CDBG-R
CDBG-R Submission Template & Checklist
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (“Recovery Act”) was signed into law by President Obama on February 17, 2009. The Recovery Act awards $1 billion in CDBG Recovery (CDBG-R) funds to be distributed to cities, counties, insular areas and states, of which $10 million has been reserved by HUD for its administrative costs and $10 million of which will be awarded to Indian tribes. Recipients of the remaining $980 million of CDBG-R funds will be the approximately 1,200 jurisdictions that received CDBG funding in Fiscal Year 2008. This template sets forth the suggested format for grantees receiving funds from CDBG-R. A complete submission contains the information requested below, including:
(1) The CDBG-R Substantial Amendment (template attached below)
(2) Spreadsheet for Reporting Proposed CDBG-R Activities (see http://www.hud.gov/recovery)
(3) Signed and Dated Certifications (see http://www.hud.gov/recovery)
Pending City Commission approval of the CDBG-R substantial Amendment to the Action Plan 2008.
(4) Signed and Dated SF-424.
Draft available for review throughout the duration of the 7-day comment period. Complete SF- 424 signed and dated pending City Commission approval of CDBG-R Substantial Amendment.
Grantees should also attach a completed CDBG-R Substantial Amendment Checklist to ensure completeness and efficiency of review (attached below).
The CDBG-R Substantial Amendment
| Jurisdiction(s):
CITY OF PHARR Jurisdiction Web Address: cityofpharr.com
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CDBG-R Contact Person:
Javier Rodriguez Address: 118 S. Cage Boulevard Pharr, Texas 78577 Telephone: (956) 702-5360 Fax: (956) 702-5363 Email: |
Ensuring Responsible Spending of Recovery Act Funds
Funding available under the Recovery Act has clear purposes – to stimulate the economy through measures that modernize the Nation’s infrastructure, improve energy efficiency, and expand educational opportunities and access to health care. HUD strongly urges grantees to use CDBG-R funds for hard development costs associated with infrastructure activities that provide basic services to residents or activities that promote energy efficiency and conservation through rehabilitation or retrofitting of existing buildings. While the full range of CDBG activities is available to grantees, the Department strongly suggests that grantees incorporate consideration of the public perception of the intent of the Recovery Act in identifying and selecting projects for CDBG-R funding.
A. Spreadsheet for Reporting Proposed CDBG-R Activities
Grantees must provide information concerning CDBG-R assisted activities in an electronic spreadsheet provided by HUD. The information that must be reported in the spreadsheet includes activity name, activity description, CDBG-R dollar amount budgeted, eligibility category, national objective citation, additional Recovery Act funds for the activity received from other programs, and total activity budget. An electronic copy of the spreadsheet and the format is available on HUD’s recovery website at http://www.hud.gov/recovery.
B. CDBG-R Information by Activity (Complete for each activity)
(1) Activity Name: (Grantees should follow the same order that activities are listed in the Spreadsheet for Reporting Proposed CDBG-R Activities – this will allow HUD to easily match activity narratives with the information provided in the spreadsheet.)
(1.) Housing Rehabilitation/Reconstruction
(2.) Dentists Who Care
(3.) Program Administration
(2) Activity Narrative:
In addition to the Spreadsheet for Reporting Proposed CDBG-R Activities, grantees must provide a narrative for each activity describing how the use of the grantee’s CDBG-R funds will meet the requirements of Title XII of Division A and Section 1602 of ARRA. The grantee’s narrative must also state how CDBG-R funds will be used in a manner that maximizes job creation and economic benefit in relation to the CDBG-R funds obligated, and will address the Recovery Act, by:
Activity (1) – Housing rehabilitation/Reconstruction
Activity (1) will meet the requirements of Title XII of Division A and Section 1602 of the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009 as a “shovel-ready” project by addressing the city’s housing waiting list of individuals whom have signed their names to be considered for assistance. The waiting list will assist in meeting the requirements of the CDBG-R rules/regulations by making the project more accessible to obligating the funds within the 120 days allowed by HUD statutes and will assist in the Environmental Review Record (ERR).
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- Preserving and creating jobs and promoting economic recovery;
- Assisting those most impacted by the recession;
- Providing investment needed to increase economic efficiency;
- Investing in transportation, environmental protection, or other infrastructure that will provide long-term economic benefits;
- Minimizing or avoiding reductions in essential services; or
- Fostering energy independence.
Activity (1) Housing/Rehabilitation will conduct their scope of work using as much green building techniques as possible; Activity will retain (23) jobs that would otherwise be affected if monies would not be available to provide the housing assistance the agency will be providing, thus promoting economic recovery.
Activity (2) – Dentists Who Care will assist school children from low-to-moderate-income households with limited financial resources whose parents have, like all other citizens, been impacted by the economic recession. Activity (2) will retain (2) jobs and thus promote economic recovery.
Activity (3) – Program Administration will retain (3) jobs to administer and implement the general programmatic operations as it relates to monitoring of funded activities, labor standard wage rate compliance, environmental review records compliance, financial operations and procedures and accomplishment narratives and data entries on HUD’s integrated database information system
(3) Jobs Created: (Report the number of full- and part-time jobs estimated to be created and retained by the activity (including permanent, construction, and temporary jobs)).
Activity (1) will retain (23) jobs throughout the duration of the grant period.
Activity (2) will retain (2) jobs throughout the duration of the grant period.
(4) Additional Activity Information: (A description of how the activity will promote energy conservation, smart growth, green building technologies, or reduced pollution emissions, if applicable.)
Activity (1) – Housing Rehabilitation/Reconstruction will conduct their scope of work using as much green building techniques as possible such as low E windows, Tex-Shield plywood on the roofs, extra insulation, energy star appliances (if applicable), and will replace the landscaping with xeroscaping which means little to no maintenance of needed and reduced water waste.
Activity (2) – Dentists Who Care does not meet applicable green principles based on the scope of work performed.
(5) Responsible Organization: (Contact information for the organization that will implement the CDBG-R activity, including its name, location, and administrator contact information)
Activity (1) – Housing Rehabilitation/Reconstruction by:
Proyecto Azteca
Corner of Cesar Chavez Rd and Business 83
San Juan, Texas 78589
Ann W. Cass, Executive Director – (956) 702-5307
Activity (2) – Dentists Who Care
Dentists Who Care
210 Remington Avenue
Edinburg, Texas 78539
Belinda Garcia, Executive Director – (956) 318-3383
C. Public Comment
Provide a summary of public comments received to the proposed CDBG-R Substantial Amendment.
Note: A Proposed CDBG-R Substantial Amendment must be published via the usual methods and posted on the jurisdiction’s website for no less than 7 calendar days for public comment.
Response:
CDBG-R Substantial Amendment
Grantee Checklist
For the purposes of expediting review, HUD asks that applicants submit the following checklist along with the CDBG-R Substantial Amendment, Spreadsheet for Reporting Proposed CDBG-R Activities, and SF-424.
Contents of a CDBG-R Action Plan Substantial Amendment
| Jurisdiction(s): City of Pharr
Lead Agency U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development Jurisdiction Web Address:cityofpharr.com (URL where CDBG-R Substantial Amendment materials are posted)
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CDBG-R Contact Person:
Javier Rodriguez Address: 118 S. Cage Boulevard Pharr, Texas 78577 TelephoneL956) 702-5360 Fax: (956) 702-5363 Email: |
The elements in the substantial amendment required for the CDBG recovery funds are:
A. Spreadsheet for Reporting Proposed CDBG-R Activities
Does the submission contain a paper copy of the Spreadsheet for Reporting Proposed CDBG-R Activities?
Yes No Verification found on page
Does the submission include an electronic version of the Spreadsheet for Reporting Proposed CDBG-R Activities sent to the email box
CDBG-R@hud.gov?
Yes No Date Spreadsheet was emailed:
Does the Spreadsheet for Reporting Proposed CDBG-R Activities include, for each activity:
- amount of funds budgeted for each activity, including CDBG-R funds, any additional Recovery Funds used and total activity budget,
Yes No Verification found on page(s)
- the Eligibility citation (eligibility regulatory cite or HCDA cite),
Yes No Verification found on page(s)
- the CDBG national objective citation,
Yes No Verification found on page(s)
B. CDBG-R Information by Activity
Does the submission contain information by activity describing how the grantee will use the funds, including:
- a narrative for each activity describing how CDBG-R funds will be used in a manner that maximizes job creation and economic benefit,
Yes No Verification found on page(s)
- projected number of jobs created for each activity,
Yes No Verification found on page(s)
- whether an activity will promote energy efficiency and conservation,
Yes No Verification found on page(s)
- the name, location, and contact information for the entity that will carry out the activity,
Yes No Verification found on page(s)
- evidence that no more than 10% of the grant amount will be spent on administration and planning,
Yes No Verification found on page (s)
- evidence that no more than 15% of the grant amount will be spent on public services,
Yes No Verification found on page (s)
- evidence that at least 70% of the grant amount will benefit persons of low and moderate income,
Yes No Verification found on page (s)
C. Public Comment Period
Was the proposed action plan amendment published via the jurisdiction’s usual methods and on the Internet for no less than 7 calendar days of public comment?
Yes No. Verification found on page(s)
Is there a summary of citizen comments included in the final amendment?
Yes No Verification found on page(s)
D. Certifications
The following certifications are complete and accurate:
(1) Affirmatively furthering fair housing Yes No
(2) Anti-displacement and relocation plan Yes No
(3) Drug-free Workplace Yes No
(4) Anti-lobbying Yes No
(5) Authority of jurisdiction Yes No
(6) Consistency with plan Yes No
(7) Section 3 Yes No
(8) Community development plan Yes No
(9) Following a plan Yes No
(10) Use of Funds Yes No
(11) Excessive Force Yes No
(12) Compliance with anti-discrimination laws Yes No
(13) Lead-based paint procedures Yes No
(14) Compliance with laws Yes No
(15) Compliance with ARRA Yes No
(16) Project selection Yes No
(17) Timeliness of infrastructure investments Yes No
(18) Buy American provision Yes No
(19) Appropriate use of funds for infrastructure investments Yes No
(20) 70% of CDBG-R for LMI Yes No
Optional Certification
(21) Urgent Need Yes No
D. State Certifications
The following certifications are complete and accurate:
(1) Affirmatively furthering fair housing Yes No
(2) Anti-displacement and relocation plan Yes No
(3) Drug-free Workplace Yes No
(4) Anti-lobbying Yes No
(5) Authority of State Yes No
(6) Consistency with plan Yes No
(7) Section 3 Yes No
(8) Community development plan Yes No
(9) Consultation with Local Governments Yes No
(10) Use of Funds Yes No
(11) Excessive Force Yes No
(12) Compliance with anti-discrimination laws Yes No
(13) Compliance with laws Yes No
(14) Compliance with ARRA Yes No
(15) Project selection Yes No
(16) Timeliness of infrastructure investments Yes No
(17) Buy American provision Yes No
(18) Appropriate use of funds for infrastructure investments Yes No
(19) 70% of CDBG-R for LMI Yes No
Optional Certification
(20) Urgent Need Yes No
