Department: Housing and Community Development
Department Head/Elected Official: Thao Costis, Executive Director
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Grant
Project ID (if applicable): B-23-UC-48-002
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
MWDBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWDBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request for approval to authorize the execution of the amended FY2023 Community Development Block Grant Program Entitlement grant agreement with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
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Background and Discussion:
On February 27, 2023, Harris County received notification of its jurisdiction's Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 allocations for the Office of Community Planning and Development's (CPD) formula programs: Community Development Block Grants (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME), and Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG). The allocation amount in CDBG, HOME and ESG totaled to $21,465,932. On August 8, 2023, Harris County Commissioners Court approved the Community Services Department's submission of the Program Year 2023 (PY2023) Annual Action Plan (AAP) beginning October 1, 2023, to September 30, 2024, to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Then on August 10, 2023, Housing and Community Development, formally Community Services Department, submitted the PY2023 AAP to HUD for approval.
On September 7, 2023, Harris County received notification of acceptance and approval of the PY2023 Annual Action Plan (AAP) with the total amount of $21,465,932 in HUD Entitlement funds and transmitted FY2023 Grant Agreements for the CDBG, ESG and HOME Programs. On October 10, 2023, Commissioners Court approved of the total allocation of CDBG, ESG and HOME funds and authorization to execute the grant agreements....
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