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Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program

 

The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program is the principal Federal program providing localities with grants to devise innovative approaches to improve the physical, economic and social conditions in their communities. Although spending priorities are determined at the local level, the stated purpose of the law is:

"The development of viable urban communities, by providing decent housing and a suitable living environment and expanding economic opportunities, principally for persons of low and moderate income."

Palo Alto's CDBG Program is directed toward expanding and maintaining the affordable housing supply, promoting housing opportunities and choices, maintaining and improving community facilities, and providing supportive services for targeted low-income groups, including persons who are homeless, persons with disabilities, the elderly, and other special needs groups.

The majority of funds are distributed to local nonprofit agencies in the form of grants to carry out eligible activities. While the Palo Alto City Council decides which projects to fund from the applications submitted, active citizen participation is an important feature in the CDBG process.

Any questions regarding the CDBG Program should be directed to Consuelo Hernandez, Planner - CDBG at (650) 329-2428 or by e-mail at consuelo.hernandez@cityofpaloalto.org in the Planning Division of the Department of Planning and Community Environment. 

SI USTED REQUIERE ASISTENCIA EN ESPANOL SOBRE INFORMACION RELACIONADA AL PROGRAMA DE SUBSIDIOS GLOBALES PARA EL DESAROLLO COMMUNITARIO (CDBG), POR FAVOR COMUNIQUESE CON CONSUELO HERNANDEZ AL (650) 329-2428.
   

Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program Overview
The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program is the principal Federal program providing localities with grants to devise innovative approaches to improve the physical, economic and social conditions in their communities.
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Fiscal Year 2011/12 CDBG Subrecipients
2011-12 Community Development Block Grant Subrecipients
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CDBG Downloads
Any questions regarding the CDBG Program should be directed to Consuelo Hernandez at (650) 329-2428 or by e-mail at consuelo.hernandez@cityofpaloalto.org in the Planning Division of the Department of Planning and Community Environment
CDBG Timeline for Fiscal Year 2011/12
Community Development Block Grant Timeline for Fiscal Year 2011/12
Revision Date: 03/10/2011
Final Funding Allocations - Fiscal Year 2011/12
Final CDBG Funding Allocations for Fiscal Year 2011/12
Revision Date: 06/01/2011
Fiscal Year 2011 Income Limits
Fiscal Year 2011 Income Limts for Section 8 and Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Programs
Revision Date: 06/01/2011
Fiscal Year 2011/12 CDBG/HSRAP Workshop Presentation
Fiscal Year 2011/2012 CDBG/HSRAP Workshop Presentation
Revision Date: 11/15/2010
Fiscal Years 2009 - 2011 HSRAP Contracts
Human Services Resource Allocation Process (HSRAP) Projects Funded for Fiscal Years 2009 - 2011, for more information regarding these projects/programs, please call the Office of Human Services at 650-463-4906.
Revision Date: 11/19/2010
Program Reports
2010-2015 Consolidated Plan and 2010-2011 Action Plan
This one year Action Plan describes the eligible activities that the jurisdiction intends to undertake in fiscal year 2010/11 to address the needs and implement the strategies identified in the adopted Consolidated Plan for the period July 1,2010 to June 30, 2015.
Revision Date: 08/19/2010
Action Plan for Fiscal Year 2011/12
This one-year Action Plan describes the eligible activities that the City of Palo Alto intends to undertake in fiscal year 2011/12 to address the needs and implement the strategies identified in the adopted Consolidated Plan for the period July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2015. It describes the activities that the City plans to fund with Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds in fiscal year 2011/12 to address priority housing and non-housing community development needs and to affirmatively further fair housing choice. It serves as the City’s application for federal funds under the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) formula grant programs.
Revision Date: 05/11/2011
Analysis of Impediments
Revision Date: 09/03/2008
CDBG CAPER Report for Fiscal Year 2010/11
The City of Palo Alto is a recipient of federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The CDBG program provides formula based grants to entitlement cities for the development of viable urban communities by providing decent housing, a suitable living environment and by expanding economic opportunities, principally for persons of low- and moderate income
Revision Date: 02/24/2012
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Citizen Participation Plan
Approved changes to the Citizen Participation Plan include the coordination of the City’s Human Service Resource Allocation Process (HSRAP) with the CDBG funding allocation process by charging the Human Relations Commission, rather than a separate CDBG Citizen’s Advisory Committee, with an active advisory role in the CDBG Program.
Revision Date: 11/10/2010
Fiscal Year 2012/13 Draft Action Plan
The 2012/2013 Action Plan is a one-year plan describing the eligible activities the City of Palo Alto intends to undertake to address the needs and implement the strategies identified in the adopted 2010-2015 Consolidated Plan. It is the third Action Plan in the implementation of the five-year plan and serves as the City’s application for federal funds under the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) formula grant programs. Both the Consolidated Plan and the Action Plan are implemented by the City’s Planning and Community Environment Department.
Revision Date: 03/23/2012
Public Notices
Amended Notice of Public Review Period and Public Hearings on Palo Alto's CDBG Program
This is to notify the general public and other interested parties that the Palo Alto Finance Committee meeting originally scheduled for April 3, 2012 has been rescheduled as follows: The City of Palo Alto Finance Committee will hold a Public Hearing on April 17, 2012 to review the proposed Fiscal Year 2013 CDBG funding allocations identified in the Draft Annual Action Plan. The Public Hearing will be held at 6:00 p.m., or as soon as possible thereafter, in City Hall Council Council Conference Room, 250 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto.
Revision Date: 03/12/2012
Notice of Public Review Period and Public Hearings on Palo Alto's CDBG Program
This is to notify the general public and other interested parties that a 30-day public review period of the Draft Annual Action Plan for the allocation of Fiscal Year 2013 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds, will begin on March 23, 2012 and end on April 21, 2012. The Draft Annual Action Plan describes the activities the City may fund under the 2012/13 CDBG Program. Collectively these activities are intended to meet Palo Alto’s affordable housing and community development objectives described in the 2010-2015 Consolidated Plan.
Revision Date: 03/06/2012
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