Jared, representing the Oklahoma County Home Finance Authority (OCHFA), updated the committee on the county's Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) programs and reported that most county ERA funds have been expended or are expected to be expended before the end of the period of performance.

The nut graf: OCHFA said ERA 1 and ERA 2 funds were administered through a subrecipient intake partner and local partners, and that nearly 2,851 unique households received payments to cover rent, rent arrears, utilities and utility arrears; remaining small balances are expected to be spent before program closeout.

Jared explained the county received ERA 1 (a little over $8 million) and ERA 2 (initially just over $13.2 million plus about $1.7 million in reallocated funds). The county contracted with a regional intake organization (CFOCCP) to vet applications for duplicate benefits and eligibility, then returned funds to OCHFA for reporting and compliance. Jared said the ERA program received more than 34,000 applications from within the county's jurisdiction and, through 06/30/2025, 2,851 unique households had received assistance. The average household received roughly 5.76 months of assistance, Jared said.

The county allocated ERA-allowable amounts for housing-stability and legal support; Jared said the county provided more than $1.2 million to legal-aid services and supported the Key to Home initiative for wraparound services, and it tracked four community partners with subawards.

Jared also reported small remaining balances: about $30,000 left in a City of Edmond subaward and an administrative holdback of roughly $80,000 that the authority intended to draw down before year-end.

The committee received the ERA update by motion and vote.

Ending: Jared thanked the committee and the county for the partnership and noted the authority invested significant staff time (about 1,600 hours) administering the ERA program over four years.