This is a training workshop for representatives of local governments that are eligible to apply for FFY 2013 Small Cities Community Development Block Grant funds. The training will cover the following topics related to completing a CDBG application:...

 

DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY

Division of Community Development

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

73C-23.0041:Application Process and Administrative Requirements

The Department of Economic Opportunity announces workshops to which all persons are invited.

DATES AND TIMES: January 14, 2014, 9:00 a.m. Central Time; January 16, 2014, 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time; January 17, 2014, 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time

PLACES: January 14, 2014: DOT District 3 Office, 1074 Highway 90, Chipley, FL; January 16: DOT District 1 Office, 801 N. Broadway, Bartow, FL; January 17: DOT District 2 Office, 1109 S. Marion Ave., Lake City, FL

GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: This is a training workshop for representatives of local governments that are eligible to apply for FFY 2013 Small Cities Community Development Block Grant funds. The training will cover the following topics related to completing a CDBG application: eligibility and eligible activities, citizen participation requirements, acquisition of property and easements, defining service areas, surveying beneficiaries, procurement of professional services, economic development projects, fair housing requirements and application rejection issues. There will be some hands-on exercises.

A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: Roger Doherty at [phone] or [e-mail].

Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least seven days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Roger Doherty, Small Cities CDBG Planning Manager, at [phone] or [e-mail]. 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).