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Home My WebLink AboutIR 10436 INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 20-10436 To the Mayor and Members of the City Council June 23, 2020 Page 1 of 4 i i7 Y *a SUBJECT: 2020-21 ACTION PLAN FOR USE OF HUD GRANT FUNDS rFrn Yg7'3 The 2020-2021 Annual Action Plan summarizes the City's proposed use of federal grant funds under the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME), Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), and Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) programs for the upcoming year. This document must be submitted to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) by August 15 of each year, in order for funds to be available to the City as of October 1. Approval of the Plan will be placed on the City Council Agenda for August 4, in order to allow time for the federally required 30-day comment period throughout the month of July. The total amount of grant funding to be received for the 2020-2021 program year is $12,643,159. This includes $7,412,093 in CDBG funds, $2,896,282 in HOME funds, $638,858 in ESG funds, and $1,695,926 in HOPWA funds. An estimated $75,000 each in new program income from the CDBG and HOME programs is also budgeted within this Action Plan, as well as $820,359 in previously received CDBG program income. The purpose of these funds is to benefit low- and moderate-income persons in Fort Worth. ESG grant funds are specifically dedicated to services for homeless persons. The City administers the HOPWA grant program on behalf of persons with HIV/AIDS throughout Tarrant, Johnson, Parker, Hood, Somerville, and Wise counties. The Community Development Council is responsible for working with staff to develop the annual budget for the Action Plan, and for aligning proposed allocations with priorities previously identified in the 2018- 2022 Consolidated Plan. Their recommendations were presented to the Housing and Neighborhood Services Committee on Tuesday, June 2, and are summarized on the tables below. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT: Agency, Program or Activity Amount CDBG Public Services A encies/Pro rams Housing Channel: Housing Counselin Homebu er Education $125,000 Sixty and Better: Active Engaged Lifestyles (Senior Wellness Program) $ 40,000 Sixty and Better: Senior Transportation $ 75,000 Meals on Wheels: Home Delivered Meals for Elderly/Disabled $ 71,814 Presbyterian Night Shelter: Moving Home Case Management and Diversion Services $145,000 The Ladder Alliance: Workforce Development for Women and Domestic Violence Victims $ 80,000 Guardianship Services, Inc.: Financial Exploitation Prevention Workshops $ 70,000 Goodwill Industries of Fort Worth: Community Works Job Training/Placement $ 90,000 Girls, Inc.: Whole Girl Approach for At Risk Youth $ 75,000 Camp Fire: After School Programs $ 50,000 AB Christian Learning Center: Freedom School Summer Reading Program $ 50,000 AB Christian Learning Center: After School Tutoring $ 85,000 Read Fort Worth: Summer Scholars $ 55,000 United Community Centers: Educational Enrichment Program $100,000 CDBG Public Services Subtotal $1,111,814 ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 20-10436 To the Mayor and Members of the City Council June 23, 2020 Page 2 of 4 i SUBJECT: 2020-21 ACTION PLAN FOR USE OF HUD GRANT FUNDS r rn 1075 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (continued) CDBG Housing Programs/Projects REACH/Project Ram $ 115,000 Trinity Habitat for Humanity, Cowtown Brush-up Paint Program $ 455,000 Trinity Habitat for Humanity, Preserve a Home $ 400,000 Neighborhood Services Department, Priority Repair Program* $1,175,000 Neighborhood Services Department, Grant Match, Lead-based Paint Hazard Reduction $ 750,000 Fort Worth Housing Solutions, Grant Match, Stop Six/Cavile Choice Neighborhood Grant $ 750,000 Palladium Fain: New Construction of Affordable Multi-family Housing** $ 800,000 Azalea West: New Construction of Affordable Multi-family Housing*** $ 490,000 CDBG Housing Programs/Projects Subtotal $ 4,935,000 Grant Administration and Program Deliver Neighborhood Services Department, CDBG General Administration $1,482,419 Neighborhood Services Department, Rehabilitation/Construction Program Delivery $ 606,553 Neighborhood Services Department, Homebuyer Assistance Program Delivery $ 171,666 CDBG Administration and Program Delivery Subtotal $ 2,260,638 *Includes $75,000 in anticipated new CDBG Program Income. **Includes $330,359 in previously received CDBG Program Income ***From previously received CDBG Program Income HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM: Agency, Program, or Activity Amount Fort Worth Housing Solutions, Grant Match, Stop Six/Cavile Choice Neighborhood Grant $ 500,000 Columbia at Renaissance Square Phase H, New Construction of Affordable Housing $ 500,000 Stop Six Model Block Single Family Infill Const. (to ul dl rior- ear commitment o unds) $ 53,160 Development Corp. of Tarrant County, Single Family Infill Construction, Polytechnic Area $ 434,443 CHDO Operating Costs, Development Corp of Tarrant County $60,000 Neighborhood Services Department, Homebu er Assistance Program* $1,134,051 Neighborhood Services Department, HOME Grant Administration $ 289,628 Total, HOME Investment Partnerships Program $2,971,282 *Includes $75,000 in anticipated new HOME Program Income. ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 20-10436 To the Mayor and Members of the City Council June 23, 2020 Page 3 of 4 i SUBJECT: 2020-21 ACTION PLAN FOR USE OF HUD GRANT FUNDS r rn Yg7s HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS PROGRAM: Agency, Program, or Activity Amount Tarrant County Samaritan Housing, Inc Supportive Services $ 433,404 Facility-Based Operations $ 149,603 Tenant-Based Rental Assistance (TBRA) $ 111,647 Grant Administration $ 43,995 Subtotal, Tarrant County Samaritan Housing $ 738,649 AIDS Outreach Center Supportive Services $ 58,829 Short-Term Rent, Mortgagee, and Utility Assistance (STRMU) $ 160,000 Grant Administration $ 11,171 Subtotal,AIDS Outreach Center $ 230,000 Neighborhood Services Department, Community Action Partners Program Tenant Based Rental Assistance Program (TBRA) $ 526,399 Supportive Services $ 150,000 Subtotal, Neighborhood Services Department Community Action Partners $ 676,399 Neighborhood Services Department, HOPWA Grant Administration $50,878 Total, HOPWA Program $1,695,926 EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANT PROGRAM: Agency, Program, or Activity Amount Presbyterian Night Shelter, Emergency Shelter Operations $ 131,315 Lighthouse for the Homeless, True Worth Place Day Shelter Operations $ 177,000 SafeHaven of Tarrant County, SafeSolutions Program $75,000 Center for Transforming Lives, Rapid Re-Housing $100,000 The Salvation Army, Homelessness Prevention Program $ 107,629 Neighborhood Services Department, ESG Grant Administration $ 47,914 Total, Emergency Solutions Grant $638,858 ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 20-10436 To the Mayor and Members of the City Council June 23, 2020 Page 4 of 4 i i7 Y *a SUBJECT: 2020-21 ACTION PLAN FOR USE OF HUD GRANT FUNDS rFrn Yg7'3 The 2020-2021 Draft Annual Action Plan will be available for HUD's required 30-day public comment period beginning July 1, 2020. On August 4, 2020, a public hearing will be held regarding the plan along with Council consideration and approval to submit the document to HUD by the August 15 deadline. For additional information about this topic,please contact Victor Turner, Director of the Neighborhood Services Department at 817-392-8187. David Cooke City Manager ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS