Oregon Community Development Block Grant Program2019 Annual Action - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Oregon Community Development Block Grant Program–2019 Annual Action Development

October 15, 2018

Becky Baxter and Fumi Schaadt Program Policy Coordinator Economic Development Division

Topics of Discussion

• Updates

–Status of 2018 Funding –Status of 2019 Funding –Latest CDBG Developments

• Quick summary of the 2018 application assessment
• Adjustments proposal
• Setting time and topics to cover in the next meting

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Updates

–Status of 2018 Funding

• HUD allocated funds; agreement signed in September.
• 1st round completed and awarded approximately $5.6 million.
• 2nd round, ending 12/31/18, available balance of approximately $8.4

million

• Breakout of available funding for the second round is as follows:
• Microenterprise assistance - $183,293
• Public Works - $4,239,026
• Community Facilities - $1,307,934
• Housing Rehabilitation - $2,709,918

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Updates - Latest CDBG Developments

–Status of 2019 Funding

• T-HUD bill was approved by House and Senate; didn’t get signed by

President before September 30, 2018 federal year end.

• HUD funds included under Continuing Resolution which has been signed

by the president (effective to December 7, 2018).

• 2019 projected allocation amount for Oregon = 2018 funding amount

–Start of 2021-2025 Consolidated Planning effort

• Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) vs. Analysis of Impediments to

Furthering Fair Housing

• Stakeholders input and feedback on citizen participation efforts
• Development of outreach effort

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Review of PY 2018

– Staff and process changes, specifically the application award process –Application time and deadline vs. project development –Online based training vs. one-on-one TA –Tools : E-application (newly implemented) –Assessment of scoring and minimum point requirements

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2019 - Adjustments

–Application deadline –Scoring criteria adjustments:

• Bonus points adjustments
• Clarification of questions: Project Feasibility, Readiness to

Proceed, and Capacity

• Minimum point requirements

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Next meeting

• Time
• Target completion time (to include IFA Board approval time)
• Meeting dates & frequency
• Topic:
• 2019 Adjustments continued

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