Title
Resolution approving the 2019 Action Plan for the use of Federal Block Grant Funds (CDBG, HOME, ESG) provided through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Presenter:
Steve Posey, Community Development Division Manager
Peter Wysocki, Director of Planning and Community Development
Body
Summary:
Approval of the Annual Action Plan draft to HUD identifying planned activities for the 2019 program year (Apr 1, 2019 through Mar 31, 2020)
Previous Council Action:
N/A
Background:
The City of Colorado Springs is a US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) entitlement community grantee and receives allocations of federal block grant funds under the Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG), Home Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG). The purpose of the funds is to benefit low- and moderate- income residents of Colorado Springs, encourage the development, improvement, and preservation of affordable housing, prevent homelessness and meet other urgent community needs. To be eligible to receive the annual entitlement grants, the City must develop and submit to HUD an Annual Action Plan identifying activities for the coming program year.
Timeline and Process
The program year for the 2019 federal block grant funds is April 1, 2019 to March 31, 2020.
The Annual Action Plan process begins with the City's annual municipal budget process which includes an estimate of HUD funds for the coming year. Public input on funding priorities is solicited via public hearings, targeted outreach, and other strategies. Draft projects and expenditures are then presented to City Council and funds are appropriated with the municipal budget.
The draft plan is then made available for public comment during a thirty (30) day period in January. The Community Development Division (CDD) hosts a public hearing during the comment period and a summary of comments received will be included in the materials pres...
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