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Pursuant to the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act (ARRA), $510,000,000
in ARRA funds were made available under
Title I of NAHASDA. Of this amount,
2% ($10,200,000) was made available for the
“housing entity eligible to receive funding under
Title VIII of NAHASDA”, which is DHHL.
The $10,200,000.00 in ARRA funds was made
available to DHHL in accordance with the
2008 NHHP on May 7, 2009 (last fiscal year).
The type of activities identified for ARRA
project use in the 2008 NHHP, as amended,
were infrastructure development and house
construction, in accordance with the ARRA
legislation. Likewise, in selecting projects to be
funded, DHHL gave priority to projects that
could be contracted within 180 days from the
date the funds were made available and to projects
that would spur construction and create
employment opportunities. The following activities
were proposed by DHHL and approved
by HUD
• Kaupuni Village – Infrastructure
Development – Site Improvements for
19 lots
• Kaupuni Village – House Construction –
Construction of 8 homes
• East Kapolei II B & C – Infrastructure
Development – Site Improvements for
47 lots
It should be noted that the actual number
of Kaupuni homes constructed with ARRA
funds will be based on the pro-rated amount of
NHHBG funds vs. ARRA funds that are used
for their construction.
During the 2010 fiscal year (ending June 30,
2010), DHHL met the deadline to obligate
100% of the ARRA funds awarded by May 6,
2010. DHHL is currently on target to expend
50% and 100% of the ARRA funds by May
6, 2011 and May 6, 2012, respectively, as required
by ARRA. In addition, the 2009 NHHP
was approved by HUD and DHHL received
$9,700,789 for its implementation.
DHHL awards a percentage of the annual
NHHBG to local non-profit or community
organizations to assist with the goals and objectives
set forth in the NHHP through the
NAHASDA Community Grant Program.
During the 2010 fiscal year, DHHL approved
community grant awards totaling
$1,064,917.00.
Throughout FY 2010, DHHL obligated
$5,404,982.45 and expended $8,134,353.85
for the implementation of NHHBG related
programs. An additional $2,754,977.18 was
expended in ARRA funds and is not reflected
in the graph on the following page.
154 families benefited from NHHBG funds
through infrastructure development, subsidies
(down payment assistance, matched savings,
etc.), loans (rehabilitation, down payment, construction,
etc.), and housing services (self help
home repair and resource services).
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