2023 (CDBG) & (ESG) & (HOME) Program- Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report

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children,and increased awareness about available resources such as the NDLIT lead screening kit, City of South Bend lead remediation grant,and Department of Health resources. Over the past 5 years,the City has been the recipient of grant funds to address lead-based paint hazards through the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority.The City currently has available approximately$3.3 million in funding through a FY21 HUD Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Grant for lead based paint mitigation work and healthy homes funding.The grant can assist owner-occupied and rental units with income qualifying occupants. It is anticipated that the funding will assist up to 80 housing units. The Housing Authority of South Bend maintained a Section 8 Landlord Assistance Program in which any resident living in a Section 8 unit identified as lead-contaminated,and where the owner refuses to bring the home into a lead-safe status, has an absolute preference on the Public Housing waiting list for the first available unit.Additionally, any pre-1978 Section 8 home that was identified during the Housing Authority's Annual Housing Quality Standards Inspection as having chipped, peeling, or cracked paint had to receive and pass a clearance test by a State certified inspection. These policies significantly increased the number of affordable housing units that are lead-safe in the City.The HASB also maintains an active list of current lead safe addresses. Actions taken to reduce the number of poverty-level families.91.220(k); 91.320(j) The City of South Bend provides a variety of economic development resources including a revolving loan program,tax abatements,small business grants, business technical assistance,and tax increment financing.As an example, in 2023,the City approved 11 loans totaling over$4.4 million in direct financial support for South Bend small businesses-73 percent of loan recipients in 2023 were minority-and/or women-owned businesses.In 2023,the City approved tax abatements that would result in over $360,000,000 in new investment. Moreover, a City-wide exterior enhancement grant program was launched in January 2023 which has sparked projects that total over$327,000 in additional private investment. Through programs like Pathways and Upskill SB,the City of South Bend is providing free and reduced cost training designed to provide residents the skills and certification they need to advance their careers and improve their quality of life.The City also partners with local service providers to assist entrepreneurs in creating professional business plans,completing vendor registration (including minority-and women-owned certification with the State of Indiana), and completing an application for an SBA-guaranteed loan if needed. Upskill SB can provide a pathway to achieve a professional certification at minimal or no cost to our residents and offers professional, industry-standard certifications in areas such as information technology,business and management, health care, and climate/solar. The St.Joseph County community was further committed to implementation of the low income CAPER 36 OMB Control No:2506-0117(exp.09/30/2021)