year. In the Annual Action Plan for this reporting period, the State proposed that the following number of households consisting of one or more persons with HIV/AIDS would receive HOPWA-funded housing assistance: 93 households through TBRA; 133 households through Facility-based Housing; and 224 households through STRMU. In total the State projected that 450 households would be provided housing assistance by the seven (7) Project Sponsors. When accounting for all households receiving HOPWA assistance (housing &/or services), there was a variation* of +/- +26, +4, and -69 (total of -39) in the specific types of housing through HOPWA funded housing. Also reported below, under the Coordination section, with regards to leveraged resources project sponsors provided assistance to 154 households using non-HOPWA assistance, which includes the 125 units of Rental Assistance provided by six project sponsors &/or nonprofit agencies through the S+C Program for homeless persons with both a disability and HIV/AIDS. When including the non-HOPWA funded housing, the projected housing assistance to 450 households was exceeded by 111 households.
In addition to housing, some of the services provided by HOPWA Program funds were alcohol and drug abuse services, case management /client advocacy/ access to benefits and services, outreach, health/medical services (as approved), education, meals/nutritional services, permanent housing placement, life skills management, legal services, mental health services, and transportation.
And lastly, of the total HOPWA funds expended by the sponsors, $819,095 provided Supportive Services to a total of 1,813 households consisting of one or more persons with HIV/AIDS (the 411 households who also received HOPWA-funded housing assistance along with an additional 1,402 households who received "Supportive Services Only"). Project Sponsors expended a total of $20,468 to provide Permanent Housing Placement to 56 households. A total of 231 households received housing information services within the case management provided by HOPWA Sponsors. Project Sponsors received $107,299 in HOPWA administration funds. In all, a total of 1,813 households with one or more persons with HIV/AIDS received HOPWA-funded assistance through housing and/or service programs.
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2. Outcomes Assessed. Assess program goals against actual client outcomes for achieving housing stability, reducing risks of homelessness, and improving access to care. If current year results are lower than the national program targets (80 percent of HOPWA clients maintain housing stability, avoid homelessness and access care), please describe the steps being taken to achieve the national outcome goal in next operating year.
Using the data sets on housing stability, Project Sponsors were able to report the percentage of clients in stable housing at the end of the operating year by type of housing assistance. Of the clients served with TBRA, 92.4% were determined to be stable at the end of the year, 85% stability was reached in Facility-based housing, and 74.5% stability in STRMU. The State's efforts at retention are often hampered by the fact that sponsors in Savannah and Macon serve many clients who are some of the most difficult populations and contain strong harm reduction components especially the program in Macon. Populations utilizing these facilities are often not service or rehabready, and thus, once immediate needs are met for food, clothing, shelter and medical services, these populations tend to return to streets and to behaviors that are difficult to address with housing. Please be assured, however, that these populations are also continuously contacted through outreach programs, and many State HOPWA sponsors continue to utilize S+C for HOPWA-eligible clients who are also homeless (from streets or from shelter).
The overall average of housing stability outcomes are above HUD's threshold for acceptability for households exiting to stable/permanent housing (85.3%), however the number of households (receiving STRMU) who were determined to be stable was 74.5%. (This does not include the number of households receiving STRMU who had a reduced risk of homelessness and who were determined to be temporarily stable at the end of the year which was 21%.) DCA will continue to study best practices in an effort to continuously improve our efforts and to improve the housing stability outcomes in permanent Facility-based housing and STRMU.
The State continues to implement holistic housing policy that is more particularly described in HUD's STRMU notice.
3. Coordination. Report on program coordination with other mainstream housing and supportive services resources, including the use of committed leveraging from other public and private sources that helped to address needs for eligible persons identified in the Consolidated Plan/Strategic Plan.
Each year the State works to develop new Sponsor-Based Shelter Plus Care units/programs as permanent housing options for disabled persons with HIV/AIDS. During this operating period, six HOPWA Sponsors &/or other nonprofit agencies received $533,353 in Shelter Plus Care (S+C) funds for the rental assistance of homeless persons with both a disability and HIV/AIDS, and they maintained 125 units of Rental Assistance through the S+C Program. Eligible participants whose housing was provided through the S+C Program also receive Supportive Services provided through the HOPWA Program. Project Sponsors were also able to leverage an estimated $941,170 for housing costs and $2,364,685 for supportive services costs from federal, state, and local government programs as well as foundations and private funding sources.
The State continually works to assist designated sponsors with the enhancement of their organizational capacity and/or current programs. This year the State conducted an application workshop in Macon. During this workshop, staff discussed the application process, and a representative from Pathways Community Network discussed data sharing between regions for HOPWA Sponsors as well as community card functions for agencies and clients. Organizations with a HOPWA program discussed their programs and tracking program data within HMIS. The
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Department of Community Affairs continues to collaborate with Ryan White Consortiums, Georgia Department of Community Health, the City of Atlanta, Augusta-Richmond, and the Statewide HIV Prevention Program in our commitment to providing safe, decent, and affordable housing for our most vulnerable citizens living with HIV/AIDS and their families.
Through the work with the Georgia Interagency Homeless Coordination Council and collaboration with particular agencies, DCA has worked on several initiatives to minimize the discharge of individuals from institutions into homelessness. One of the goals of the State Plan to End Homelessness is to develop and adopt state policies to end the discharge of institutionalized individuals (to include discharge from correction facilities, public health or mental hospitals, treatment facilities, foster care, or juvenile justice programs) directly to homeless facilities which are unprepared and unable to meet the supported service needs of the individual.

4. Technical Assistance. Describe any program technical assistance needs and how they would benefit program beneficiaries.

HUD-provided HOPWA Technical Assistance Provider Collaborative Solutions, Inc. (of Birmingham, AL) continues to be immensely helpful in assisting the State as well as the State's Project Sponsors with implementation of performance measures and in conducting training workshops for Project Sponsors. We appreciate TA opportunities and the expertise of Collaborative Solutions, Inc. and HUD staff as we work with sponsors to improve our efforts and program outcomes.
C. Barriers and Trends Overview
Provide a narrative addressing items 1 through 3. Explain how barriers and trends affected your program's ability to achieve the objectives and outcomes discussed in the previous section.

1. Describe any barriers (including regulatory and non-regulatory) encountered, actions taken in response to barriers, and recommendations for program improvement. Provide an explanation for each barrier selected.

HOPWA/HUD Regulations Discrimination/Confidentiality Supportive Services Housing Affordability

Planning

Housing Availability Rent Determination and Fair Market Rents

Multiple Diagnoses

Eligibility

Technical Assistance or Training

Credit History

Rental History

Criminal Justice History

Other, please explain further (transitional housing options)

2. Describe any trends in the community that may affect the way in which the needs of persons living with HIV/AIDS are being addressed, and provide any other information important to the future provision of services to this population.

3. Identify any evaluations, studies, or other assessments of the HOPWA program that are available to the public.
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One key design element to the State's program is tracking the incidence of HIV/AIDS within all communities of Georgia in order to develop appropriate responses to the needs of each community. In addition to the barriers selected in the table, Project Sponsors throughout the State discussed the following barriers to operating the HOPWA Program this year.
The State's Project Sponsors continue to report that a lack of safe, affordable housing continues to be a problem when trying to find housing for disabled participants who are striving to become more independent on a fixed income. Credit histories, criminal backgrounds or history of substance abuse make it even more difficult to obtain housing from landlords and Public Housing Authorities. It is also difficult for consumers with criminal histories to obtain a State ID (for opening bank accounts, taking GED/Vocational classes) and get a copy of their birth certificate because of the fines they are unable to pay. In some areas, finding affordable housing that meets the Fair Market Rent (FMR) standards in units suitable to pass Housing Quality Standards (HQS) continues to remain a challenge for some of the Project Sponsors especially those on a fixed income and/or in rural areas.
Project Sponsors reported that the FMR combined with the maximum subsidy allowed, the inability to combine subsidies, a shortage of necessary sized housing units, and the inclusion of utilities in the FMR sometimes prevents them from finding housing for a consumer, which often led to the consumer moving to another area away from the support services they were receiving. One sponsor reported that many consumers are resorting to setting up utilities under other people's names. Health issues contribute to clients maintaining affordable housing as well. Oftentimes the client's health situation has created a decrease in income and/or and increase in expenses which in turn lead to the point of eviction or utility disconnection even when utilizing subsidized housing. Sponsors report a shortage of available drug treatment programs in rural areas. Many of the rural counties have large amounts of unemployment and a large number of people with poor health who live in poverty.
Some consumers on disability are not capable of working to supplement their benefits. Some of those consumers have chronic health conditions (i.e. dialysis two or more times a week), or their physical health has deteriorated to a point where employment is not an option. The waiting list for public housing in the counties we serve is sometimes two to three years. Further, Section 8 vouchers are few and difficult to obtain, and consumers with a criminal history are unable to access public housing. Another barrier reported is the time (up to three years) it can take for disabled HOPWA participants to be awarded SSI/SSDI benefits.
Sponsors reported that consumers with multiple diagnoses remain a challenge to their agency and that getting their clients physical health stabilized is often easier to achieve than stabilizing their mental health and substance abuse (the system of care primarily offers sequential treatment but will occasionally offer parallel treatment). Currently mental health and substance abuse treatment are offered at different locations, and the system is having problems meeting the demand of the community due to funding cuts.
Sponsors report that clients on a fixed income are facing more difficulty paying increasingly high utility costs. Sponsors report that clients who have not lost income (and don't qualify for STRMU assistance) can sometimes become homeless when their electric bills increase where they are unable to pay the bills, receive a cut off notice, eventually have the electricity cut off, and the client looses their housing.
Limited transitional housing resources are another barrier for clients who have difficulties in adapting to living independently in supportive housing. Sponsors report that it continues to be difficult to find transportation options in rural areas, which in turn is a barrier for many consumers in finding and maintaining employment. Project sponsors report a lack of affordable day care for families with children (especially for those with minimum wage jobs). Project Sponsors report in rural areas, clients still face discrimination associated with having HIV/AIDS and race. One sponsor reports that there is a shortage of physicians willing to treat HIV in rural areas. Sponsors reported that some clients have had trouble accessing antiretroviral medications and other medications for chronic health conditions related to HIV, because the AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) has a waiting list for the first time in Georgia.
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In response to some of the barriers, case managers often provide transportation to clients for primary health care appointments, out of town medical/hospital appointments, support groups, dentists, pharmacy, housing assistance, and other needed services. Case managers continue to meet clients in the county where their community Health Department or Health District Wellness Clinic is located and/or use the Telemedicine equipment provided by that Health District. One sponsor reports progress in the last year to transportation barriers by working with local businesses and communities to assist with transportation to doctors, GED classes, housing appointments, and other care programs. Through strong collaborations with the State's regional Health Districts, Health Departments, traditional service providers, utility companies, and landlords, agencies continue to be able to assist some consumers in maintaining long-term housing goals as well as coordinate mainstream services throughout the State.
The project sponsor in Southeast Georgia reported progress with transportation barriers through the utilization of the Wayne Transit system that is set up for the Counseling Center consumers who are enrolled in programs. They were able to utilize transportation funds from an outside funding source for clients without another form of transportation, and they utilized the Medicaid transportation system for those covered for medical appointments. They have also been able to work with local businesses and communities in helping their agency obtain bikes for some of the clients who work.
In response to the barrier of a lack of substance abuse treatment in rural areas, one Sponsor employs two part time substance abuse counselors for on-site treatment at their community based residence facility who work to make it possible for clients to obtain housing stability. In response to the barrier of serving clients with a multiple diagnosis, one project sponsor addressed the issue by using local CDBG funds to hire a Licensed Clinical Social Worker part time for Individual Counseling and to conduct Therapeutic Support Groups. In response to the time, it can take participants with disabilities to obtain SSI/SSDI, sponsors report that they try to utilize food pantry, donations, local food banks, churches, and concerted services for food, hygiene items, toilet paper, etc. for clients without income in the interim. This year several sponsors reported working personally with staff from the Social Security Office and how that made a big difference in helping clients obtain presumptive determinations. One sponsor reported that they have been able to get presumptive SSDI within 30 days.
Sponsors continue to work with local realtors to assist with housing placement to address the difficulties that some consumers have due to poor credit history and criminal background checks. To address a lack of affordable safe housing in their area, Project Sponsors continue to partner with local agencies to address these concerns. Another sponsor plans to look for partners in the community that may be willing to set aside units for consumers on fixed incomes with a severe disability, and Sponsors are also able to utilize GeorgiaHousingSearch.org to search for that type of available housing. Sponsors continue to report working with partners in the community that may be willing to set aside units for consumers on fixed incomes with a severe disability. To address long-term housing solutions for participants, one Sponsor partners with agencies that operate supportive housing programs, housing authorities, and agencies that have private subsidized housing. To address the barrier of disabled, homeless clients who have HIV/AIDS being able to finding housing (who also have a criminal history), sponsors using the Sponsor Based model of the Shelter Plus Care program have had some success.
To address the difficulty clients with a felony or drug related charges in their criminal history have in accessing public housing, private housing, or employment, one sponsor continues to work with the Department of Labor and the Department of Justice for improved outcomes with both housing and employment. Sponsors continue to facilitate on-site support group for substance abusers to address the lack of support groups in their area. One of the sponsors continues to maintain an in-house database and said that it greatly assisted them in the completion of their annual report each year.
The Sponsor in Columbus, Georgia reported extensive work with area mainstream providers to educate those providers on the HOPWA program and build relationships to improve referral connections and access to resources. In Columbus, they report that specific programs with improved coordination are; New Horizons Community Service Board (mental health, substance abuse and Shelter plus Care housing), American Work (mental health and substance abuse), the Ralston (permanent housing), the Housing Authority (permanent housing), District Clinical Services (Ryan White clinic) Columbus Hospice, Middle Flint Community Service Board, Tax Credit Housing Complexes,
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the local probation office and private physicians. The addition of funding from a non-HOPWA source has allowed clients who otherwise would not been eligible for housing services to obtain /maintain housing.
There are no additional actions proposed by the State in response to the barriers listed, and the State has no recommendations at this time.
One of the biggest trends reported by the State's sponsors is the high unemployment rate and the increasing gap between wages and housing costs. Sponsors report that the continued recession has had an impact on Georgia communities with increased poverty, lack of medical care and unemployment, which are trends that have been in place for some time. Another disturbing trend is an increase in newly diagnosed clients despite numerous educational outreach programs.
Sponsors continue to report that they are seeing a trend of individuals with HIV/AIDS losing their jobs due to the economy (and unable to pay their rent, mortgage, and utilities), but they are unable to qualify for HOPWA assistance due to the regulations requiring households experience a financial crisis as a result of issues arising from their HIV/AIDS condition. Several Sponsors reported that clients have been able to receive assistance through HPRP. And one of the Sponsors worked with the HPRP administrator covering their county (Salvation Army) offering them office space a few months in order to assist clients and others in accessing HPRP along with other local homeless prevention assistance programs.
Outside of this report and HUD's web site, the Department of Community Affairs is not aware of any evaluations, studies, or other assessments of the HOPWA Program in Georgia. Based upon the most current published statistics compiled by the Georgia Department of Community Health (formerly known as the Department of Human Resources), there were 40,328 persons living with HIV/AIDS in the State of Georgia in 2009, and Georgia now ranks sixth highest in the United States for its reported rate of AIDS cases per 100,000 population in 2009 (from eighth). Thirty-three percent (33%) of Georgians living with HIV/AIDS reside outside of Atlanta's 20-county Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) in 2009. In rural areas, resources are scarce. People are more dispersed and therefore harder to reach with treatment and prevention efforts. Of note, statistics show that African Americans are disproportionately affected by AIDS; while African Americans make up only 30% of Georgia's population, in 2009, 74% of new HIV (non-AIDS) cases diagnosed were African Americans. Also disproportionately affected are females, who represented 79% of persons newly diagnosed with HIV/AIDS in 2009. In 2009 the Georgia Department of Community Health HIV Division completed a statewide Comprehensive HIV Service Plan that included medical, dental, and other segments of HIV care, however housing stability did not appear to be part of the assessment. The results are available from DCH Public Health Division. For more information on HIV/AIDS in Georgia, please visit DCH's web site located at the following address: http://health.state.ga.us/epi/hivaids.
D. Unmet Housing Needs: An Assessment of Unmet Housing Needs
In Chart 1, provide an assessment of the number of HOPWA-eligible households that require housing assistance but are not currently served by HOPWA in this service area.
In Line 1, report the total unmet need of the geographical service area, as reported in Unmet Needs for Persons with HIV/AIDS, Table 1B of the Consolidated or Annual Plan(s), or as reported under HOPWA worksheet in the Needs Workbook of the Consolidated Planning Management Process (CPMP) tool. Note: Report most current data available, through Consolidated or Annual Plan(s), and account for local housing issues, or changes in HIV/AIDS cases, by using combination of one or more of the sources in Chart 2.
In Rows a through c, enter the number of HOPWA-eligible households by type of housing assistance whose housing needs are not met. For an approximate breakdown of overall unmet need by type of housing assistance refer to the Consolidated or Annual Plan (s), CPMP tool or local distribution of funds.
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1. Assessment of Unmet Need for HOPWA-eligible Households

1. Total number of households that have unmet housing needs

= 407

From Item 1, identify the number of households with unmet housing needs by type of housing assistance

a. Tenant-Based Rental Assistance (TBRA)

= 167

b. Short-Term Rent, Mortgage and Utility payments

= 81

(STRMU)

c. Housing Facilities, such as community residences, SRO dwellings, other housing facilities

= 159

2. Recommended Data Sources for Assessing Unmet Need (check all sources used)
= Data as reported in the area Consolidated Plan, e.g. Table 1B, CPMP charts, and related narratives = Data established by area HIV/AIDS housing planning and coordination efforts, e.g. Continuum of Care = Data from client information provided in Homeless Management Information Systems (HMIS) XX = Data from project sponsors or housing providers, including waiting lists for assistance or other assessments on need = Data from prisons or jails on persons being discharged with HIV/AIDS, if mandatory testing is conducted = Data from local Ryan White Planning Councils or reported in CARE Act Data Reports, e.g. number of clients with permanent
housing = Data collected for HIV/AIDS surveillance reporting or other health assessments, e.g. local health department or CDC surveillance data

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PART 2: Sources of Leveraging
Report the source(s) of cash or in-kind leveraged federal, state, local or private resources identified in the Consolidated or Annual Plan and used in the delivery of the HOPWA program and the amount of leveraged dollars.

[1] Sources of Leveraging
1. Program Income Lease from mobile medical unit
2. Federal government (please specify): Minority AIDS Initiative Grant Shelter + Care FEMA Emergency Food & Shelter Ryan White
3. State government (please specify) GA Dept. of Community Health Ryan White Part B
4. Local government (please specify) Ware County Board of Health Athens-Clarke County (CDBG) Athens-Clarke County (HPRP) Chatham County Health Dept. HOST
5. Foundations and other private cash resources (please specify) United Way Broadway Cares Boybutante AIDS Foundation

Total Amount of Leveraged Dollars (for this operating year)

[2] Housing Assistance

[3] Supportive Services and other non-direct housing costs

= 36,000

=

=

=

= = 533,353 = = = = = 21,000 =
= 8,000 = = 10,000 = =
= 11,080 = =

= 25,000 = = = 774,511 = = 129,781 = 76,000 = = 3,200 = 22,157 = 6,249 = =
= 14,987 = 10,000 = 35,000

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Episcopal Charities Other private grants from foundations Jackson EMC Gamma Mu Foundation GEICO MAC AIDS Foundation 6. In-kind Resources 7. Resident rent payments in Rental, Facilities, and Leased Units 8. Grantee/project sponsor (Agency) cash
9. TOTAL (Sum of 1-7)

= = = = = = = 15,500 =100,737
= 205,500
= $941,170

= 7,000 = 6,300 = 5,000 = 3,900 = 20,000 = 9,000 = 101,500 = 61,302
= 112,628
= $1,423,515

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PART 3: Accomplishment Data - Planned Goal and Actual Outputs
In Chart 1, enter performance information (goals and actual outputs) for all activities undertaken during the operating year supported with HOPWA funds. Performance is measured by the number of households and units of housing that were supported with HOPWA or other federal, state, local, or private funds for the purposes of providing housing assistance and support to persons living with HIV/AIDS and their families. Note: The total households assisted with HOPWA funds and reported in PART 3 of the CAPER should be the same as reported in the annual year-end IDIS data, and goals reported should be consistent with the Annual Plan information. Any discrepancies or deviations should be explained in the narrative section of PART 1.

1. HOPWA Performance Planned Goal and Actual Outputs

HOPWA Performance Planned Goal
and Actual

Output Households

HOPWA Assistance

a.

b.

Non-HOPWA

c.

d.

Funding

e.

f.

Goa l Actual Goa l Actual
HOPW A Budget HOPW A Actual

Housing Subsidy Assistance 1. Tenant-Based Rental Assistance 2a. Households in permanent housing facilities that receive operating subsidies/leased units
2b. Households in transitional/short-term housing facilities that receive operating subsidies/leased units
3a. Households in permanent housing facilities developed with capital funds and placed in service during the program year
3b. Households in transitional/short-term housing facilities developed with capital funds and placed in service during the program year
4. Short-Term Rent, Mortgage and Utility Assistance
5. Adjustments for duplication (subtract)
6. Total Housing Subsidy Assistance
Housing Development (Construction and Stewardship of facility based housing) 7. Facility-based units being developed with capital funding but not opened (show units of
housing planned) 8. Stewardship Units subject to 3 or 10 year use agreements

9 Total Housing Developed

Supportive Services

122

Output Households

93 119 117 100

0 13 397,540 359,561 0 125 291,111 222,451

16 37 0

3 76,860 53,010

00 0 0

0

0

0 0 224 155
450 411
Output Units
0 0

0 0

0

0

0 13 180,450 141,256

0

0 154 945,961 776,278

0 0

0

0

0 0 0 0

0

0 0

0

0

0

Output Households

10a. Supportive Services provided by project sponsors also delivering HOPWA housing assistance
10b.Supportive Services provided by project sponsors serving households who have other housing arrangements
11. Adjustment for duplication (subtract)
12. Total Supportive Services
Housing Placement Assistance Activities 13. Housing Information Services 14. Permanent Housing Placement Services 15. Adjustment for duplication
16. Total Housing Placement Assistance
Grant Administration and Other Activities
17. Resource Identification to establish, coordinate and develop housing assistance resources 18. Technical Assistance (if approved in grant agreement)
19. Grantee Administration (maximum 3% of total HOPWA grant)
20. Project Sponsor Administration (maximum 7% of portion of HOPWA grant awarded)

906 1,813 0 0 0 0
906 1,813
0 0 36 59
0 0 36 59

Total Expenditures for program year (Sum of rows 6, 9, 12, 16, and 20)

879,622 819,095

N/A

N/A

879,622 819,095

0 24,540
0

0 20,468
0

24,540 20,468

0

0

0

0

60,772 63,768

133,328 107,299 2,044,223 1,786,908

2. Listing of Supportive Services

Report on the use of HOPWA funds for all supportive services. In Rows 1 through 16, provide the (unduplicated) total of all

households and expenditures for each type of supportive service for all project sponsors.

Supportive Services

Number of Households Receiving HOPWA

Amount of HOPWA Funds Expended

Assistance

Adult day care and personal assistance

1.

2.

60

Alcohol and drug abuse services

3. Case management/client advocacy/ access to benefits

795

& services

4. Child care and other child services

21,687 692,425

5. Education

26

1,566

6. Employment assistance and training

Health/medical/intensive care services, if approved 7. Note: Client records must conform with 24 CFR 574.310

8. Legal services

71

21,473

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9. Life skills management (outside of case management)
10. Meals/nutritional services
11. Mental health services
12. Outreach
13. Transportation
14. Other Activity (if approved in grant agreement). Specify:
15. Adjustment for Duplication (subtract)
16. TOTAL Households receiving Supportive Services (unduplicated)

55 285 89 1,200 147 79 994 1,813
End of PART 3

597 33,512 12,495 5,368 29,972
0
819,095

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Part 4: Summary of Performance Outcomes HOPWA Long-term Performance Objective: Eighty percent of HOPWA clients will maintain housing stability, avoid homelessness, and access care each year through 2011.

Section 1. Housing Stability: Assessment of Client Outcomes on Maintaining Housing Stability (Permanent Housing and Related Facilities)
In Column 1, report the total number of eligible households that received HOPWA housing assistance, by type. In Column 2, enter the number of households continuing to access each type of housing assistance, the following year. In Column 3, report the housing status of all households that exited the program. Columns 2 (Number of Households Continuing) and 3 (Exited Households) summed will equal the total households reported in Column 1. Note: Refer to the housing stability codes that appear in Part 5: Worksheet - Determining Housing Stability Outcomes.

[A] Permanent Housing Assistance

[1] Total Number of Households Receiving
Housing Assistance

[2] Assessment: Number of Households Continuing with this Housing (per plan or expectation
for next year)

[3] Assessment: Number of Exited Households and Housing
Status

Tenant-Based Rental Assistance

= 119

Permanent Supportive Housing Facilities/Units

= 100

= 84 = 50

1 Emergency Shelter/Streets

=

2 Temporary Housing

=

3 Private Housing

= 13

4 Other HOPWA

=

5 Other Subsidy

= 13

6 Institution

=

7 Jail/Prison

= 4

8 Disconnected/Unknown

= 1

9 Death

= 4

1 Emergency Shelter/Streets

=

2 Temporary Housing

=

3 Private Housing

= 6

4 Other HOPWA

=

5 Other Subsidy

= 30

6 Institution

=

7 Jail/Prison

= 6

8 Disconnected/Unknown

= 3

9 Death

= 5

[B] Transitional Housing Assistance
Transitional/Short-Term

[1] Total Number of Households Receiving
Housing Assistance

[2] Of the Total Number of Households Receiving Housing Assistance this Operating Year

[3] Assessment: Number of Exited Households and Housing
Status

Total number of households that will continue in residences:
125

1 Emergency Shelter/Streets

= 1

2 Temporary Housing

=

= 0

3 Private Housing

= 9

4 Other HOPWA

=

Supportive Facilities/Units

= 37

Total number of households whose tenure exceeded 24 months:

5 Other Subsidy

= 22

6 Institution

=

= 0

7 Jail/Prison

=

8 Disconnected/unknown

= 5

9 Death

=

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Section 2. Prevention of Homelessness: Assessment of Client Outcomes on Reduced Risks of Homelessness
(Short-Term Housing Assistance)
Report the total number of households that received STRMU assistance in Column 1. In Column 2, identify the result of the housing assessment made at time of assistance, or updated in the operating year. (Column 3 provides a description of housing outcomes; therefore, data is not required.) In Row 1a, enter the total number of households served in the prior operating year that received STRMU assistance this year. In Row 1b, enter the total number of households that received STRMU Assistance in the 2 prior operating years that received STRMU assistance this year. Note: The sum of Column 2 should equal the number of households reported in Column 1.

Assessment of Households receiving STRMU Assistance

[1] STRMU Housing Assistance

[2] Assessment of Housing Status

[3] HOPWA Client Outcomes

Maintain Private Housing without subsidy (e.g. Assistance

provided/completed and client is stable, not likely to seek additional support)

= 86

Other Private Housing without subsidy

= 17

Other HOPWA support (PH)

= 1

Other housing subsidy (PH)

= 10

Institution (e.g. residential and long-term care) =

Stable/Permanent Housing (PH)

= 155

Likely to maintain current housing arrangements, with

additional STRMU assistance

= 26

Transitional Facilities/Short-term (e.g. temporary or transitional

arrangement)

=

Temporary/non-permanent Housing arrangement (e.g. gave up

lease, and moved in with family or friends but expects to live

= 7

there less than 90 days)

Emergency Shelter/street

=

Jail/Prison

=

Disconnected

= 6

Temporarily Stable, with Reduced Risk of Homelessness
Unstable Arrangements

Death

= 2

1a. Total number of households that received STRMU assistance in the prior operating year that also received STRMU assistance in the current operating year.

Life Event = 63

1b. Total number of those households that received STRMU assistance in the two (2 years ago) prior operating years that = 37 also received STRMU assistance in the current operating year.
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1A. Status of Households Accessing Care and Support by Project Sponsors delivering HOPWA Housing Assistance/Housing Placement/Case Management Use Table 1 A for project sponsors that provide HOPWA housing assistance/housing placement with or without case management services. In Table 1A, identify the number of client households receiving any type of HOPWA housing assistance that demonstrated improved access or maintained connections to care and support within the program year by: having a housing plan; having contact with a case manager/benefits counselor; visiting a primary health care provider; accessing medical insurance/assistance; and accessing or qualifying for income benefits. Note: For information on types and sources of income and medical insurance/assistance, refer to Charts 1C and 1D.

Categories of Services Accessed

Households Receiving Housing Assistance within the Operating Year

Outcome Indicator

1. Has a housing plan for maintaining or establishing stable on-going housing.

397

Support for

Stable Housing

2. Has contact with case manager/benefits counselor consistent with the schedule specified in client's individual service plan..

411

Access to

Support

3. Had contact with a primary health care provider consistent with the schedule

411

Access to

specified in client's individual service plan,

Health Care

4. Has accessed and can maintain medical insurance/assistance. 5. Successfully accessed or maintained qualification for sources of income.

379

Access to

Health Care

313

Sources of

Income

1B. Number of Households Obtaining Employment In Table 1B, identify the number of recipient households that include persons who obtained an income-producing job during the operating year that resulted from HOPWA funded: job training, employment assistance, education or related case management/counseling services. Note: This includes jobs created by this project sponsor or obtained outside this agency.

Categories of Services Accessed

Number of Households that Obtained Outcome

Employment

Indicator

Total number of households that obtained an income-producing job

49

Sources of

Income

Chart 1C: Sources of income include, but are not limited to the following (Reference only)
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Earned Income Unemployment Insurance Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
Social Security Disability Income (SSDI) Veteran's Disability Payment
General Assistance, or use local program name
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) income, or use local program name

Veteran's Pension Pension from Former Job Child Support Alimony or Other Spousal Support Retirement Income from Social Security Private Disability Insurance
Worker's Compensation

Chart 1D: Sources of medical insurance and assistance include, but are not limited to the following (Reference only)

MEDICAID Health Insurance Program, or local program name Veterans Affairs Medical Services State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), or local program name

MEDICARE Health Insurance Program, or local program name AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) Ryan White-funded Medical or Dental Assistance

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2A. Status of Households Accessing Care and Support through HOPWA-funded Services receiving Housing Assistance from Other Sources In Table 2A, identify the number of client households served by project sponsors receiving HOPWA-funded housing placement or case management services who have other and housing arrangements that demonstrated improved access or maintained connections to care and support within the program year by: having a housing plan; having contact with a case manager/benefits counselor; visiting a primary health care provider; accessing medical insurance/assistance; and accessing or qualifying for income benefits. Note: For information on types and sources of income and medical insurance/assistance, refer to Charts 2C and 2D.

Categories of Services Accessed

Households Receiving HOPWA

Outcome

Assistance within the Operating Year Indicator

1. Has a housing plan for maintaining or establishing stable on-going housing.

N/A

Support for

Stable Housing

2. Successfully accessed or maintained qualification for sources of income.

N/A

Sources of

Income

3. Had contact with a primary health care provider consistent with the schedule specified in clients individual service plan.

N/A

Access to

Health Care

4. Has accessed and can maintain medical insurance/assistance.
5. Has contact with case manager, benefits counselor, or housing counselor consistent with the schedule specified in client's individual service plan.

N/A

Access to

Health Care

N/A

Access to

Support

2B. Number of Households Obtaining Employment In Table 2B, identify the number of recipient households that include persons who obtained an income-producing job during the operating year that resulted from HOPWA funded: job training, employment assistance, education or related case management/counseling services. Note: This includes jobs created by this project sponsor or obtained outside this agency.

Categories of Services Accessed

Number of Households that Obtained Employment

Outcome Indicator

Total number of households that obtained an income-producing job

N/A

Sources of

Income

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Chart 2C: Sources of income include, but are not limited to the following (Reference only)

Earned Income Unemployment Insurance Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
Social Security Disability Income (SSDI) Veteran's Disability Payment
General Assistance, or use local program name
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) income, or use local program name

Veteran's Pension Pension from Former Job Child Support Alimony or Other Spousal Support Retirement Income from Social Security Private Disability Insurance
Worker's Compensation

Chart 2D: Sources of medical insurance and assistance include, but are not limited to the following (Reference only)

MEDICAID Health Insurance Program, or local program name Veterans Affairs Medical Services State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), or local program name

MEDICARE Health Insurance Program, or local program name AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) Ryan White-funded Medical or Dental Assistance

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PART 5: Worksheet - Determining Housing Stability Outcomes

1. This chart is designed to assess program results based on the information reported in Part 4.

Permanent Housing Assistance

Stable Housing
(# of households remaining in program
plus 3+4+5+6=#)

Temporary Housing (2)

Unstable Arrangements
(1+7+8=#)

Tenant-Based

110

Rental Assistance

(TBRA)

0

5

Life Event (9)
4

Permanent Facility-

86

based Housing

Assistance/Units

0

9

5

Transitional/Short-

31

Term Facility-based

Housing

Assistance/Units

Total Permanent

227

HOPWA Housing

Assistance

0

6

0

0

20

9

Reduced Risk of Homelessness: Short-Term Assistance
Short-Term Rent, Mortgage, and Utility Assistance (STRMU)
Total HOPWA Housing Assistance

Stable/Permanent Housing
114
341

Temporarily Stable, with Reduced Risk of Homelessness

Unstable

Life Events

Arrangements

33

6

2

33

26

11

132

Background on HOPWA Housing Stability Codes Stable Permanent Housing/Ongoing Participation 3 = Private Housing in the private rental or home ownership market (without known subsidy, including permanent placement with families or other self sufficient arrangements) with reasonable expectation that additional support is not needed. 4 = Other HOPWA-funded housing assistance (not STRMU), e.g. TBRA or Facility-Based Assistance. 5 = Other subsidized house or apartment (non-HOPWA sources, e.g., Section 8, HOME, public housing). 6 = Institutional setting with greater support and continued residence expected (e.g., residential or long-term care facility).
Temporary Housing 2 = Temporary housing - moved in with family/friends or other short-term arrangement, such as Ryan White subsidy, transitional housing for homeless, or temporary placement in institution (e.g., hospital, psychiatric hospital or other psychiatric facility, substance abuse treatment facility or detox center).
Unstable Arrangements 1 = Emergency shelter or no housing destination such as places not meant for habitation (e.g., a vehicle, an abandoned building, bus/train/subway station, or anywhere outside). 7 = Jail /prison. 8 = Disconnected or disappeared from project support, unknown destination or no assessments of housing needs were undertaken.
Life Event 9 = Death, i.e., remained in housing until death. This characteristic is not factored into the housing stability equation.
Tenant-based Rental Assistance: Stable Housing is the sum of the number of households that (i) remain in the housing and (ii) those that left the assistance as reported under: 3, 4, 5, and 6. Temporary Housing is the number of households that accessed assistance, and left their current housing for a non-permanent housing arrangement, as reported under item: 2. Unstable Situations is the sum of numbers reported under items: 1, 7, and 8.
Permanent Facility-Based Housing Assistance: Stable Housing is the sum of the number of households that (i) remain in the housing and (ii) those that left the assistance as shown as items: 3, 4, 5, and 6. Temporary Housing is the number of households that accessed assistance, and left their current housing for a non-permanent housing arrangement, as reported under item 2. Unstable Situations is the sum of numbers reported under items: 1, 7, and 8.
Transitional/Short-Term Facility-Based Housing Assistance: Stable Housing is the sum of the number of households that (i) continue in the residences (ii) those that left the assistance as shown as items: 3, 4, 5, and 6. Other Temporary Housing is the number of households that accessed assistance, and left their current housing for a non-permanent housing arrangement, as reported under item 2. Unstable Situations is the sum of numbers reported under items: 1, 7, and 8.
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Tenure Assessment. A baseline of households in transitional/short-term facilities for assessment purposes, indicate the number of households whose tenure exceeded 24 months. STRMU Assistance: Stable Housing is the sum of the number of households that accessed assistance for some portion of the permitted 21-week period and there is reasonable expectation that additional support is not needed in order to maintain permanent housing living situation (as this is a time-limited form of housing support) as reported under housing status: Maintain Private Housing with subsidy; Other Private with Subsidy; Other HOPWA support; Other Housing Subsidy; and Institution. Temporarily Stable, with Reduced Risk of Homelessness is the sum of the number of households that accessed assistance for some portion of the permitted 21-week period or left their current housing arrangement for a transitional facility or other temporary/non-permanent housing arrangement and there is reasonable expectation additional support will be needed to maintain housing arrangements in the next year, as reported under housing status: Likely to maintain current housing arrangements, with additional STRMU assistance; Transitional Facilities/Short-term; and Temporary/Non-Permanent Housing arrangements Unstable Situation is the sum of number of households reported under housing status: Emergency Shelter; Jail/Prison; and Disconnected.
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PART 6: Certification of Continued Usage for HOPWA Facility-Based Stewardship Units (ONLY)
Grantees that use HOPWA funding for new construction, acquisition, or substantial rehabilitation are required to operate their facilities for HOPWA eligible individuals for at least ten years. If non-substantial rehabilitation funds were used they are required to operate for at least three years. Stewardship begins once the facility is put into operation. This Annual Certification of Continued HOPWA Project Operations is to be used in place of other sections of the APR, in the case that no additional HOPWA funds were expended in this operating year at this facility that had been acquired, rehabilitated or constructed and developed in part with HOPWA funds.

1. General information
HUD Grant Number(s)

Operating Year for this report From (mm/dd/yy) To (mm/dd/yy)

Final Yr

Grantee Name

Yr 1; Yr 2; Yr 3; Yr 4; Yr 5; Yr 6;
Yr 7; Yr 8; Yr 9; Yr 10; Date Facility Began Operations (mm/dd/yy)

N/A both project sponsors that completed HOPWA funded development projects (Central City AIDS Network, Inc. and Union Mission, Inc.) continue to provide HOPWA funded housing &/or services in the facilities that received HOPWA funded development funds.

2. Number of Units and Leveraging
Housing Assistance
Stewardship units (developed with HOPWA funds but no current operations or other HOPWA costs) subject to 3 or 10 year use periods

Number of Units Receiving Housing Assistance with
HOPWA funds

Amount of Leveraging from Other Sources Used during the
Operating Year

3. Details of Project Site
Name of HOPWA-funded project site Project Zip Code(s) and Congressional District(s)

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Is the address of the project site confidential?
If the site address is not confidential, please provide the contact name, phone, email, and physical address, if different from business address.

Yes, protect information; do not list. Not confidential; information can be made available to the public.

I certify that the facility that received assistance for acquisition, rehabilitation, or new construction from the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS Program has operated as a facility to assist HOPWA-eligible persons from the date shown above. I also certify that the grant is still serving the planned number of HOPWA-eligible households at this facility through leveraged resources and all other requirements of the grant agreement are being satisfied.

I hereby certify that all the information stated herein, as well as any information provided in the accompaniment herewith, is true and accurate.

Name & Title of Authorized Official

Signature & Date (mm/dd/yy)

Name & Title of Contact at Grantee Agency (person who can answer questions about the report and program)

Contact Phone (with area code)

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APPENDIX II

GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF HUD FUND AWARDS BY COUNTY

FFY2010/SFY2011

COUNTY NAME

HOME CDBG HOPWA ESG TOTALS

Appling County

$470,538

$470,538

Atkinson County

$0

Bacon County

$25,092 $483,300

$508,392

Baker County

$0

Baldwin County

$108,587 $900,000

$7,000 $1,015,587

Banks County

$0

Barrow County

$35,950

$35,950

Bartow County

$1,201,912 $355,101

$12,000 $1,569,013

Ben Hill County

$120,396 $353,164

$473,560

Berrien County

$385,995

$385,995

Bibb County

$43,525 $2,000,000 $537,451 $134,300 $2,715,276

Bleckley County

$0

Brantley County

$0

Brooks County

$0

Bryan County

$0

Bulloch County

$14,500 $14,500

Burke County

$84,295 $500,000

$584,295

Butts County

$500,000

$500,000

Calhoun County

$500,000

$500,000

Camden County

$25,450

$1,000 $26,450

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Candler County Carroll County Catoosa County Charlton County Chatham County Chattahoochee County Chattooga County Cherokee County Clarke County Clay County Clayton County Clinch County Cobb County Coffee County Colquitt County Columbia County Cook County Coweta County Crawford County Crisp County Dade County Dawson County Decatur County DeKalb County

$0

$80,356

$80,400 $160,756

$23,025 $1,000,000

$1,000 $1,024,025

$0

$247,148 $488,984 $399,100 $401,500 $1,536,732

$0

$9,000

$9,000

$89,875

$89,875

$23,125 $500,000 $366,700 $120,500 $1,010,325

$0

$335,425

$40,900 $376,325

$0

$289,725

$256,100 $545,825

$1,444,290 $321,489

$1,765,779

$883,583

$17,200 $900,783

$15,350

$15,350

$1,195,272

$1,195,272

$82,000

$82,000

$499,948

$499,948

$500,000

$500,000

$0

$0

$439,076

$439,076

$600,790

$196,300 $797,090

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Dodge County Dooly County Dougherty County Douglas County Early County Echols County Effingham County Elbert County Emanuel County Evans County Fannin County Fayette County Floyd County Forsyth County Franklin County Fulton County Gilmer County Glascock County Glynn County Gordon County Grady County Greene County Gwinnett County Habersham County

$45,742 $65,748 $179,450

$663,993

$5,150

$500,000

$500,000

$5,150 $28,175 $475,360 $500,000 $51,300
$828,961 $1,050,511

$525,651

$750,000 $500,000

$327,725

$507,441

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$0

$709,735

$45,200 $110,948

$72,500 $251,950

$0

$500,000

$5,150

$0

$500,000

$0

$5,000 $10,150

$28,175

$16,000 $991,360

$51,300

$828,961

$1,695,034 $2,745,545

$0

$0

$61,400 $1,337,051

$34,300 $534,300

$0

$1,000

$1,000

$121,800 $449,525

$40,700 $548,141

Hall County Hancock County Haralson County Harris County Hart County Heard County Henry County Houston County Irwin County Jackson County Jasper County Jeff Davis County Jefferson County Jenkins County Johnson County Jones County Lamar County Lanier County Laurens County Lee County Liberty County Lincoln County Long County Lowndes County

$167,784

$48,800 $46,500 $263,084

$500,000

$500,000

$75,189

$75,189

$5,150 $14,187

$19,337

$5,000

$5,000

$0

$1,522,114

$10,000 $1,532,114

$161,525

$26,000 $187,525

$30,195 $500,000

$530,195

$5,150 $800,000

$805,150

$500,000

$500,000

$39,500 $500,000

$539,500

$500,000

$500,000

$0

$0

$210,867 $522,112

$732,979

$10,200 $1,000,000

$1,010,200

$5,150 $499,522

$504,672

$700,066

$10,300 $710,366

$0

$317,243 $417,286

$16,900 $751,429

$0

$0

$535,327 $500,000 $326,400 $129,000 $1,490,727

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Lumpkin County Macon County Madison County Marion County McDuffie County McIntosh County Meriwether County Miller County Mitchell County Monroe County Montgomery County Morgan County Murray County Muscogee County Newton County Oconee County Oglethorpe County Paulding County Peach County Pickens County Pierce County Pike County Polk County Pulaski County

$350,000

$8,400 $358,400

$142,509 $2,013,920

$2,156,429

$10,300

$10,300

$357,200

$357,200

$293,537 $800,000

$1,093,537

$29,343 $733,466

$762,809

$500,000

$500,000

$451,713

$451,713

$40,683 $1,292,572

$14,000 $1,347,255

$0

$0

$0

$24,325

$24,325

$30,171

$114,000 $125,600 $269,771

$176,675 $443,000

$24,000 $643,675

$0

$0

$251,325

$18,000 $269,325

$47,268

$47,268

$0

$0

$0

$50,000

$50,000

$500,000

$500,000

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Putnam County Quitman County Rabun County Randolph County Richmond County Rockdale County Schley County Screven County Seminole County Spalding County Stephens County Stewart County Sumter County Talbot County Taliaferro County Tattnall County Taylor County Telfair County Terrell County Thomas County Tift County Toombs County Towns County Treutlen County

$43,503

$412,697 $500,000

$60,625 $30,600

$346,026 $50,000

$931,031 $85,000 $1,000,000

$131,922 $500,000
$500,000 $450,827 $470,266
$500,000 $140,427 $3,405,648 $168,000 $697,365
$1,000,000 $500,000
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$412,697

$543,503

$7,000

$7,000

$900 $346,926

$192,600 $253,225

$9,000 $39,600

$50,000

$0

$931,031

$31,000 $1,116,000

$0

$0

$20,000 $651,922

$0

$500,000

$450,827

$470,266

$0

$500,000

$10,000 $3,556,075

$75,000 $940,365

$1,000,000

$9,500 $509,500

$0

Troup County Turner County Twiggs County Union County Upson County Walker County
Walton County Ware County Warren County Washington County Wayne County Webster County Wheeler County White County Whitfield County Wilcox County Wilkes County Wilkinson County Worth County

$343,433 $44,425

$378,670

$1,026,173 $954,643 $30,650

$1,000 $8,000

$723,103 $44,425
$0 $0 $1,980,816 $8,000 $30,650

$1,000,000 $1,000,000 $500,000 $487,500 $191,000

$500,000

$217,963

$800,000 $488,267

$195,285 $379,505

$500,000 $459,562

$42,000 $23,000 $24,000

$1,042,000 $1,000,000 $500,000 $701,500
$0 $500,000
$0 $1,041,963 $488,267
$0 $695,285 $839,067

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APPENDIX III HOME ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORT
HUD Form 40101 can be found on the following pages. For details on DCA's affirmative marketing actions and outreach to minority- and women-owned businesses, see Section IV (Assessment of Annual Performance). For details on the results of on-site inspections of rental housing, see Section IX (HOME Investment Partnerships).
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