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TO: Mayor Richard C. Irvin
FROM: Chris Ragona, Community Development Manager, Community Development Division
DATE: January 17, 2023
SUBJECT:
A Resolution Authorizing Approval of the 2023 Annual Action Plan and Substantial Amendment 2023-#1 Funding Recommendations
PURPOSE:
Staff requests approval of its proposed funding recommendations for the City's 2023 Annual Action Plan for Federal Funding for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Community Development Block Grant - Corona Virus (CDBG-CV), Home Investment Partnership Program (HOME) to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Annually, the City of Aurora receives approximately $1.5 million dollars in CDBG and $750,000 in HOME funds that are used to provide decent, safe, and sanitary housing and provide services and projects to low-to-moderate income persons (defined as earning at or below 80% of the Area Median Income, or approximately $83,350 for a family of four in 2022). Staff also requests approval of its recommended Substantial Amendment 2023-#1 funding recommendations.
BACKGROUND:
The City of Aurora, as a direct recipient of CDBG and HOME funds, must plan for how these funds will benefit the Aurora community. Additionally, the City must also modify its 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022 Annual Action Plans identified as Substantial Amendment 2023-#1 to reallocate CDBG and CDBG-CV funding to new and existing projects.
The City released an application round soliciting 2023 CDBG proposals on August 25, 2022 with a deadline of September 23, 2022. City staff prioritized outreach to prospective applicants in order to provide an opportunity to returning CDBG funding recipients and prospective applicants to apply for the first time. The following table outlines the outreach to attempts by the City:
Outreach Opportunity
Date
Pre-Application Announcement Email
8-9-2022
Community Resource Team Email Release
8-9-2022
Pre-Application Announcement Email
8-16-2022
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