Section 50651.2 - [Effective 1/1/2025] Permissible use of moneys The moneys in the fund allocated in accordance with Section 50651.1 to eligible applicants may be expended for all of the following purposes:
(a) Housing and housing-related program services for affordable housing that include, but are not limited to, all of the following: (1) Home buyer assistance, such as first-time home buyer loans, downpayment assistance, closing costs, and mortgage subsidies.(2) Owner-occupied home rehabilitation loans and grants.(3) Homeowner, home buyer, and renter counseling, including credit counseling.(4) Rental assistance, student rental assistance, emergency rental assistance, move-in and utility expenses, and rental subsidies, including tenant-based rental assistance to individual tribal members, or similar assistance.(5) Energy audits, retrofits to achieve greater energy efficiencies, water conservation measures, resident training, and other activities related to climate resilience, fire protection, and sustainability, or similar activities.(6) Improvements to remediate lead-based paint, mold, and other hazards.(7) Improvements to increase physical accessibility for elderly and disabled persons, including universal design.(8) Wrap-around services, including childcare, after school programs, and job training for tribal members living in affordable housing.(9) Community outreach to tribal members experiencing homelessness.(10) Model activities that provide creative approaches to solving affordable housing activities.(11) Other affordable housing program services permissible under NAHASDA.(b) Housing and community development project costs including, but not limited to, all of the following:(1) The acquisition, new construction, reconstruction, or moderate or substantial rehabilitation of affordable multifamily and single-family housing projects for rent or ownership, including real property acquisition, demolition, and relocation.(2) The conversion of nonresidential buildings into affordable housing.(3) Site preparation, including grading and drainage improvements, development and rehabilitation of utilities, including sewer, water, and electrical systems, and other necessary infrastructure.(4) Site amenities, including recreational areas, playgrounds, and on-site streets and sidewalks for affordable housing units.(5) The construction or rehabilitation of community-serving amenities, including childcare centers, health services, supportive services space, or other activities and services that are colocated with an affordable housing project.(6) The construction or rehabilitation of commercial uses that create job or economic development opportunities for tribal members that is colocated with an affordable housing project.(7) Other predevelopment costs including, but not limited to, administration and planning of affordable housing projects, market studies, soils, engineering, and architectural plans, grant writers contracted to work on project funding applications, and finance professionals to assist with financial packaging of state and nonstate housing assistance programs.(8) Other affordable housing project development costs permissible under NAHASDA.(c) Management services for affordable housing, including preparation of work specifications, loan processing, inspections, tenant selection, management of tenant-based rental assistance, the costs of operation and maintenance of units developed with funds provided under this chapter, all activities related to maintaining compliance with housing loan or grant sources, and management of affordable housing projects.(d) Allowable administrative costs shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:(1) Comprehensive housing and community development activities.(2) Overhead subject to a federally negotiated indirect cost rate and the salaries and benefits of individuals engaged in overall program administration and management of affordable housing activities assisted with funds allocated under this chapter.(3) Grant writers contracted to work on program applications to prospective funders.(4) Monitoring, data collection, evaluation, and preparation of annual performance reports to the department.(5) A recipient may request the department's approval for use of more than 20 percent of entitlement funds allocated under Section 50651.1 to help cover administrative costs.Ca. Health and Saf. Code § 50651.2
Added by Stats 2024 ch 295 (SB 1187),s 3, eff. 1/1/2025.