FY 2017 How to Apply Workshop
Staff 2 Michelle Carroll, Program Manager Jessica DeLora, Program Coordinator ***Please sign in***
Where does the Money Come From? 3 U.S . Department of Housing and Urban Development Mountainland Association of Utah County Governments Sub-Recipients
FY2017 Anticipated Funding 4 FY2016 Allocation: $1,276,064 *Final totals will not be known until the final federal budget is approved.
CDBG – Who may Apply? 5 Jurisdictions in Utah County (excluding Alpine, Eagle Mountain, Fairfield, Highland, Lehi , Orem , Provo and Woodland Hills) Public and private non-profits (to serve clients in Utah County excluding clients from Lehi, Orem and Provo)* For-profit entities may apply for an economic development activity if it meets a national objective (excluding Lehi, Orem, Provo) *Can prorate project cost
Community Development Block Grant CDBG – 24 CFR 570 6 Primary objective: development of viable communities by the provision of decent housing and a suitable living environment and expanding economic opportunities, principally for persons of low and moderate income. Funded activities must meet one of three national objectives: #1 #2 #3 Low and Prevent or Meets Urgent Moderate Eliminates Slums Needs Income Benefit or Blight Utah County must ensure that at least 70% of its expenditures over one program year must be used for activities qualifying under the Low- and Moderate-Income Persons Benefit Objective.
CDBG - Use of Funds 7 Some flexibility… many eligible activities, including: Property acquisition Public facilities improvements Public infrastructure improvements Housing rehabilitation Homeownership assistance Economic development Public services – capped at 15% of budget
Summary of FY11-FY15 CDBG Awards 8 Fire Station, Housing, Planning and Economic $186,280 $269,496 Administration Development, $855,000 $300,000 Senior Projects, $341,582 Public Facilities, $469,254 Public Water & Services, Sewer, $805,354 $3,156,212
CDBG – Public Services 9 15% Cap of Entitlement Grant ( Approximately $1780,000 ) • Services for Battered and Abused spouses • Housing Counseling • Legal Services • Senior Services • Services for Abused and Neglected Children • Child Care Services • Workforce Training $20,000 - $30,000 is an Appropriate Request
CDBG – Economic Development 10 Financial Assistance Creating Jobs and Businesses • Direct Financial Assistance to For-Profits Resulting in Job Creation • Planning • Technical Assistance • Job Training (in connection with Job Creation) • Micro-Enterprise Assistance • Infrastructure to support job creation $50,000 - $250,000 is an Appropriate Request
CDBG – Housing 11 • Acquisition • Demolition • Site Clearance • Rehabilitation $50,000 - $250,000 is an Appropriate Request
CDBG – Public Facilities & Infrastructure 12 Acquisition, Construction or Rehabilitation of Facilities • Water and Sewer Improvements • Sidewalks • ADA Accessibility • Senior Centers • Parks, Recreational Facilities • Facilities for Abused and Neglected Children $50,000 - $250,000 is an Appropriate Request
Determining Eligibility - Limited Clientele 13 Assumed to be at least 51% LMI Abused Children Battered Spouses Elderly Persons Homeless Persons Severely Disabled Adults Illiterate Adults Persons Living with AIDS Migrant Farm Workers ***Residency Verification Still Required***
Determining Eligibility 14 Public Service Income and residency verification collected post grant award Community Wide project Pre-Application Random Community Wide LMI Survey Site Specific Project Pre-Application Site Specific LMI Survey START LMI SURVEYS NOW!!!!!
Shovel Ready Projects!!!!! 15 FY 17 CDBG Projects should be SHOVEL READY – spending should begin in July 2017 FY16 CDBG Award Recipients are REQUIRED to have spent down 50% of their FY16 awards by the application deadline to be eligible to apply. No exceptions will be made.
CDBG is a REIMBURSEMENT Grant 16 1. Sub-recipient expends the money for the project. 2. Sub-recipient submits proof of project delivery and money expended. 3. Proof of matching funds expended. 4. Sub-recipient is reimbursed.
A Word About Matching Funds 17 The amount of matching funds is a scoring criteria on the application. Sub-recipients will be required to expend the committed matching funds. Example: Your project to build a park was awarded $150,000. Your application received the max points for a $50,000 (25% of the total project cost) match for a total project cost of $200,000. The park is built for $175,000. CDBG will reimburse you for $131,250 – 75% of the total project cost.
Other Federal Requirements 18 • Equal Opportunity, Civil Rights and Non- Discrimination • Federal Labor Standards (Davis Bacon) • Section 3 Requirement • Fair Housing • Environmental Review • Uniform Relocation Act (URA) • Retention of and Access to Records • Accounting Requirements • Hatch Act • Lobbying • National Historic Preservation Act • Conflict of Interest
Environmental Review 19 Required for the use of Federal Funds Federal environmental regulations must be completed and certified before any “choice -limiting action” occurs. Environmental conditions must be evaluated and you must have received clearance from MAG or you may not be eligible for CDBG funding. The time of compliance for environmental review starts at the time a sub-grantee applies or intends to apply for HUD funds.
Choice Limiting Actions 20 Under 24 CFR Part 58.22, HUD funding recipients are prohibited from making choice limiting actions until after the environmental review has been fully concluded. Choice limiting actions may include purchasing a building or lot, going out to bid for contract, approving final design plans, starting physical work on a site before HUD has issued the release of funds to the grantee. Grant recipients must not take any actions on a site that will limit choices available in the environmental review process. That is to say that if the site should not be in compliance with some environmental resource(s), the environmental reviewer must not be pressured into acceptance of the site and should have the "choice" of relocating the project to another site that is less intrusive on the environment.
Levels of Review 21 Exempt/ Categorically Excluded CE but Subject to Statutory Checklist Full Environmental Assessment Environmental Impact Statement
Red Flags Environmental Assessment 22 • FLOODPLAIN • NEAR A RAILROAD OR HIGHWAY • IN OR NEAR A HISTORIC DISTRICT OR UNTOUCHED LAND • DEMOLITION • AMENDMENT TO SCOPE OF SERVICES • MULTI-YEAR DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
What, Where & How? 23 Applications will be emailed a link to the online application by October 10, 2016 Pre-Application due December 15, 2016 Applications DUE: 5:00 PM February 9, 2017 - NO LATE APPLICATIONS, NO EXCEPTIONS Submit all inquires & requests for technical assistance to: mcarroll@mountainland.org or jdelora@mountainland.org
FY17 CDBG Application and Award Timetable Date Milestone Additional Info 24 3 PM Oct. 4, 2016 How to Apply 586 E 800 N, Orem 10 AM Oct.6, 2016 Workshops December 15, 2016 Pre-Application DUE October 2016 – January Conduct LMI Surveys jdelora@mountainland.org 2017 (community wide and site specific) DUE January 12, 2017 Completed LMI Surveys DUE January 2017 Project Site Visits Conducted at project site 5 PM Thursday, Applications Due Via Zoom Grants February 9, 2017 March 2017 Applicant Interviews April 2017 Award Notifications May 2017 Grantee Workshops May and June 2017 Complete Environmental Reviews July 1, 2017 Earliest Contract Start May be delayed due to ER Date or federal funding June 30, 2018 Non-Construction Contracts Ends December 31, 2018 Construction Contracts End
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