FY 2017 How to Apply Workshop Staff 2 Michelle Carroll, Program - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

FY 2017

How to Apply Workshop

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Staff

• Michelle Carroll, Program Manager
• Jessica DeLora, Program Coordinator

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Where does the Money Come From?

U.S . Department of Housing and Urban Development

Utah County Mountainland Association of Governments Sub-Recipients

FY2017 Anticipated Funding

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FY2016 Allocation: $1,276,064 *Final totals will not be known until the final federal budget is approved.

CDBG – Who may Apply?

 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

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Community Development Block Grant

CDBG – 24 CFR 570

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 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:  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.

#1 Low and Moderate Income Benefit #2 Prevent or Eliminates Slums

• r Blight

#3 Meets Urgent Needs

CDBG - Use of Funds

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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

Planning and Administration $855,000 Water & Sewer, $3,156,212 Public Services, $805,354 Public Facilities, $469,254 Senior Projects, $341,582 Economic Development, $300,000 Fire Station, $186,280 Housing, $269,496

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Summary of FY11-FY15 CDBG Awards

CDBG – Public Services

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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

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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

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• Acquisition
• Demolition
• Site Clearance
• Rehabilitation

$50,000 - $250,000 is an Appropriate Request

CDBG – Public Facilities & Infrastructure

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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

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***

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Determining Eligibility

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!!!!!

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Shovel Ready Projects!!!!!

 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.

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CDBG is a REIMBURSEMENT Grant

• 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.

 The amount of matching funds is a scoring criteria

• n 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.

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A Word About Matching Funds

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• 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

Other Federal Requirements

Environmental Review

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 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

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 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

• n the environment.

Levels of Review

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 Exempt/ Categorically Excluded  CE but Subject to Statutory Checklist  Full Environmental Assessment  Environmental Impact Statement

• 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

Red Flags Environmental Assessment

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 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

What, Where & How?

FY17 CDBG Application and Award Timetable

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Date Milestone Additional Info

3 PM Oct. 4, 2016 10 AM Oct.6, 2016 How to Apply Workshops 586 E 800 N, Orem December 15, 2016 Pre-Application DUE October 2016 – January 2017 Conduct LMI Surveys (community wide and site specific) jdelora@mountainland.org DUE January 12, 2017 Completed LMI Surveys DUE January 2017 Project Site Visits Conducted at project site 5 PM Thursday, February 9, 2017 Applications Due Via Zoom Grants 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 Date May be delayed due to ER

• r federal funding

June 30, 2018 Non-Construction Contracts Ends December 31, 2018 Construction Contracts End

This year’s Application