HomeMy WebLinkAboutHOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIIDS PERFORMANCE GRANT FOR FY 2008 $385,000
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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