Application Process - General Information

 

DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY

Division of Community Development

Small Cities CDBG FFY 2015 Application Training

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73C-23.0041Application Process - General Information

The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity will conduct three Small Cities Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program Application Preparation training sessions for representatives of communities that are eligible to apply for Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2015 funding.

Each training session will cover the following topics: changes to Chapter 73C-23, FAC, eligibility and eligible activities, citizen participation requirements, acquisition, defining service areas, surveying beneficiaries, procurement of professional services, economic development, fair housing requirements, and rejection issues. The training will include hands-on exercises and a review of the application form with proposed updates. A copy of the agenda along with a link to the registration form is available on the Small Cities CDBG web page at www.FloridaJobs.org/SmallCitiesCDBG.

The training will be held on the following days at the locations listed:

• November 16, 2015, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm Central Time, Design Building, FDOT District 3 Office, 1074 Highway 90, Chipley
• November 18, 2015, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm Eastern Time, Room 1, Highland County Civic Center, 4509 George Blvd., Sebring
• November 19, 2015, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm Eastern Time, Santa Fe Room, FDOT Lake City Operations, 710 NW Lake Jeffery Road, Lake City

Attendees should arrive at least 15 minutes prior to the start of the training session to register. People attending the Chipley training will have to obtain a visitor’s badge from the security desk in the main building.

Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this training is asked to advise the agency at least five days before the training by contacting Roger Doherty at [phone]. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800) 955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800) 955-8770 (Voice).

If you have any questions, contact Roger Doherty, Small Cities CDBG Planning Manager, [phone], [e-mail].