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HUD Section 8 Rental Assistance Program <br />The Housing Authority of Alameda County (RAGA) will continue to administer Federal <br />Section 8 housing choice vouchers to eligible Pleasanton residents. <br />FY 2008 Amount: $2,000,000 (estimate based on current number of voucher holders) <br />Lead Abatement <br />Alameda County has received grants from HUD and the Centers for Disease Control <br />(CDC) to further lead abatement efforts. <br />FY 2008 Amount: (no direct allocation to Pleasanton is anticipated) <br />Low-Income Housing Preservation Program (LIHPP) <br />LIHPP funds are awarded on a competitive basis to preserve federally subsidized <br />affordable rental housing developments. <br />FY 2008 Amount: (no direct allocation to Pleasanton is anticipated) <br />McKinney/Vento Homeless Assistance Act Funds <br />Supportive Housing Pro rg am (SHP) <br />This competitive program, authorized under the McKinneyNento Act, is designed to <br />promote the development of supportive housing and supportive services for homeless <br />persons, including innovative approaches to assist homeless persons in the transition <br />from homelessness. The funding can be used for a variety of purposes, including <br />acquisition and rehabilitation, new construction, leasing, operating expenses, and <br />supportive services. <br />Shelter Plus Care Program <br />This program is designed to provide housing and supportive services on a long-term basis <br />for homeless persons with disabilities, those with serious mental illness, chronic <br />problems with alcohol and/or drugs, and/or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome <br />(AIDS) or related diseases who are living on the streets or in shelters. Grants for new <br />programs are made on a competitive basis and come in the form of rental assistance <br />payments. Renewal grants are awarded at existing utilization levels on an annual basis. <br />Alameda County HCD is the grantee for competitive and renewal grants under the <br />Shelter Plus Care Program. <br />HCD administers aSponsor-based rental assistance (SRA) grant. The SRA grant supports <br />66 units located throughout the County. Additionally, HCD administers a SRA grant that <br />Action Plan - FY08 <br />City o[ Pleasanton <br />Page 4 <br />