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(Housing Authority) Housing Choice Voucher Landlord Incentives Utilizing Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Funds - COVID-19 [Oral Report]
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File ID: 2020-00756
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Location: Citywide
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Contact: Sarah O'Daniel, Director of Housing Choice Voucher and Homeless Innovations, (916) 440-1397, Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency
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Presenter: Sarah O'Daniel, Director of Housing Choice Voucher and Homeless Innovations, (916) 440-1397, Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency
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Issue Detail: As of June 22, 2020, the Sacramento County Public Health COVID-19 dashboard has reported 2,243 individuals in Sacramento County have tested positive for COVID-19 and 66 individuals have died from COVID-19 related causes.
Pursuant to the authority provided under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) moved swiftly to make both policy and monetary adjustments to have continuity at Public Housing Authorities and minimize the impact on low-income families on the Housing Choice Voucher program.
Programmatically, HUD waived and established alternative requirements for numerous statutory and regulatory requirements including but not limited to the submission of the Annual and 5 Year Plans, owner certification of housing units meeting Housing Quality Standards (HQS), flexibility in completing annual recertifications (ongoing eligibility requirements) and much more.
In addition, HUD made $1.9 million of administrative funds available to pay for traditional and unanticipated costs related to preparing, preventing, responding and protecting families and employees through this pandemic. Eligible activities for these funds include paying for administrative costs associated with implementing coronavirus ...
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