Purpose


To incorporate administrative rules for the State of Florida’s Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) in order to enable the Department of Community Affairs to award and administer CDBG Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) funds in accordance with the provisions of Title III of Division B of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (HERA), federal Public Law 110-289. To seek input, exchange ideas and gather information that can be utilized in the development of a program rule and application for Federal Fiscal Year 2009. At the workgroup meeting, staff from the CDBG program will provide an overview of the program and answer questions. Interested parties are encouraged to attend. The proposed rule development will be completed in two parts: The first part will focus specifically on incorporating the administrative requirements for Florida Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP). The second part will focus on the revision of requirements specific to the Florida Small Cities CDBG program. Recommendations for rule changes and/or revisions will be accepted starting from the date of the first workgroup meeting.