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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG)

Contact the CDBG Administrator at 847-866-2928, Ext. 2268 or cdbg@cityofevanston.org

The City of Evanston is receiving $1,955,566 in federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds for fiscal year 2009/10 as an entitlement community of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Evanston uses its CDBG funds to further its community development objectives, focusing on low- and moderate-income individuals, families and neighborhoods to:

Provide decent housing
Provide a suitable living environment
Expand economic opportunities

The Housing & Community Development Act Committee oversees the CDBG program and provides recommendations to the City Council on the use and appropriation of CDBG funds. Citizen involvement in the planning and use of CDBG funds is encouraged and all meetings relating to the City’s CDBG program are open to the public. For meeting times and room numbers, please refer to the City calendar of events.

Public Comment Invited

The City of Evanston is amending its 2009/10 Action Plan to allocate $120,615 of incremental funding fo rthe 2009/10 CDBG Program. The citizen comment period on the amendment to the 2009/10 CDBG funding opens on June 25 at 9AM and closes on July 24 at 4PM CDT. Comments may be submitted in writing at the Community Development Department/Planning Division office, Room 3900, Evanston Civic Center, 2100 Ridge Avenue, Evanston, Illinois, 60201; by fax at 847-448-8120; or by email at cdbg@cityofevanston.org.

The Source of the incremental funding are:

$83,566 more in CDBG entitlement funds than estimated in the City's Action Plan, of which the City received notification on June 5, 2009
Unallocated 2008/09 CDBG program income in the amount of $56,049

The City of Evanston's Housing & Community Development Act Committee recommends the following allocation of these incremental funds to programs and projects in teh 2009/10 CDBG program:

CDBG Administration                                                   $20,000
Evanston Youth Initiative                                                $1,000
Girl Scouts Fit To Be Me!                                                $3,000
Summer Youth Employment                                         $1,000
YWCA Domestic Violence Program                                $5,000
Adopt A Fancy Can                                                        $5,000
Neighborhood Initiatives Fund                                         $5,000
Façade Improvement                                                   $10,000
Code Enforcement-CDBG Target Area                         $10,000
Alley Special Assessment Assist                                    $15,000
Revolving Loan Fund                                                    $45,615
Total:                                                                        $120,615

All funding recommendations for FY 2009/10 were derived from the City of Evanston’s priority needs as identified in its HUD 2005-2009 Consolidated Plan. These allocations are incremental to the amounts recommended for these programs or projects in the City’s 2009/10 Action Plan, which was approved by HUD on February 24, 2009. Click here for a complete list of CDBG-funded programs and projects.

Copies of the 2009/10 revised CDBG program budget and the 2009/10 Action Plan may also be reviewed in the Planning Division office, Evanston Civic Center, 2100 Ridge Avenue, Room 3900, Evanston, Illinois, 60201. For additional information, contact the City of Evanston Planning Division at 847-866-2928.

The City of Evanston is committed to making information accessible to non-English speaking persons and persons with disabilities. Persons needing assistance may contact the City at 847-866-2928 (Voice) or 847-328-4080 (TDD) or at cdbg@cityofevanston.org.

CDBG-R

The City of Evanston’s Substantial Amendment to its 2008 Action Plan regarding the use of $523,828 in supplemental CDBG funds which the city will receive as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 was submitted to HUD on June 5, 2009. The City is awaiting its approval. Copies may also be viewed at the Planning Division office, 2100 Ridge Avenue, Room 3900, Evanston, Illinois.

2010/11 CDBG Program Application/Funding Schedule

The application period for FY 2010/11 CDBG funds will open in late July of 2009.

Additional information will be available in June 2009.

Please contact the CDBG Grants Administrator at the City’s Planning Division, 847-866-2928, ext. 2268 or at cdbg@cityofevanston.org if you have questions. Sign up to receive information about the CDBG program, by email at www.cityofevanston.org/newsletter and check the box for Community Development Block Grants.

2009/10 Revised CDBG Funding Recommendations

2005-2009 HUD Consolidated Plan

2008/09 HUD Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report

Housing & Community Development Act Committee Meeting Minutes

2009 Income Limits

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