DATE: June 21, 2022
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
Sanja Bugay, Director
Department of Social Services
SUBJECT: 2022-23 Annual Action Plan for Community Development Block Grant, HOME Investment Partnerships Grant, and Emergency Solutions Grants Programs
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Conduct public hearing to receive testimony on proposed County community development, housing, and homeless grant programs;
2. Approve 2022-23 Annual Action Plan, including use of Community Development Block Grant, HOME Investment Partnerships Grant, and Emergency Solutions Grants;
3. Authorize the Director of the Department of Public Works and Planning to execute Standard Form 424, Certifications, and Entitlement Grant Agreements for Community Development Block Grant and HOME Investment Partnerships Grant; and
4. Authorize the Director of the Department of Social Services to execute Standard Form 424, Certification, and Entitlement Agreement for Emergency Solutions Grants.
REPORT
The recommended actions are necessary for the County's participation in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships Grant (HOME), and Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) entitlement programs and permit staff to submit the required planning document and applications for entitlement funds to HUD. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Your Board may approve the Annual Action Plan as proposed or make any changes as appropriate consistent with the Federal regulations governing each of these grant programs.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions. The Annual Action Plan for Program Year (PY) 2022-23 serves as the application for Fresno County's annual allocation of CDBG, HOME, and ESG funds.
The County's urban county area for the PY 2022-23 will consist of the unincorporate...
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