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_ 117 Item Details($) Appropriations($) ITEM 102. First Year Second Year First Year Second Year FY2025 FY2026 FY2025 FY2026 5. The department shall report to the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2025, the results of the pilot program. At a minimum, the report shall contain information on the number of applications, the number and dollar amount of loans made, number of parks acquired, and the estimated costs of continuing the program. 6. The department may recover administrative costs from the amounts provided in this paragraph. 7. The department shall implement this program no later than May 4, 2025. Such implementation shall include making funds available to successful applicants. N.1. Notwithstanding the provisions of § 10.1-1330, Code of Virginia, the department shall utilize $5,000,000 of unobligated balances in the Low-Income Energy Efficiency Program Fund (02017) for the purpose of creating a down payment assistance pilot program. The grants awarded under this pilot program shall be issued as a forgivable, second trust mortgage. New homes purchases with a grant from this program must meet Earth Craft or Energy Star energy efficiency standards or their equivalent. 2. The department, in administrating the funds provided in this paragraph, may elect to contract with an organization exempt from taxation under 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code with expertise in providing, constructing, or renovating affordable housing. 3. The department shall develop criteria and guidelines for the pilot program on or before December 1, 2024. At a minimum, the guidelines shall include eligibility criteria that targets grants to recipients earning less than 60 percent of the Area Median Income. The guidelines shall also stipulate a process for forgiving the grants awarded by the department that includes: (i) regular payments by the recipients on the first mortgage and (ii) residing in the home for at least fifteen years from date of closing. The guidelines shall detail a process for recovering any awards made under the pilot program. 4. The department shall develop performance metrics and monitoring mechanism to evaluate the long term effectiveness of the program and its outcomes. 5. The department shall report on or before December 1, 2025, to the General Assembly the results of this pilot program. The report, at a minimum, shall contain information on the number of applicants, number and dollar amount of grants made, number of homes purchased, and an estimated cost of continuing the program. 6. The department may recover administrative costs from the amounts provided in this paragraph. 7. The department shall implement this program no later than May 4, 2025. Such implementation shall include making funds available to successful applicants. O. Out of this appropriation, $150,000 the first year and $150,000 the second year from the general fund is provided to the department's housing division. P. Out this appropriation, $125,000 the first year from the general fund is provided to the City of Richmond for Housing Opportunities Made Equal to provide statewide education and outreach about the protected classes covered under Virginia's Fair Housing law. Q.1. Out of this appropriation, $50,000,000 the first year from the general fund is provided for disaster mitigation and relief for qualified communities. Of the amounts in this paragraph, $25,000,000 is provided for the department to establish and administer a program for the purposes of providing relief to residents of Virginia that lost or sustained residential or commercial property damage as a result of (i) a disaster occurring on or after September 25, 2024, but before October 3, 2024, and subject to a Major Disaster Declaration (FEMA-4831-DR) issued by President Biden on October 1, 2024 and (ii) storms occurring during the State of Emergency declared by Governor Youngkin on February 10, 2025, including, without limitation the heavy rains occurring on or around February 15 and 16, 2025. a. The department shall establish procedures for filing and resolving claims, which shall include measures to prevent fraud, and which may include any criteria the department