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TO: Mayor Richard C. Irvin
FROM: Chris Ragona, Director of Community Services
DATE: October 3, 2024
SUBJECT:
A Resolution seeking City Council authorization to apply for the State of Illinois Community Development Block Grant-Coronavirus (CDBG-CV) Healthy Houses Program Grant in an amount not to exceed $2,000,000 to preserve single and multi-family, landlord owned, low to moderate income units, up to six units total, and encourage neighborhood revitalization with an emphasis on maintaining health and safety.
PURPOSE:
The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) has issued a notice of funding opportunity for the installation and/or replacement of entire Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Systems in single and multi-family, low to moderate income rental housing units. Only units of local government in areas receiving direct entitlement CDBG funding from HUD are eligible to apply for the CDBG-CV Urban Shelter Program.
BACKGROUND:
On March 27th, 2020, Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) to directly address the impacts of COVID-19. As part of the CARES Act, Congress appropriated $5 billion to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for allocation to cities and states through the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program. The State of Illinois has been allocated $70,753,404 of these CARES Act CDBG funds (CDBG-CV funds). CDBG-CV funds must be utilized to prevent, prepare for, and respond to COVID-19.
The program targets housing projects which preserve single and multi-family, landlord owned, low to moderate income units, up to six units total, and encourage neighborhood revitalization with an emphasis on maintaining health and safety. The funds are being made available for installation and/or replacement of entire Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Systems in single and multi-family, low to moderate income rentals. All codes and stand...
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