DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY
Division of Community Development
NOTICE OF STATE OF FLORIDA 2017 ACTION PLAN SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENT 2 FOR THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT DISASTER RECOVERY (CDBG-DR) PROGRAM
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has allocated $117,937,000 in Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds to the state for recovery in the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) declared counties impacted by Disaster Declaration 4280 (Hurricane Hermine) and Declaration 4283 (Hurricane Matthew). The Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) is the lead agency and responsible entity for administering the funds.
Notices providing guidance on applying for these additional funds were published in 82 Fed. Reg. 36812-02 (Aug. 7, 2017), 82 Fed. Reg. 5591-01 (Jan. 18, 2017), and 81 Fed. Reg. 83254-01 (Nov. 21, 2016). As required by the published notices, a substantial amendment to the approved Action Plan that primarily addresses unmet housing needs must be submitted by DEO to HUD for approval.
DEO amends the Action Plan to revise the ranking criteria into an updated scoring criteria, remove the $3 million subrecipient allocation limit and remove the standalone planning activity from infrastructure eligible projects listed in the plan. DEO amends the Action Plan to include per unit caps for single family repair/elevation/reconstruction, HOME Program affordability terms for rental housing and added clarification regarding the definition of shelters into two eligible activities.
On Wednesday, April 11, 2018, at 8:00 a.m., a copy of the draft amended Action Plan will be posted on the DEO’s website at: http://www.floridajobs.org/cdbg-dr
The required 14-day comment period will commence on Wednesday, April 11, 2018, at 8:00 a.m., and will conclude on Wednesday, April 25, 2018, at 5:00 p.m. DEO will accept comments or questions about the draft Action Plan through close of business on Wednesday, April 25, 2018. Please submit comments or questions to DEO at CDBG-DR@deo.myflorida.com.
DEO will submit the amended Action Plan to HUD no later than Thursday, April 26, 2018.
A copy of the amended Action Plan may be obtained through the link above or by email to CDBG-DR@deo.myflorida.com or by contacting Jamie McNease, CDBG-DR Planning Manager, at the number below:
Florida Department of Economic Opportunity, Bureau of Small Cities and Rural Communities, The Caldwell Building, 107 E. Madison Street, MSC-400, Tallahassee, Florida 32399, Telephone: (850)717-8452.
