CDBG-CV Draft Action Plan--hearing WF4.10.2020Community Development Block Grant
City of Northampton CDBG-Covid Action Plan
Planning & Sustainability
Wayne Feiden, FAICP, Director (WFeiden@Northampton.gov)
Keith Benoit, Community Development Planner
Teresa Brockriede, Grants Administrator
CDBG-Covid Action Plan Public Hearing
9:00 AM Friday 4/10/2020
Agenda
Welcome and introductions
CDBG overview and CDBG-Covid funding
Community development needs
Draft CDBG-Covid Action Plan
Public comment
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CDBG Overview
National Objectives
Benefit persons with low and moderate incomes (min 70%)
Prevent or eliminate slums and blight
Urgent Need (e.g. Covid-19) serious and immediate threat
Only activities allowed by CDBG
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Typical CDBG
For Covid-19
to 6/30/21
NO public services cap
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Context two years of CDBG funding
July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2021
CDBG 2019-2020
CDBG 2020-2021
CDBG-Covid
CDBG-Covid 2
$607,267
$670,000
$401,400
$_ unknown
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Needs Assessment
Economic development- saving local businesses for L/M
Housing- least expensive way to house L/M income
Affordable housing
Homeless and SRO housing
Public facilities
Resilience hub/day program for frontline communities
Public infrastructure
Public (social) services
Food insecurity, tenancy risks, homelessness
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