Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Entitlement Program provides annual grants on a formula basis to cities and counties to develop viable urban communities by providing decent housing and a suitable living environment, and by expanding economic opportunities, principally for low-and moderate-income persons.
The Department of Finance and Management, Grants Management Section is responsible for administering the City’s CDBG program. This ordinance authorizes the appropriation and expenditure of a portion of the CDBG award for personnel and services costs related to Grants Management Administration.
All City CDBG expenditures must be consistent with the community needs, priorities, and strategies stated in the City’s 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan, as approved by HUD. The appropriations requested in this ordinance align with the Draft FY 2023 Annual Action Plan as adopted in Ordinance #3353-2022.
EMERGENCY action is necessary to avoid causing interruptions in the delivery of program services and ensure compliance with federal grant requirements.
FISCAL IMPACT: This ordinance will authorize the appropriation and expenditure of $93,389.00 of Community Development Block Grant funds within Fund 2248
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Finance and Management to appropriate and authorize the expenditure of $93,389.00 in CDBG grant funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for the purpose of Grants Management Administration; and to declare an emergency. ($93,389.00)
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WHEREAS, the City of Columbus is an entitlement community and a Participating Jurisdiction of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the City is a current recipient of Community Development Block Grant funds from HUD; and
WHEREAS, $7,593,389.00 in entitlement grant funds are anticipated from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for the Community Development Block Grant program for Fiscal Year ...
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