CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approve a Substantial Amendment to the City of Naperville's Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program Year 2019 Annual Action Plan allocating and awarding $708,723 in CDBG-CV CARES Act funding to alleviate the effects of the COVID-19 public health crisis (Item 2 of 2)
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DEPARTMENT: City Clerk's Office
SUBMITTED BY: Ruth Broder, Community Grants Coordinator
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
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BACKGROUND:
On July 21, 2020, the City Council approved the first allocation of $315,985 in CDBG-CV funds, as well as reprogrammed a balance of $81,000 in PY 2019 CDBG funds, for a total of $396,985 to be used to alleviate the effects of the public health crisis in the following three categories:
1) Public Services - $236,985
Program assistance to public services to assist individuals and households, including rent/mortgage/utility assistance to households, motel/hotel expenses for domestic violence and homeless persons, food assistance, career/employment counseling, mental health assistance and assistance to persons with disabilities
2) Economic Development - $100,000
Small businesses assistance
3) Public Facilities - $60,000
Assistance to nonprofits for capital improvements and costs associated with preventing, preparing for, and responding to the impacts of COVID-19
Following City Council approval on July 21, 2020, a Substantial Amendment was submitted to HUD and approved on July 31, 2020. A Funding Agreement between HUD and the City was executed on August 7, 2020.
Six projects in the Public Services category and one in the Public Facilities category were approved in October following a competitive application process.
In November 2020, a total of 94 businesses applied for Small Business Assistance grants, in the amount of $5,000 each. A review team of City staff and representatives from the Naperville Development Partnership (NDP) randomly selected 20 applications and requested additional documentation b...
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