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Home My WebLink AboutIR 003 INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 22-003 To the Mayor and Members of the City Council January 4, 2022 Page 1 of 3 i i7 Y SUBJECT: PRIORITY REPAIR PROGRAM AND COMMUNITY ACTION rrn PARTNERS This Informal Report provides a summary of housing rehabilitation assistance provided through the Neighborhood Services Department, including the Community Action Partners (CAP) programs. The programs serve low-to-moderate income residents in the City of Fort Worth as well as Tarrant County for those households that qualify for assistance through CAP. Following is a chart with brief descriptions and eligibility criteria for the City's housing rehabilitation and CAP Programs: Program Description Eligible Repairs Eligibility Priority The Priority Repair Program (PRP) • Sewer line breaks • House must be owner- Repair provides assistance to Fort Worth • Water line breaks occupied and located within Program homeowners in need of emergency or • Gas line breaks/leaks the City of Fort Worth (PRP) mechanical system home repairs with . Unsafe or inoperable • Total costs of repairs may not up to $5,000 in work. Repairs are water heaters exceed $5,000 limited to once every 12 months based . Unsafe or inoperable • Applicant must be a citizen or on eligibility. The PRP technicians heating systems a legal resident of the United perform a home inspection to . Electrical system States determine if an applicant needs failures • Applicant must provide emergency repairs (highest priority) or • Roof repairs verification of total household non-emergency mechanical system • Unsafe or inoperable air income repairs (Priority 2). The program conditioning systems • Total household income for all typically assists 250-300 households • Unstable, sagging or adults living in the home may per year. deteriorated bathroom not exceed 60% AMI subflooring Lead-Safe The Lead-Safe Program provides lead Inspection and risk • The property must be located Program hazard reduction home repair services assessment of the in the City of Fort Worth and to create a lead-safe environment for built prior to 1978 the children and residents of Fort property for lead-based paint& Healthy Homes eThe owner of the property Worth. The program helps income- inspection. If deteriorated must agree to participate in eligible residents protect children from lead-based paint is the program. Rental properties lead hazards when they live or spend may be eligible identified, the work may extended periods of time in a home include the following: • A child under the age of six with deteriorated lead-based paint. lives in the home OR spends • Painting of interior at least six hours a week for a Participation in the program will require and/or exterior surfaces total of 60 hours a year in the a paint inspection of the property to . Possible replacement of home or a pregnant woman is determine presence of lead-based doors, windows or paint hazards. living in the home siding The total annual household • Urgent health and income (including all adults) safety repairs must be at or below 80% AMI ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 22-003 To the Mayor and Members of the City Council January 4, 2022 Page 2 of 3 i i7 Y SUBJECT: PRIORITY REPAIR PROGRAM AND COMMUNITY ACTION rrn PARTNERS Program Description Eligible Repairs Eligibility Weatherization The Weatherization Assistance Repairs will be determined • Applicant must be a Program (WAP) provides services to based upon the amount of citizen or a legal resident improve the energy efficiency of weatherization required, which of the United States income-eligible households in may include: • Participants must be a Tarrant County. WAP technicians resident of Tarrant perform an energy assessment to • Adding ceiling, wall, and floor County. Some assistance determine which energy saving insultation is only available in certain repair or service is most appropriate • Duct work cities in Tarrant County and cost-effective for each home. • Air conditioning or heating The total household systems yearly income (including • Energy efficient appliances all adults living in the • Water heaters home) must be at or • Weatherization below 150% or 200% of improvements like weather Federal Poverty caulking, weather-stripping Guidelines - depending on and patching holes the funding source Comprehensive The Comprehensive Energy • HVAC repair, retrofit or Must be a Tarrant County Energy Assistance Program (CEAP) replacement of heating and resident Assistance provides HVAC repair, retrofit or cooling systems Home must be occupied Program replacement of heating/cooling • Purchase of energy star Applicant must be a (CEAP) systems. CEAP is designed to assist window units citizen or a legal resident low income households in meeting of the United States their immediate energy needs and to Applicant must provide Household encourage consumers to control last 30 days of income for Crisis Program energy costs for years to come household members 18 through energy education. The years of age or older CEAP involves integration of all Total household income LIHEAP-funded programs, thereby cannot exceed 150% enhancing efficiency and Federal Poverty effectiveness of services provided to Guidelines clients and eliminating duplication of services. The Community Action Partners program also provides utility bill payment (gas, electric, propane, water); case management; tuition payment for job skill training programs; homeless prevention through rent/mortgage payment; services to aid low-income households, primarily elderly and households with children age five and under. ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 22-003 To the Mayor and Members of the City Council January 4, 2022 Page 3 of 3 i i7 Y *a SUBJECT: PRIORITY REPAIR PROGRAM AND COMMUNITY ACTION rrn PARTNERS Income Limits for Programs Program income guidelines are in accordance with federal income limits. Program Year 2021 Income Limits for PRP and Lead-Safe (Effective June 1,2021) Persons in Family/Household 60%of Area Median Income (AMI) 80%of Area Median Income (AMI) 1 $33,960 $45,300 2 $38,820 $51,750 3 $43,680 $58,200 4 $48,480 $64,650 5 $52,380 $69,850 6 $56,280 $75,000 7 $60,120 $80,200 8 $64,020 $85,350 Families with more than 8 persons Add 8%of the four-person income limit for each additional family member Program Year 2021 Income Limits for Weatherization & CEAP (Effective January 25,2021) Persons in Family/Household 100% of Federal Poverty Guidelines 150% of Federal Poverty Guidelines 1 $12,880 $19,320 2 $17,420 $26,130 3 $21,960 $32,940 4 $26,500 $39,750 5 $31,040 $46,560 6 $35,580 $53,370 7 $40,120 $60,180 8 $44,660 $66,990 Families with more than 8 persons Add $4,540 for each additional person Add $6,810 for each additional person Eligibility for CEAP is calculated at 150%of Federal Poverty Income Guidelines.SOURCE U.S Department of Health and Human Services Federal Poverty Guidelines https://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty-quidelines Priority Repair, Lead-Safe, and Weatherization Application: https://portal.neighborlysoftware.com/fortworthtx/Participant or call (817) 392-7548 for direct assistance. If you have questions about this information, please contact Victor Turner, Director of Neighborhood Services, at 817-392-8187. David Cooke City Manager ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS