Common use of Allowable Program Activities Clause in Contracts

Allowable Program Activities. Grantee will perform outreach activities to the general public and 2020 Labor Day fire survivor households regarding available grants and assistance such as those available under ReOregon. Particular effort shall be made to use culturally-appropriate methods to reach fire survivors that face additional barriers to recovery, such as limited English language proficiency, citizenship/residency issues, limited educational attainment, and/or disability. Specific activities may be selected by grantee to best reach survivor population or sub- populations and may include but are not limited to the following: • Using content and/or finished materials provided by OHCS, create and/or distribute notices of available fire recovery resources, including ReOregon grant opportunities. Methods for direct outreach to survivors may include: o Direct Mail o Telephone Campaigns o Email Campaigns o Print Materials such as Pamphlets/Brochures/Flyers/Posters o Social Media efforts to support/amplify Agency announcements o “Door knocking” efforts • Grantees must develop and/or continue collaborative relationships with Agency, Disaster Case Management service providers funded by Oregon Department of Housing and Urban Development (ODHS), ODHS staff, Wildfire Resilience and Recovery Account (WRRA) providers, and Long-Term Recovery Groups (LTRGs). Grantee shall coordinate with Agency and other organizations (such as those listed above) to coordinate (1) outreach to survivor households currently receiving or who have previously received case management services and (2) outreach to households who may not yet be connected to case management services. Grantee must be familiar with and have a clear system for coordination with WRRA providers to connect fire survivors with additional “housing navigation” services. • Collect and provide to Agency Releases of Information (ROI) that will allow Agency to access any records contained in ODHS or other partners’ records to assist in application intake and processing. • One-on-one advising of individual potential applicants as they prepare to apply is an allowable activity under this agreement until the application portal for HARP Phase 1 opens. 1 Capitalized terms used in this Exhibit without definition have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Subrecipient Grant Agreement.