The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) is requesting public comments on its Substantial Amendment to the state of Florida’s Federal Fiscal Year 2019 Action Plan to submit to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY

Division of Community Development

The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity announces a public meeting to which all persons are invited.

DATE AND TIME: July 28, 2020, 11:00 a.m. ET.

PLACE: Via conference call. Call-in instructions: Phone Number: 888-585-9008, Conference ID: 233-971-084.

GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) is requesting public comments on its Substantial Amendment to the state of Florida’s Federal Fiscal Year 2019 Action Plan to submit to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to include Community Development Block Grant – Coronavirus (CDBG-CV) funding.

HUD has allocated $79.7 million in CDBG-CV funding to the state of Florida to help local governments respond to and recover from COVID-19 and the impacts it has caused. Prior to the receipt of CDBG-CV funding from the HUD Office of Community Planning and Development, Florida is required to prepare a formal substantial amendment to the Federal Fiscal Year 2019 Action Plan. DEO is responsible for preparing the Action Plan and soliciting comments from the public regarding the plan and its subsequent amendments. A public hearing will be held on July 28, 2020, to accept public comment on the Small Cities CDBG 2019 Action Plan Substantial Amendment. A seven-day comment period will begin on July 21, 2020, and end on July 28, 2020.

By July 21, 2020, a substantial amendment overview summarizing the proposed changes to the 2019 Action Plan, as well as the full-text version of the substantial amendment, will be available for viewing on the DEO website at www.floridajobs.org/CDBG-CV.

Written comments on the substantial amendment are encouraged. Written comments may be emailed to [e-mail] or mailed to:

Florida Department of Economic Opportunity

Small Cities Community Development Block Grant Program

Caldwell Building

107 E. Madison St., MSC-160

Tallahassee, FL 32399-4128

A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: Lorena Clark, 850-245-7401.

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 5 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Lorena Clark 850-245-7401. 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).

For more information, you may contact: Lorena Clark, 850-245-7401.