As a city with a population of more than 50,000 people, the City of Lakewood is a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) entitlement community. The CDBG program provides annual grants on a formula basis to entitled cities and counties to develop viable urban communities by providing decent housing and a suitable living environment, and by expanding economic opportunities, principally for low- and moderate-income persons. The program is authorized under Title 1 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, Public Law 93-383, as amended; 42 U.S.C.-5301 et seq.
HUD awards grants to entitlement community grantees to carry out a wide range of community development activities directed toward revitalizing neighborhoods, economic development, and providing improved community facilities and services.
Entitlement communities develop their own programs and funding priorities. However, grantees must give maximum feasible priority to activities which benefit low- and moderate-income persons. A grantee may also carry out activities which aid in the prevention or elimination of slums or blight. Additionally, grantees may fund activities when the grantee certifies that the activities meet other community development needs having a particular urgency because existing conditions pose a serious and immediate threat to the health or welfare of the community where other financial resources are not available to meet such needs. CDBG funds may not be used for activities which do not meet these broad national objectives.
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Fiscal Year 2009 Community Development Block Grant and Emergency Shelter Grant funding applications are now being reviewed by the Citizens Advisory Committee.
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A grantee must develop and follow a detailed plan which provides for, and encourages, citizen participation and which emphasizes participation by persons of low- or moderate-income, particularly residents of predominantly low- and moderate-income neighborhoods, slum or blighted areas, and areas in which the grantee proposes to use CDBG funds. The plan must: |
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provide citizens with reasonable and timely access to local meetings, information, and records related to the grantee's proposed and actual use of funds |
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provide for public hearings to obtain citizen views and to respond to proposals and questions at all stages of the community development program, including at least the development of needs, the review of proposed activities, and review of program performance |
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provide for timely written answers to written complaints and grievances |
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identify how the needs of non-English speaking residents will be met in the case of public hearings where a significant number of non-English speaking residents can be reasonably expected to participate |
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| Eligible Activities |
| CDBG funds may be used for activities which include, but are not limited to: |
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acquisition of real property |
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relocation and demolition |
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rehabilitation of residential and non-residential structures |
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construction of public facilities and improvements, such as water and sewer facilities, streets, neighborhood centers, and the conversion of school buildings for eligible purposes |
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public services, within certain limits |
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activities relating to energy conservation and renewable energy resources |
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provision of assistance to profit-motivated businesses to carry out economic development and job creation/retention activities |
| Ineligable Activities |
| Generally, the following types of activities are ineligible: |
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acquisition, construction, or reconstruction of buildings for the general conduct of government |
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political activities |
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certain income payments |
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construction of new housing by units of general local government |
| Program Requirements |
To receive its annual CDBG entitlement grant, a grantee must develop and submit to HUD its Consolidated Plan, which is a jurisdiction's comprehensive planning document and application for funding under the following Community Planning and Development formula grant programs: CDBG, HOME Investment Partnerships, Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA), and Emergency Shelter Grants (ESG).
In its Consolidated Plan, the jurisdiction must identify its goals for these programs as well as for housing programs. The goals will serve as the criteria against which HUD will evaluate a jurisdiction's Plan and its performance under the Plan. Also, the Consolidated Plan must include several required certifications, including that not less than 70% of the CDBG funds received, over a one, two or three year period specified by the grantee, will be used for activities that benefit low- and moderate-income persons, and that the grantee will affirmatively further fair housing.
HUD will approve a Consolidated Plan submission unless the Plan (or a portion of it) is inconsistent with the purposes of the National Affordable Housing Act or is substantially incomplete.
All documents the City of Lakewood reports to HUD are available to the public in the DIVISION of Community Development and online. Please contact Grants Administrator for information.
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| Lakewood's CDBG Program |
| Grant Amount |
For the 2008 fiscal year, the City of Lakewood will receive $2,172,899 in Community Development Block Grant funds and $96,602 in Emergency Shelter Grant funds. HUD determines the amount of each entitlement grant by a statutory dual formula which uses several objective measures of community needs, including the extent of poverty, population, housing overcrowding, age of housing and population growth lag in relationship to other metropolitan areas. |
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