Title
CITY OF LONGVIEW HOME AND CDBG GRANT PROGRAMS- COMPLETION OF THE 2014-2018 CONSOLIDATED HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN
COUNCIL INITIATIVE ADDRESSED:
Strengthen economic conditions & create new opportunities
Address quality of place issues
Improve streets and roads
CITY ATTORNEY REVIEW:N/A
SUMMARY STATEMENT:
The City of Longview CDBG program and the Longview-Kelso HOME Consortium grant program provide nearly $500,000 annually for projects meeting the funding requirements of the federal government under HUD. These projects must primarily benefit low and moderate income residents and may involve economic development or infrastructure and can include creation of affordable housing, rehabilitation of housing for low-income residents, infrastructure and elimination of slums or blight.
The CDBG program works to ensure decent affordable housing, to provide services to the most vulnerable in our communities, and to create jobs through the expansion and retention of businesses. CDBG is an important tool for helping local governments tackle serious challenges facing their communities. The CDBG program has made a difference in the lives of millions of people and their communities across the Nation.
· Over a 1, 2, or 3-year period, not less than 70 percent of CDBG funds must be used for activities that benefit low- and moderate-income persons. In addition, each activity must meet one of the following national objectives for the program: benefit low- and moderate-income persons, prevention or elimination of slums or blight, or address community development needs having a particular urgency because existing conditions pose a serious and immediate threat to the health or welfare of the community for which other funding is not available.
The HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) provides formula grants to states and localities that communities use - often in partnership with local nonprofit groups - to fund a wide range of activities including building, b...
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