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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIIDS PERFORMANCE GRANT FOR FY 2008 $385,000 I l' Grant No.: GAH08F002 Official Contact Person: Chester Wheeler Telephone No: (706) 821-1797 FAX: (706) 821-1784 E-mail Address: cwhee1er@augustaga.gov Tax ill No: 58-6000513 Unit of Govemment No: 130192 HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS PERFORMANCE GRANT AGREEMENT FOR FY2008 This Performance Grant Agreement (Agreement) is made by and between the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and The City of Augusta, Georgia (Grantee). This Agreement will be govemed by the following, as they from time to time may be amended: the AIDS Housing Opportunity Act, 42 USC 12901 et seq. (Act), the Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS (HOPW A) program regulations, 24 CFR Part 574, and the Consolidated Plan regulations, 24 CFR Part 91 (the Regulations), all of which are incorporated into this Agreement. The tenn "Grant" or "Grant Funds" means the funds provided under this Agreement. The tenll "Application" means the application submissions on the basis of which a Grant was approved by HUD under 24 CFR Part 91, as applicable to the HOPW A elements ofthe Consolidated Plan, including the certifications and assurances and any information or documentation required to meet any grant award conditions. The Application is incorporated as part of this Agreement; however, in the event of conflict between a provision of the Application and a provision of this Agreement, the latter shall control. "Project Sponsor" means any nonprofit organization or govemmental housing agency that receives funds from the Grantee to carry out eligible activities identified in the Application. In reliance upon the Application, HUD agrees, upon execution of this Grant Agreement, to provide Grant Funds to the Grantee in the amount of $385,000. Grantee agrees to and will ensure that each Project Sponsor agrees to: { (1) Operate the program in accordance with the requirements of the applicable HUD regulations in undertaking activities that will meet urgent needs that are not being met by available public and private resources; (2) Establish housing output measures in the approved Consolidated Plan for this grant with specific one year goals for the number of households to be provided housing through the use ofHOPW A activities for: short-tenn rent, mortgage, and utility assistance payments to prevent homelessness of the individual or family; ten~nt- based rental assistance; and units in provided in housing facilities that are beihg 2 . developed, leased or operated with HOPW A funds, as established by 91.220(1)(3) for local govemments and 91.320(k)(4) for states. The plan would include the grant funds and program income expected to be made available with other resources to be leveraged as a commitment for an expected level of housing output results to be achieved during each of the operating years under this award, and operate the program consistent with that commitment; (3) Conduct an ongoing assessment of the housing assistance and supportive services required by the participants in the program, including an annual assessment of their housing situation, an appropriate determination of rental subsidies or other support, and a report on the annual results of program activities under the HOPW A client outcome goals of achieving stable housing, reducing risks ofhomelessness and improving access to hea1thcare and other support for beneficiaries; (4) Assure the adequate provision of supportive services to the participants in the program, including support to access medical treatment benefits or other support available under mainstream health and human welfare programs and other public and private resources, as needed; (5) Comply with such other terms and conditions, including record keeping and reports (which must include racial and ethnic data on participants, annual housing outputs and client housing outcomes) for program monitoring and evaluation purposes, as HUD may establish for purposes of carrying out the program in an effective and efficient manner; (6) Provide housing support to HOPW A eligible persons over the operating period of this grant consistent with the General Standards for Eligible Housing Activities, found at 24 CFR 574.310, including limitations on such payments. (7) Agree to maintain documentation of beneficiary and activity eligibility, including related documentation that evidences compliance with agreements noted above. (8) Agree that any program income resulting under this grant be added to the funds committed to the project or other HOPW A program activities under this agreement, to be used to further eligible project or program objectives. (9) Agree that if funds under this grant are used for new construction, substantial rehabilitation or acquisition of a structure, the use, occupancy and disposition of such property will be undertaken consistent with the required minimum use period found at 24 CFR 574.310, and the Declaration of Restrictive Covenant. The restrictive covenant must be recorded on such property in a manner that is consistent with applicable state and local laws, and run for the minimum use period. 3 Default: A default shall consist of any use of Grant Funds for a purpose other than as authorized by this Agreement, noncompliance with the Act or Regulations, any material breach of the Agreement, failure to expend Grant Funds in a timely manner (as required by 24 CFR 574.540, within a three-year period from the date of the signing of the grant agreement), or misrepresentations in the Application submission which, if known by HUD, would have resulted in a grant not being provided. Upon due notice to the Grantee of the occurrence of any such default and the provision of a reasonable opportunity to respond, HUD may take one or more of the following actions: (a) direct the Grantee to submit progress schedules for completing approved activities; (b) issue a letter of waming advising the Grantee of the default, establishing a date by which corrective actions must be completed and putting the Grantee on notice that more serious actions will be taken if the default is not corrected or is repeated; (c) direct the Grantee to suspend, discontinue or not incur costs for the affected activity; (d) reduce or recapture the grant; (e) direct the Grantee to reimburse the program accounts for costs inappropriately charged to the program; or (t) other appropriate action including, but not limited to, any remedial action legally available, such as affirmative litigation seeking declaratory judgment, specific performance, damages, temporary or permanent injunctions and any other available remedies. No delay or omissions by HUD in exercising any right or remedy available to it under the Agreement shall impair any such right or remedy or constitute a waiver or acquiescence in any Grantee default. 4 This Grant Agreement is hereby executed by the Parties on the dates set forth below their respective signatures, as follows: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Department of Housing and Urban Development By: The Secretary Director, Atlanta Office of Community Planning and Development (Title) GRANTEE By: The City of Augusta, Georgia MAR 2 5 2008 (Date) On behalf of the Augusta-Richmond County, Georgia - South Carolina Eligible Metropolitan Statistical Area By cYv(~~ (Signature and Title f Authorized Official) David S. Copenhaver, Mayor ~ ~~: + 12- 4-(0Y;. (Date)