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Consider public testimony regarding, and a resolution approving the CDBG 2024-2028 Consolidated Plan and the 2024 Annual Action Plan.
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Consider public testimony regarding, and a resolution approving the CDBG 2024-2028 Consolidated Plan and the 2024 Annual Action Plan.
The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) was developed in 1974 and works to ensure decent affordable housing and services to the most vulnerable in our communities. To be eligible for CDBG funding, activities must meet one of the three national objectives: 1) Benefit low to moderate income persons 2) Prevent slum or blight 3) Meet an urgent need.
The City of Round Rock is a federal entitlement community under the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program. As a HUD entitlement community, the City is required to prepare a consolidated plan every five (5) years and an annual action plan every year in order to implement any federal programs that fund housing, community development, and economic development within the community.
The consolidated plans will describe the rationale for establishing the allocation priorities given to each category of priority needs, particularly among extremely low income, low-income and moderate-income households for the next five years. The plans will also identify any obstacles to meeting underserved needs and summarize the priorities and specific objectives the City intends to initiate and/or complete during the time period covered by the plans describing how the proposed distribution of funds will address identified needs. Any comments received at this meeting will be addressed and included in the completed consolidated plans.
The City of Round Rock Five (5) Year Consolidated Plan covers the program years 2024-2028 (October 1, 2024-September 30, 2029) and the CDBG Annual Action Plan covers the program year 2024-2025 (October 1, 2024-September 30, 2025). HUD has allocated...
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