Title
FFY2025-2029 Consolidated Plan and FFY2025 Annual Action Plan Approval
Action
ACTION:
1) Approve the FFY2025-2029 Consolidated Plan (ConPlan) and FFY2025 Annual Action Plan (AAP) for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds
2) Recognize, receive, and appropriate $1,022,878 from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to complete projects within specified categories outlined in the County’s FYY 2025 Annual Action Plan.
3) Adopt a grant project ordinance for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) in the General Grants Fund (GRNT).
Staff Contact: Timmothy M. Tibbs, Sr. Asst to the Deputy County Manager
Presentation: No
BACKGROUND/JUSTIFICATION:
Mecklenburg County, being a designated entitlement jurisdiction, receives an annual allocation of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding from Housing Urban Development (HUD) to assist in the development of viable communities by supporting programs and projects that provide decent, safe, and sanitary housing that is both affordable and sustainable, provide public service activities, and expand economic opportunities for low- and moderate-income persons.
As part of the CDBG program requirements, the County must submit a Consolidated Plan every five years, which describes community needs, resources, priorities, and proposed activities to be undertaken under the County’s CDBG program. The Consolidated Plan also includes the Annual Action Plan for this FFY 2025. The Annual Action Plan provides a general outline of the categories for the programs/projects that are expected to be implemented and funded with CDBG entitlement funds which were awarded in the amount of $1,022,878.
PROCUREMENT BACKGROUND:
N/A
POLICY IMPACT:
N/A
FISCAL IMPACT:
Increase in federal revenue and associated expenses of $1,022,878 in the GRNT Fund.