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Public Hearing providing community residents an opportunity to comment on their housing and community needs and the projects they wish to see funded. Comments received will be made part of the City's 2024-2025 One Year Action Plan that will outline how funding for the programs listed below, will be utilized. Grants are made available through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The City's Community Development Department is planning its 2024 projects/activities based on the past 2023 allocation, as estimated below:
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) $3,228,384.00
HOME Investment Partnership Grant (HOME) $1,260,999.00
Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) $299,176.00
Activities/Projects planned for the 2024-2025 Action Year are contingent on approved allocation amounts. All proposed activities' budgets will be proportionally increased or decreased from the estimated funding levels to match actual allocation amounts. Any changes to the activities/projects due to changes in allocation will be reflected in the City's 2024 One Year Action Plan.
The public may provide comments via this public hearing, by visiting the offices of the Community Development Department, via email to cdcomments@ci.laredo.tx.us or by filling out a survey online in English https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/comments24 or in Spanish https://es.surveymonkey.com/r/comentarios24
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BACKGROUND
The City of Laredo is recognized as an entitlement City by HUD and is expecting to receive funding through the CDBG Program ($3,228,384.00), the HOME Program ($1,260,999.00), and the ESG Program ($299,176). The award of this year's funding is contingent on the submission and approval of a One Year Action Plan that specifically details the activities/projects to be funded with HUD program funds. One of the requirements of the Consolidated Planning process is that a public hearing be held to allow interested persons the opportunity to commen...
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