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Board directs county departments to develop alternatives after proposed HUD HAP cap could cut assistance
Summary
Supervisor Vicente Sarmiento warned the board that a proposed federal cap on permanent housing HAP funding within HUD’s Continuum of Care could threaten housing stability for hundreds of Orange County households and asked county departments to plan alternatives.
Supervisor Vicente Sarmiento told the board that the HUD Continuum of Care (CoC) program — which funds a mix of permanent supportive housing and rapid rehousing — could be affected by a proposed federal change that would cap permanent housing HAP funding at 30 percent. He said the CoC funded housing for more than 1,400 Orange County residents last year and warned that a funding cap "would substantially limit the…
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