DEPARTMENT: Physical Development Administration
FILE TYPE: Regular Action
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Public Hearing To Receive Comments On Dakota County Fiscal Year 2024 Action Plan For Community Development Block Grant, HOME Investment Partnerships, And Emergency Solutions Programs
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Conduct a public hearing to receive comments on the draft Dakota County Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 One-Year Action Plan (2024 Action Plan) for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME), and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Programs.
SUMMARY
The Dakota County Community Development Agency (CDA) administers the federal CDBG, HOME, and ESG programs on behalf of Dakota County. These federal programs receive annual grants in amounts determined by Congress to be used towards housing and community development activities. The FY 2024 Action Plan outlines the strategies and objectives for CDBG, HOME, and ESG funds to local governments and housing providers in Dakota County. The proposed activities for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funds meet the priorities established in the Five-Year Consolidated Plan (2020-2024) approved by Resolution No. 20-231 (May 5, 2020). HUD has not released the grant amounts for the three entitlement programs for FY 2024. Until the grant amounts are released, staff is using the FY 2023 budget amounts for planning purposes. Possible changes to the grant amounts are discussed in each program's section below. The draft Executive Summary of the draft FY 2024 Action Plan, and affidavits of the public hearing notice are included as attachments.
CDBG. Dakota County was allocated $1,961,800 in FY 2023 CDBG funds. Funding for activities generally will be increased or decreased proportionally depending on any increase or decrease to the FY 2024 grant amount though funding for public service activities will not exceed 15 percent of the total grant per statute. Proposed uses for the FY 2024 CDBG gra...
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