REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Public Hearing: Final version of the FY21/22 Annual Action Plan for the use of Federal Housing and Urban Development Grant Funds
Report
COUNCIL PILLAR
Promote and Enhance Economic, Housing and Transportation Development
BACKGROUND
The City of Santa Clara receives annual funding from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in the form of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Home Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) funds. CDBG funds are used to provide public services to Santa Clara's low-income residents and funding for capital improvement projects. HOME funds are used for the development of affordable housing options.
As an entitlement agency, the City is required to develop a Five-Year Consolidated Plan (ConPlan) that identifies goals and needs within the community that could be addressed through the use of HUD funding. The City is also required each year to prepare an Annual Action Plan (AAP) to document how the City will use HUD funding consistent with the goals and needs identified in the ConPlan. Both documents must be reviewed and approved by HUD in order for the City to receive annual HUD fund allocations.
HUD requires that the public be provided a 30-day public comment period, which began on April 1, 2021, along with two public hearings to provide the opportunity for input on the development of the AAP. One of the public meetings must be during the drafting phase, which was held on March 23, 2021, the second public hearing is May 4, 2021. All public comment will be included in this final version of the AAP, and submitted to HUD for approval on or before May 15, 2021.
DISCUSSION
FY21/22 AAP is a one-year Plan that directs how the HUD funds received by the City will be spent on projects and activities to address the Goals identified in the ConPlan. HUD has announced the Annual Allocations for the 2021 program year. The HOME program expects to receive approximately $150,000 in Pr...
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