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<br />SAVES Program <br />•On August 18, 2020, City Council approved an allocation of $5.7 million <br />in Emergency Solutions Grant Coronavirus (ESG‐CV) funds from the <br />CARES Act to provide assistance to very‐low income (<50% AMI) Santa <br />Ana residents facing eviction and subsequent homelessness <br />o ESG‐CV funds have more restrictive eligibility and implementation <br />requirements than CDBG‐CV and State CARES Act funds. <br />•Following this approval, staff allocated: <br />o $5,514,747 for the SAVES Program for Eviction Prevention <br />administered through the Salvation Army of Orange County. <br />o $250,000 for an Eviction Defense Fund for SAVES Program <br />participants administered by the Public Law Center. <br />•The SAVES Program successfully launched on February 1, 2021 <br />CITY OF SANTA ANA, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY <br />20 CIVIC CENTER PLAZA, SANTA ANA, CA 92702 8