DEPARTMENT: Neighborhood and Housing Services
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Ver?nica R. Soto, AICP, Director
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: City-wide
SUBJECT:
Public Hearing for Substantial Amendment #1 to the FY 2020 HUD Action Plan and Budget (Affordable Housing and Community Development Funding Recommendations)
SUMMARY:
Public Hearing for Substantial Amendment #1 to the FY 2020 HUD Action Plan and Budget awarding up to $6,478,760 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding; up to $1,849,000 in HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) funding; and up to $182,001 in Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funding to certain eligible activities.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The City of San Antonio receives annual entitlement funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) which includes the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME), Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), and Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Program to be utilized for affordable housing and community development activities that benefit low and moderate income households. On August 8, 2019, City Council approved the $23.6 million FY 2020 HUD Action Plan and Budget across the four federal grant programs for eligible activities consistent with the Five Year Consolidated Plan.
As a recipient of entitlement funds, in order to award funding to new activities, the City must undergo a substantial amendment process that includes a public notice, a 30-day public comment period and a public hearing prior to any City Council action.
ISSUE:
On December 20, 2019, the City issued a public notice initiating the public comment period for Substantial Amendment #1 to the FY HUD 2020 Action Plan and Budget (federal funding process), which proposes reprogramming $6,478,760 in CDBG funding, $1,849,000 in HOME funding, and $182,001 in ESG funding to eligible activities consistent with the Five Year Consolidated Plan, as listed below:...
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