NOTICE OF
AVAILABILITY OF FUNDING
NOTICE OF PUBLIC
HEARING
The
City of Waterbury (City) is pleased to announce the
availability of 2022-2023 CD YR 48 Community Development Block
Grant funds. The City has not yet received notice of its allocations for
the upcoming program year and, per HUD’s guidance, intends to use the current
year allocations as the baseline for planning purposes. These amounts may
increase or decrease depending upon the final federal approved budget. The 2021-2022
CD YR 47 allocations were as follows: $2,235,286 (CDBG), $190,972 Emergency
Solutions Grant (ESG), and $896,277 HOME Investment Partnerships Program
(HOME). Program income is anticipated to be $2,500 for HOME and $14,000 for
CDBG.
Due
to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic and the restrictions on in-person meetings,
all meetings and Public Hearings for the foreseeable future will be held
without normal in-person public access. All meetings and hearings will be held
via ZOOM and the registration information will be noticed accordingly.
In
accordance with its Citizen Participation Plan, there will be a Virtual Public
Hearing to solicit citizen input on the needs of the community before the
Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC) on Tuesday, February 8, 2022 at 5:30 p.m. To
participate in this Public Hearing, you must register at: http://alturl.com/qxfiu
Persons
with a disability or non-English speaking who wish to participate should contact
Nancy Allen at 203-346-3810 ext. 7274 or by email at nallen@waterburyct.org no later than
January 31, 2022 to discuss how the City can accommodate their needs.
Those interested in applying for funds
should request an application beginning on Friday, January 21, 2022 via the
City’s website on the Office of Community Development webpage, https://www.waterburyct.org/services/community-development, and submit their
applications to the Community Development Office, Room C-29, City Hall, 235
Grand Street, Waterbury no later than 3:00 p.m. on Friday, February 25, 2022.
Upon receipt, the CAC will review the applications for consistency with CDBG
eligibility guidelines (24 CFR 570.201) and the themes identified in the
City’s Consolidated Plan (2020-2024). As part of the review
process, additional public meetings and a second public hearing will be held to
receive public input.
National
Objectives of the CDBG program are: (1) to benefit low- and moderate-income
persons; (2) to eliminate slums and blight; and (3) to address urgent
(emergency) needs. The City of Waterbury estimates that not less than 70% of
its aggregate 2022-2023 CDBG funds will be used to meet the national objective
of benefitting low- and moderate-income persons; in 2020-2021, 100% of its
funds met this objective. The objective of the ESG program is to provide
services to the homeless. The objective of the HOME program is to construct
and/or rehabilitate housing for low- and moderate-income persons, and can also
be used for Tenant-Based Rental Assistance (TBRA).
It
is the stated policy of the City to avoid activities that result in
displacement. In the unlikely event any activity funded by the CDBG program
results in displacement, the City has adopted a Relocation Policy and is
responsible for providing relocation assistance if CDBG funds were used for
that purpose.
The Community Development Office will
offer virtual technical assistance workshops to agencies/individuals wishing to
apply for CDBG/ESG funding on Wednesday, January 26, 2022 from 10:00 -11:00
a.m., and Thursday, January 27, 2022 from 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. To participate, you
must register using the following links:
January 26th Workshop: http://alturl.com/fhvom
January 27th Workshop: http://alturl.com/ehxrx
Funding
applications for the HOME program are taken on an ongoing basis. Information
and technical assistance can be obtained by contacting HOME Program Manager
Tina Lubus at 346-3810 Ext. 7282 or by email at tlubus@waterburyct.org.
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January 21, 2022