HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023 - Human Services And Housing Funding Board - Annual ReportANNUAL REPORT
City of Fort Collins
Human Services & Housing Funding Board
2023 Annual Report
The Human Services and Housing Funding Board met a total of eleven times during 2023. Eight
were regular meetings and three were special Competitive Process-related meetings. One funding
cycle was conducted in the spring for affordable housing and human services. A special HOME-ARP
funding cycle was conducted in the fall to award funding for housing projects.
The Board held three evening meetings during the spring cycle to discuss the merits of the housing
and human service grant proposals, and to determine funding recommendations to Council.
During the regular meetings, the Board reviewed the funding process and discussed the status of
some grantees. Learning Series presentations were hosted in 2023 and included visits from City
staff regarding the City’s affordable housing priorities and legal issues pertaining to serving on a
City Board. Council Liaison, Julie Pignataro, joined the Board meeting in January to discuss issues
of interest to the Board.
The Board provided recommendations to City Council as to the allocation of the City’s FY23 CDBG
and HOME entitlement grants, CDBG and HOME program income, AHF and HSP funds and
HOME-ARP Recovery funds. Funding requests were greater than available dollars so not all
proposals submitted were fully funded.
FY2023 FUNDING REQUESTS BY CATEGORY
Category Number of
Applications
Available
Funding
Requested
Funding
Available -
Request
Difference
Administration - CDBG * $ 221,456 $ 221,456 $ 0
Administration - HOME * $ 66,929 $ 66,929 $ 0
Administration – HOME ARP * $ 228,410 $ 228,410 $ 0
Housing 5 $ 2,216,244 $ 2,000,000 + $ 216,244
Housing HOME-ARP 2 $ 2,000,000 $ 2,000,000 $ 0
Human Services 43 $ 907,977 $ 1,769,200 - $ 861,223
CDBG Public Service 4 $ 169,736 $ 169,736 $ 0
Totals 54 $ 5,810,752 $ 6,455,731 - $ 644,979
* Funding designated for Administrative expenses are calculated using a HUD formula and automatically assigned to the
City budget for eligible uses.
The projects and programs funded during 2023 were:
HOUSING
• CARE Housing: Heartside Hill
• City of Fort Collins Forestry Division: Homeowner Tree Removal Assistance Program
• Elevation Community Land Trust: Kechter Townhomes
• Fort Collins Habitat for Humanity: Harmony Cottages
• L’Arche Fort Collins: L’Arche Homes at Heartside Hill
• Villages Ltd: 2155 West Plum Rehab
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HUMAN SERVICES
• A Little Help: A Little Help for Older Adults in Fort Collins
• Alianza NORCO: Bilingual Navigation Services Program
• Boys and Girls Clubs of Larimer County: Boys & Girls Club
• CASA Program: Court Appointed Special Advocates
• CASA Program: Family Connections at Harmony House
• Catholic Charities: Senior Services
• Children’s Speech and Reading Center: Childhood Communication
• ChildSafe Colorado: Child Abuse Treatment Program
• Crossroads Safehouse: Bringing Justice Home Legal Services
• Disabled Resource Services: Disability Services for Independence
• Elderhaus Adult Day Program: Direct Care for Fort Collins Residents Living with Disabilities
• Ensight Skills Center: Low Vision Rehabilitation Care & Support Services
• Exceptional Kids: HighPointe Services
• Family Housing Network: Sherwood House – Bridge Housing
• Food Bank for Larimer County: Kids Café
• Homeward Alliance: Family Services
• Homeward Alliance: Murphy Center
• Larimer County Partners: Youth Mentoring & Prevention
• McBackpack: McBackpack Program
• Meals on Wheels for Fort Collins: Meal Delivery Program
• Neighbor to Neighbor: Rent Assistance Coordination
• Project Self-Sufficiency: Project Self-Sufficiency
• Respite Care: Childcare Scholarships
• Rocky Mountain Youth Medical & Nursing Consultants: Health & Wellness Centers
• SAVA Center: Sexual Assault Victim Services
• Teaching Tree Early Childhood Learning Center: Childcare Scholarships
• The Crawford Child Advocacy Center: Fighting Child Sexual Abuse & Maltreatment
• The Family Center/La Familia: Family Support Services
• The Matthews House: Youth & Family Center
• The Quarter Project: The Quarter Project of Northern Colorado
• The Salvation Army: Rent & Utilities Assistance
• United Way of Larimer County: Larimer Child Care Fund
• United Way of Weld County: Coordinated Assessment and Housing Placement System (CAHPS)
• Vindeket Foods: Vindeket Market
• Volunteers of America: Handyperson Program
• Volunteers of America: Home Delivered Meals Program
CDBG PUBLIC SERVICES
• Catholic Charities: Samaritan House Shelter
• Crossroads Safehouse: Domestic Violence Emergency Shelter Advocacy
• Family Housing Network: Shelter Programs
• Neighbor to Neighbor: Homelessness Prevention Assistance