For all Priority Group cCategories, prioritization for relief shall
also include parameters established for the COVID-19 era LA
County Rent Relief Program and as directed by Board Order No.
9 on February 18, 2025:
Tenants and landlords located in the high and highest
need geographies identified in the LA County Equity
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Utilize initial funding of $10,000,000: $1,211,000 of American
Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)-enabled funding recommended by the
Chief Executive Officer on March 7, 2025, and $8,789,000
allocation from Care First Community Investment (CFCI)
approved by the Board on June 24, 2025:
$1,200,000 of ARPA-enabled funding and $3,789,000 of
CFCI funding shall be allocated to Priorities Groups
Categories 1 and 2 for a total of $5,000,000.
$5,000,000 in CFCI funding shall be allocated to Priority
Group Category 3.
The Director of Consumer and Business Affairs shall have
delegated authority to contract with a third-party administrator for
day-to-day administration of the program, which may include a
customer service call center, application portal, case
management, quality assurance, and community-based
technical assistance. The Director may build flexibility into the
contract to include extensions, prioritization changes, and
program design as necessary. Establish infrastructure for an
ongoing rent relief program that can be deployed for emerging
and future emergencies and additional infusion of funds. Where
applicable, the Director shall have delegated authority to pursue,
apply, and allocate additional funding to the program. Report
back to the Board in writing in 120 150 days on the progress of
the ERPP including any recommended adjustments to the
funding allocated to the priority groups Categories based on
utilization, emerging needs to prevent evictions and tenant
displacement, and any additional recommendations for creating
flexible, on-going infrastructure to deliver rent relief to tenants at
risk of eviction and homelessness.