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Community Development Department presenting, and recommending approval of, the second amendment to the 2019 Annual Action Plan for the use of Community Development Block Grant funds awarded in the third round of HUD's distribution of it's CARES Act allocation.
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Presenter:
Jake Warner
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Description/Background:
Sandy City is an annual grantee of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The primary focus of the CDBG program is to support low and moderate income individuals and families. The CARES Act allocated funds to HUD to be distributed through the CDBG Program. HUD is releasing the CARES Act funds through multiple rounds of distribution to CDBG grantees, such as Sandy City. In addition to the annual CDBG grant, Sandy City has now received CDBG grants in the first and third round of HUD's distribution of CARES Act funds. The CDBG funds from the CARES Act must "prevent and respond to the spread of infectious diseases such as the coronavirus" within the "range of eligible (CDBG) activities." (Quick Guide to CDBG Eligible Activities to Support Coronavirus and Other Infectious Disease Response, 4/6/2020)
HUD requires that all CDBG funds be programmed in an annual action plan, identifying projects and funding levels. HUD has requested that the City program all CDBG funds from the CARES Act as an amendment to the 2019 Annual Action Plan. In the Spring of 2020 the City was awarded $234,295 in additional CDBG funds from the CARES Act in the first round of distribution. CIty Staff opened a funding request application at the time. The City's Citizen Advisory Committee reviewed applications, and prepared a recommendation for applications to be funded. City Staff prepared an amendment to the 2019 Annual Action plan, and presented it to the City Council in July 2020. The City Council approved the amendment, the amended 2019 Annual Action P...
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