DEPARTMENT: Physical Development Administration
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Schedule Public Hearing For Dakota County Consortium 2025-2029 Five-Year Consolidated Plan And Fiscal Year 2025 One-Year Action Plan For Community Development Block Grant, HOME Investment Partnerships, And Emergency Solutions Grant Programs
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Schedule a public hearing for 9:00 a.m. on April 22, 2025, to receive comments on the draft Dakota County Consortium 2025-2029 Five-Year Consolidated Plan (2025-2029 Consolidated Plan) and Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 One-Year Action Plan (2025 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. Federal regulations require the completion of a Five-Year Consolidated Plan and subsequent annual Action Plans to guide the use of federal funds. The Consolidated Plan establishes the grantee's distribution process and funding priorities. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has not released the grant amounts for the three entitlement programs for FY 2025. Until the grant amounts are released, HUD requires the FY 2024 budget amounts must be used for planning purposes. Possible changes to the grant amounts are discussed in each program's section below. The executive summary of the draft 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan and 2025 Action Plan is attached. Also attached is the draft public hearing notice and brief summaries of the three entitlement programs.
CDBG. Dakota County was allocated $1,873,895 in FY 2024 CDBG funds. Funding for activities generally will be increased or decreased proportionally depending on any increase or decrease ...
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