TITLE 67

STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS

CHAPTER 62

IDAHO HOUSING AND FINANCE ASSOCIATION

67-6223.  Borrowing power — Financial assistance — Cooperation with state and federal government. (1) In addition to the powers conferred upon the association by other provisions of this chapter, the association is empowered to administer any other state, private or federal assistance program including without limitation all tax credit programs, guaranty, loan or investment funds and block grants and to borrow money or accept contributions, grants or other financial assistance or investment from private sources or from the state or federal government for or in aid of any housing project, nonprofit facility, economic development project or agricultural facility within its area of operation, to take over or lease or manage any housing project, nonprofit facility, economic development project or agricultural facility or undertaking constructed or owned by the federal government, and to these ends, to comply with such conditions and to make such trust indentures, leases or agreements as may be necessary, convenient or desirable. It is the purpose and intent of this act to authorize the association to do any and all things necessary or desirable to secure the financial aid or cooperation of the state or federal government in the undertaking, construction, maintenance or operation of any housing project, nonprofit facility, economic development project or agricultural facility by the association. The association is specifically authorized to work with the Idaho department of agriculture in connection with any loan for an agricultural facility and the Idaho department of agriculture shall assist in the provisions of such loans.

(2)  On or after July 1, 2026, the association shall report on any federal funds received through the continuum of care (COC) program and the emergency solutions grant program provided in 24 CFR 578 and 24 CFR 576, respectively, and shall report outlays and outcomes of spending of all recipient and subrecipient awards, except when data is not reportable from victim service providers, as follows:

(a)  For each recipient awarded program funding, the report shall include the following information:

(i)   The organization’s name and address;

(ii)  The total award amount;

(iii) The total ending balance of unspent funds upon the expiration of the grant period;

(iv)  The recipient’s total grant expenses by component, including by type of supportive service within the supportive services component for the COC program for projects and activities related to homelessness assistance; and

(v)   A narrative describing the purpose, objectives, and goals of each program;

(b)  For each subrecipient receiving a subaward under the program, including the recipient in any case where the recipient administers a project directly, the report shall include the following information:

(i)   The organization’s name and address;

(ii)  The total subaward by project, including required match;

(iii) The total ending balance of unspent funds upon the expiration of the grant period; and

(iv)  The subrecipient’s total project expenses by component, including by type of supportive service within the supportive services component for the COC program;

(c)  For each recipient and subrecipient, the report shall include, at a project level, the following information about outcomes:

(i)   The number of individuals and households served by component types carried out under the project;

(ii)  The start date and end date of project participation by individual or household, excluding personally identifying information;

(iii) The supportive services provided to each de-identified household, directly or by referral, including referrals by case management, mental health treatment, workforce trainings, or addiction treatment;

(iv)  The start date and end date of each supportive service provided directly within the project, by each de-identified household;

(v)   Of those participating in permanent supportive housing, rapid rehousing, or transitional housing, the number of individuals or households who exited the project during the grant period and experienced an increase in earned income while participating in the project;

(vi)  Completions and failures of intervention programs, including treatment and workforce development, and increases in earned income; and

(vii) The number of households who exit each project to one of the following locations or circumstances:

1.  Unsheltered homelessness;

2.  Owned or rental housing without a subsidy;

3.  Rental housing with a subsidy;

4.  Referral to treatment;

5.  Jail;

6.  Hospitalization or death; or

7.  Any other location or circumstance; and

(d)  Data provided in the report shall be de-identified or randomized and shall not include any personally identifiable information, including but not limited to name, social security number, date of birth, address, and contact information.

(3)  By February 1 of each year, the association shall submit the report required by this section to the governor and the legislature and shall post the report on a publicly available website.

History:

[67-6223, added 1972, ch. 324, sec. 23, p. 789; am. 1989, ch. 423, sec. 10, p. 1047; am. 1996, ch. 253, sec. 27, p. 827; am. 1997, ch. 191, sec. 5, p. 539; am. 2000, ch. 364, sec. 5, p. 1212; am. 2007, ch. 152, sec. 5, p. 473; am. 2026, ch. 149, sec. 1, p. 688.]