HomeMy WebLinkAbout2008 - Community Development Block Grant Commission - Annual ReportCDBG COMMISSION ANNUAL REPORT: 2008
The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Commission held four regular meetings
which included two public hearings, and six Competitive Process -related meetings during 2008.
There were no work sessions with Council. The public hearings were held to solicit comments on
the community development and affordable housing needs of the city. These comments were
used to guide decisions concerning the allocation of CDBG, HOME, the City's Affordable
Housing Fund (AHF) and Human Services Program (HSP) monies during the next program year.
The regular meetings were held to review the Spring and Fall Competitive Process applications
for community development and affordable housing proposals, and to monitor progress of the
CDBG and HOME Programs, as well as the use of AHF and HSP dollars.
The Commission provided recommendations to City Council members concerning the
expenditure of the City's FY 2008-2009 CDBG grant allocation of $ 998,391, the FY 2008-2009
HOME funding allocation of $618,429, as well as the City's AHF and HSP monies. Program
Income and miscellaneous carryover revenue are included in the funding amounts listed below.
Spring Cvcle Funding Totals Fall Cvcle Funding Totals
CDBG: $ 1,429,711 CDBG: $ 0
HOME: $ 525,653 HOME: $ 566,820
AHF: $ 201,387 AHF: $ 183,600
HSP: $ 440,334
Not all proposals submitted for the Spring cycle were funded. In some categories, the dollar
amount requested exceeded eligible funds available. All proposals for the Fall cycle were
funded. Since the funding amount available exceeded the funding amounts requested, the
following funding is being carried over to the Spring 2009 Competitive Process Cycle: $64,769
HOME, and $183,060 AHF. Included in the projects and programs funded were:
♦ B.A.S.E. Camp: Sliding Scale Fee Tuition Assistance
♦ Boys & Girls Club: After -School Program
♦ CARE Housing: Provincetowne Pre -Development Costs
♦ CARE Housing: Provincetowne On -Site Infrastructure
♦ Catholic Charities Northern: Senior Outreach
♦ Catholic Charities Northern: Shelter and Supportive Services
♦ City of Fort Collins: CDBG Program Administration
♦ City of Fort Collins: HOME Program Administration
♦ City of Fort Collins: Home Buyer Assistance Program
♦ Crossroads Safehouse: Advocacy Program
♦ Disabled Resource Services: Access to Independence Program
♦ Education & Life Training Center: Education & Job Skills Training
♦ Elderhaus: Therapy Center Programs
♦ Family Center: Sliding Scale Fee Tuition Assistance
♦ Food Bank for Latimer County: Kids Cafe Program
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♦ Fort Collins Housing Authority: Stanford Acquisition
♦ Fort Collins Housing Corporation: Leisure Drive Rehab
♦ Homelessness Prevention Initiative (HPI): Emergency Rent Assistance
♦ Housing Authority of the City of Loveland: Latimer Home Improvement Program
♦ Mathews House (Live the Victory): Program for At -Risk Youth
♦ Neighbor to Neighbor: Emergency Rent Assistance
♦ Neighbor to Neighbor: Flooring Replacements — Various Sites
♦ Neighbor to Neighbor: Housing Counseling
♦ Northern Colorado AIDS Project (NCAP): Case Management & Homelessness Prevention
♦ Project Self -Sufficiency (PSS): Services for Single Parent Families
♦ Respite Care: Sliding Scale Fee Tuition Assistance
♦ RVNA: Home Health Care Scholarship Assistance
♦ United Day Care Center: Sliding Scale Fee Tuition Assistance
♦ Volunteers of America (VOA): Home Delivered Meals
♦ Women's Resource Center: Dental Care Assistance Program