PRP.9.1.040 Application

This ordinance shall govern all applications for assistance for HAF Program for qualified expenses that are only for the purpose of preventing homeowner mortgage delinquencies, homeowner mortgage defaults, homeowner mortgage foreclosures, homeowner loss of utilities or home energy services, and displacements of homeowners experiencing financial hardship.

Assistance to be provided under the HAF Program is subject to the availability of funds. No applicant or household determined to be eligible is entitled to or has a property right to receive funding under the HAF Program. When funding for the HAF Program is fully expended, the HAF Program will terminate and this ordinance shall be repealed. These Policies and Procedures are based on, and the HAF Program will be carried out, in reliance upon and in accordance with the April 14, 2021, guidance document from the Department of Treasury (entitled "Homeowner Assistance Fund Guidance"), along with any future modification, clarification, or supplementation which the Treasury may provide. These Policies and Procedures, and the administration of the HAF Program shall be subject to change if and when additional guidance is provided.

The period of performance for the award of HAF funds begins on the date the Tribe's Financial Assistance Agreement was executed and ends on September 30, 2026. The Tribe shall not incur any obligations to be paid with the funding from this award after such period of performance ends.