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9978-09 Appropriating $2,463,435 from Community Development (Fund 212), defraying expenses of CED
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9978-09 Appropriating $2,463,435 from Community Development (Fund 212), defraying expenses of CED
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11/9/2009
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9978-09
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St. Joseph County Housing Consortium <br />Strategic Plan <br />Due every three, four, or five years (length of period is at the grantee's discretion) <br />no less than 45 days prior to the start of the grantee's program year start date. <br />HUD does not accept plans between August 15 and November 15. <br />The Housing & Community Development Plan (°HCD Plan," also sometimes called the <br />Consolidated or "Con" Plan) explains how and why HUD funding will be used. The Housing <br />and Community Development plan requires the community to combine submission of all its <br />HUD-funded grants into one document to allow for better coordination of various resources. <br />In essence, the HCD Plan is a strategy or road map for the HUD grants of Community <br />Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnership (HOME), and Emergency <br />Shelter Grant (ESG). Additionally, the HCD Plan addresses activities for special Federal <br />funding opportunities such as the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP), Community <br />Development Block Grant -Recovery (CDBG-R), and the Homelessness Prevention and <br />Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP). Because the three jurisdictions of the City of South <br />Bend, the City of Mishawaka, and St. Joseph County entered into an Inter-local Government <br />Agreement in 1991 to establish the St. Joseph County Housing Consortium, they must <br />develop the HCD Plan together. It is a challenge to define a common vision yet maintain <br />unique identities, but the jurisdictions are committed to the process and have successfully <br />worked together over the past 18 years. <br />Years ago, each grant had its own plan. This was confusing to the public, in part, because <br />of the differing requirements of the grants, but also because of the different time schedules <br />for the grants. These numerous plans were also inefficient and duplicative, using portions <br />of the same background information: demographics, statistics, goals, strategies, and <br />resources. Now, all grants operate on the same program year, beginning January 1 and <br />ending December 31 of each year. <br />The HCD plan requires the community to work together and fosters a "bottom up" planning <br />process that generates citizen involvement. When the community shares resources and <br />plans cooperatively, it can advance their goals more effectively. The consolidated plan <br />provides a comprehensive vision for the whole community with such issues as affordable <br />housing, adequate infrastructure, fair housing, environmental justice, enhancement of civic <br />design, and economic growth coordinated with human development. The HCD Plan helps to <br />ensure the community uses its resources efficiently and allows the community as a whole to <br />guide how HUD funding will be used to meet the community's needs. <br />The St. Joseph County Housing Consortium receives funding from the Department of <br />Housing & Urban Development in the following three programs: Community Development <br />Block~Grant (CDBG), the HOME Program, and the Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG). In <br />general, this funding must be used to help low-income residents through a variety of <br />programs. These programs can include mortgage subsidies for homebuyers, homeowner <br />rehabilitation, elimination of urban blight, and social programs for low-income and special <br />needs populations. <br />In order to develop the best possible plan for St. Joseph County citizens, the Consortium <br />needs community input. Not only will this input help the Consortium to identify the most <br />pressing community needs, but will also assist to ensure HUD funding is used as efficiently <br />as possible. This fourth plan is expected to build upon the foundation developed under the <br />previous three 5-year plans. In the first plan, staff spent a significant number of hours <br />personally interviewing representatives from affected agencies. For the second plan, staff <br />worked with topical committees (Housing, Homeless, Social Services), largely made up of <br />2010-2014 Housing and Community Development Plan 6 <br />
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