NOTICE OF SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENT TO THE FY2020 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN The West Virginia Development Office (WVDO) and the West Virginia Housing Development Fund (WVHDF) are providing a public comment period concerning a proposed substantial amendment to the FY2020 Annual Action Plan (AAP). The WVHDF received U.S. Department Housing and Urban Development (HUD) approval for multiple HOME Waivers/Suspensions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. DESCRIPTION OF FY2020 AAP AMENDMENTS: To better assist low- and very low-income house- holds as they deal with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the following waivers/suspensions are proposed to provide maximum administrative flexibility: 1) Suspension of the 10% limit of the FY 2020 allocation and program income received for administrative and planning costs and increasing the limit up to 25%. 2) Reduction of the CHDO Set-Aside requirement to 0% for fiscal year 2020 allocation. 3) Suspension limiting the amount of CHDO operating assistance up to 5% of each annual HOME allocation and waiving the requirement that a CHDO not currently receiving CHDO Set-Aside funding for a specific project must expect to receive such funding within twenty-four months, and increase the limit up to 10%, permit a CHDO to receive funding to fill operating budget shortfalls, even if the amount exceeds the higher of $50,000 or 50% of its annual operating budget, and not include a provision in the written agreement that the CHD0 is expected to receive CHDO Set-Aside funds within twenty-four months of receiving the additional operating assistance. PUBLIC REVIEW: A comment period will begin on Monday August 17, 2020 and will continue until the close of business on Friday August 21, 2020. The proposed amendments in the FY2020 Annual Action Plan (AAP) will be available on the WVDO website at https://wvcad.org/resources, the WwVHDF web- site at https://www.wvhdf.com/news-room, at the State's Regional Planning and Development Councils (RPDC), and by calling the WVHDF at 304-391-8663. In the event the State's RPDCS, the WVDO or the WVHDF offices are closed due to a State or National Emergency, arrangements will be made to re- view the plans by calling Catherine Colby, Senior Manager - HOME & HTF Programs, at 304-391-8663. To be considered in the plans, written comments will be received in the WVHDF at the address below, attention Catherine Colby, or submitted via email to ccolby@wvhdf.com until the close of business on Friday August 21, 2020. AGENCY CONTACT Catherine Colby HOME/HTF Programs WV Housing Development Fund 5710 MacCorkle Ave., SE Charleston, WV 25304 Phone: 304-391-8663 www.wvhdf.com WVDO and the WVHDF conduct business in accordance with the Fair Housing Act (The Civil Rights Act of 1968, as amended by the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988) with equal access to all persons regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status, and disability. EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY NOTICE OF SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENT TO THE FY2020 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN The West Virginia Development Office (WVDO) and the West Virginia Housing Development Fund (WVHDF) are providing a public comment period concerning a proposed substantial amendment to the FY2020 Annual Action Plan (AAP). The WVHDF received U.S. Department Housing and Urban Development (HUD) approval for multiple HOME Waivers/Suspensions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. DESCRIPTION OF FY2020 AAP AMENDMENTS: To better assist low- and very low-income house- holds as they deal with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the following waivers/suspensions are proposed to provide maximum administrative flexibility: 1) Suspension of the 10% limit of the FY 2020 allocation and program income received for administrative and planning costs and increasing the limit up to 25%. 2) Reduction of the CHDO Set-Aside requirement to 0% for fiscal year 2020 allocation. 3) Suspension limiting the amount of CHDO operating assistance up to 5% of each annual HOME allocation and waiving the requirement that a CHDO not currently receiving CHDO Set-Aside funding for a specific project must expect to receive such funding within twenty-four months, and increase the limit up to 10%, permit a CHDO to receive funding to fill operating budget shortfalls, even if the amount exceeds the higher of $50,000 or 50% of its annual operating budget, and not include a provision in the written agreement that the CHD0 is expected to receive CHDO Set-Aside funds within twenty-four months of receiving the additional operating assistance. PUBLIC REVIEW: A comment period will begin on Monday August 17, 2020 and will continue until the close of business on Friday August 21, 2020. The proposed amendments in the FY2020 Annual Action Plan (AAP) will be available on the WVDO website at https://wvcad.org/resources, the WwVHDF web- site at https://www.wvhdf.com/news-room, at the State's Regional Planning and Development Councils (RPDC), and by calling the WVHDF at 304-391-8663. In the event the State's RPDCS, the WVDO or the WVHDF offices are closed due to a State or National Emergency, arrangements will be made to re- view the plans by calling Catherine Colby, Senior Manager - HOME & HTF Programs, at 304-391-8663. To be considered in the plans, written comments will be received in the WVHDF at the address below, attention Catherine Colby, or submitted via email to ccolby@wvhdf.com until the close of business on Friday August 21, 2020. AGENCY CONTACT Catherine Colby HOME/HTF Programs WV Housing Development Fund 5710 MacCorkle Ave., SE Charleston, WV 25304 Phone: 304-391-8663 www.wvhdf.com WVDO and the WVHDF conduct business in accordance with the Fair Housing Act (The Civil Rights Act of 1968, as amended by the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988) with equal access to all persons regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status, and disability. EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY