Department: Community Services
Department Head/Elected Official: Dr. Adrienne M. Holloway
Regular or Supplemental RCA:
? Regular RCA
? Supplemental RCA
Type of Request: Grant
Project ID (if applicable): Grant Numbers: B-21-UC-48-0002; M-21-UC-48-0215; E-21-UC-48-0002
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
MWDBE Participation (if applicable): N/A
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by Community Services for approval to accept the Fiscal Year 2021 Agreements for the PY 2021 Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG), Home Investment Partnership Program (HOME); and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Program.
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Background and Discussion:
On February 9, 2021, Harris County Commissioners Court approved the Community Services Department's submission of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Annual Action Plan (AAP) to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) based upon the FY2020 HUD entitlement allocations of $19,808,337. On February 25, 2021, Harris County received a funding allocation letter from HUD in the amount of $20,075,894 for the program year March 1, 2021 to February 28, 2022 (PY2021) Community Development Block Grants (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME), and Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG). Then on May 3, 2021, HUD notified Harris County that modifications to the FY 2021 AAP would be required in order to complete their review of the FY 2021 AAP and release the FY 2021 grant agreements for CDBG, HOME and ESG. On May 13, 2021, Harris County received notification from HUD that there was an error in the formula calculation that affected the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) entitlement program. The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) allocation was increased by a total of $210,030. Finally, on August 18, 2021, HUD provided notification of acceptance and approval of the PY2021 Annual Action Plan (AAP) with the total amount of $20,285,924 in HUD ...
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