Memorandum
Date: June 14, 2022
To: The Honorable Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Susan Parker, County Administrative Officer
Subject: 9:15 A.M. - PUBLIC HEARING - Consideration of Resolution Approving Applications for Community Development Block Grant Funding for a Housing Assessment and Housing Development and Implementation Strategy, a Microenterprise Technical Assistance Program and the Business Assistance Loan Program and the Execution of Grant Agreements and any Amendments from the 2021-2022 Funding Year of the State of California Community Block Grant Program and Authorize Chair to Sign
Executive Summary:
On May 24, 2022, your Board held a public meeting to consider the Community Development Allocations of the California Department of Housing and Community Development - Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG). At that meeting, a presentation provided information related to eligible activities and projects for your Board's consideration during this year's grant application cycle.
The Community Development and Economic Development Allocations of the CDBG program publishes a combined Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) each program year. Eligible cities and counties may submit up to three project or program applications for CDBG funds under this current NOFA for an annual maximum total amount of $1,500,000. Eligible activities under the above allocations in the NOFA may consist of planning and technical assistance, (studies and strategies), public assistance programs, and economic development programs and projects that create or retain jobs. There are no multifamily housing, housing infrastructure, or community development projects funding in this particular NOFA. The maximum award for planning and technical assistance is $250,000 and the maximum award for economic development is $750,000.
After careful consideration, your Board recommended the following programs and grant amounts for a total amount not to exceed $1 Million dolla...
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