Submitted By
Tammie Grossman, Director of Development Customer Services
Reviewed By
A.M. Zayyad, Deputy Village Manager
Agenda Item Title
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A Motion to Concur with the Community Development Citizen Advisory Commission (CDCAC) Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Funding Recommendations for Program Year (PY) 2023
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Overview
Overview
As part of the five-year PY 2020 - 2024 Consolidated Action Plan for Housing and Community Development ("Con Plan") that guides decisions for allocating CDBG funds, the Village has prepared the draft PY23 CDBG funding recommendations, which includes proposed activities that the CDCAC recommended and that the Village Board is now being asked to approve.
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Recommendation
Recommendation
Approve the resolution authorizing the CDCAC's PY 2023 CDBG funding recommendations.
Background
Each year the Village of Oak Park receives an allocation of CDBG funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The Village will receive $1,539,187.00 in Program Year (PY) 2023 funding, which is a 1% decrease from the $1,553,643 that was received in PY2022. For historical reference, the Village received $1,653,543 in PY2021. As was the case for PY2022 and PY2021, the Village is not receiving any CDBG Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) monies in PY2023.
The purpose of the CDBG program is to meet the needs of primarily low-and-moderate-income persons. This funding recommendation, from the CDCAC, is for PY 2023 which operates from October 1, 2023, through September 30, 2024.
The CDCAC reviewed PY 2023 applications, held four public meetings including two meetings of applicant presentations, and is now recommending specific funding allocations to the Village Board for non-profit entities that will carry out CDBG Public Services, Public Facility Improvement, and Administration. HUD limits public service funds to a 15% cap of the annual allocation allotting $230,878 available in PY23 and administration funds to a 20% ...
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