To: Board of Supervisors
From: Planning and Building Department
Agenda Section: Consent
Vote Requirement: Majority
SUBJECT:
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Submission of a Grant Application to the Department of Housing and Urban Development for the 2023-2024 Preservation and Reinvestment Initiative for Community Enhancement Funding in the Amount of $5 Million
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
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That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Adopt attached Resolution (Resolution 24-__)(Attachment 1) doing the following:
a. Approving an application for funding to be submitted to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the Preservation and Reinvestment Initiative for Community Enhancement (PRICE) Program in an amount not to exceed $5 Million; and
b. Authorizing and directing the Planning and Building Department Director to execute, in the name of the County of Humboldt, the application, the Standard Agreement, and all other documents required by HUD for participation in the PRICE Program, and any amendments.
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STRATEGIC PLAN:
This action supports the following areas of your Board's Strategic Plan.
Area of Focus: Housing for All
Strategic Plan Category: 4002 - Increase and prioritize housing development
DISCUSSION:
HUD has issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) which appropriates $235 million in competitive grant funding for the preservation and revitalization of manufactured housing and eligible manufactured housing communities. This funding competition uses the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) statutory and regulatory framework for this first-of-its kind initiative.
Manufactured housing is a critical piece of Humboldt County's affordable housing stock that provides a home to over 2,800 Humboldt residents. PRICE focuses on affordable housing preservation by encouraging revitalization and enhancement activities to preserve existing manufactured homes, including repair, rehabilitation and replacement of existing manufactured homes, infrastru...
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