STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Government Performance & Financial Management
AGENDA DATE: February 28, 2024
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): N/A
DEPARTMENT: Budget and Management Services
EXECUTIVE: Jack Ireland
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SUBJECT
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Authorize initial support of the approach for development of the new 5-Year Consolidated Plan, covering the period of FY 2024-25 through FY 2028-29 for the four U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development grant funds: Community Development Block Grant; HOME Investment Partnerships Program; Emergency Solutions Grant; and Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS, as prescribed by federal regulations - Financing: No cost consideration to the City
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BACKGROUND
The City of Dallas receives four distinct grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on an annual basis for community development and affordable housing. The four grants include: Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME), Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), and Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA).
In order to receive these funds, the City is required to develop and submit a Consolidated Plan to HUD. The current 5-year Consolidated Plan expires on September 30, 2024. The new HUD 5-Year Consolidated Plan for the period of FY 2024-25 through FY 2028-29 is due to HUD in August 2024.
A Consolidated Plan is a comprehensive analysis and strategic plan that identifies community needs, prioritizes those needs, and proposes details of how they will be addressed. Needs currently identified in the City of Dallas include: affordable housing, homelessness, poverty, public improvements/infrastructure and economic development.
To ensure collection of required information and all elements of the Consolidated Plan regulations are addressed, HUD designed a template that grantees must use to develop their plan. The template is divided into six sections: Ex...
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