DEPARTMENT:
Neighborhood and Housing Services Department
DEPARTMENT HEAD:
Ver?nica R. Soto, AICP, Neighborhood and Housing Services Department Director
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED:
Citywide
SUMMARY:
FY HUD 2020 Action Plan and Budget
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The City anticipates receiving approximately $20.9 Million in federal entitlements awarded through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in Fiscal Year (FY) 2020. These grants include the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME), Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Program, and the Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG). These funds are designed to meet the needs of persons who are of low and moderate income and for preserving low-income communities.
ISSUE:
In the FY 2020 Action Plan and Budget, the City has a total of $23,652,383 in available funds for the period of October 1, 2019 to September 30, 2020. The following table provides a summary of the proposed FY 2020 budget across the four grant programs. The detailed budget schedules can be found in Attachment A.
Grant
FY 2020
Budget*
Community Development Block Grant
$15,655,645
HOME Investment Partnerships Program
5,100,964
Housing Opportunities for Persons w/ AIDS
1,814,626
Emergency Solutions Grant
1,081,148
Total
$23,652,383
*Includes Entitlement and Estimated Program Income
The City took a strategic approach in developing the proposed FY 2020 Action Plan and Budget to identify activities that further Priority 1 (Provide Decent Safe Affordable Housing) of the Five Year Consolidated Plan and are in line with the Mayor's Housing Policy Taskforce Framework. The proposed plan includes a total of $17.3 million in federal funding set aside for affordable housing and supportive services activities. The administrative budget across the four grants, which is not included below, is $3,399,872 and provides for efficient grant administration whil...
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