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CDBG FY 17-18 Public Services Applications
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To: Social Service Human Relations Board (SSHRB)
From: Lisa Fitts
Date: March 15, 2018
Re: CDBG FY 17-18 Public Services Applications
Staff would like to thank the Social Service Human Relations Board (SSHRB) for participating in the application review for the CDBG FY 18-19 funding cycle. All applications that were submitted through the CDS system are summarized below.
Public Services funding is capped at 15% of the annual CDBG entitlement amount plus the previous year’s program income. In FY17-18, the City of Alameda received a grant for $1,053,123 and is expected to receive approximately $150,000 in program income for a total CDBG budget of $1,203,123. Assuming that the award for FY18-19 is the same as it was for FY17-18, this would result in a total allocation of $180,468 for public services. Until the federal budget is approved, the CDBG allocation for Fiscal Year 18-19 is unknown. Staff recommends that SSHRB make recommendations assuming the same level of funding as received in FY17-18, and that the recommended funding allocations be adjusted on a pro rata basis after the CDBG allocation for FY 18-19 has been published.
* Please note that as an entitlement jurisdiction that receives federal funds, the City is required to comply with HUD Fair Housing requirements. Therefore, staff recommends $15,000 to fund the City’s Fair Housing Program through a contract with ECHO Housing. In addition, $18,556 is proposed to fund the Eden I&R 211 Information and Referral Program. This amount reflects the City’s portion of a County-wide social services referral service. The funding for ECHO and Eden I&R is subtracted from the Public Services estimated allocation of $180,468, leaving $146,912 to be allocated among the remaining public services. The remaining 5 applications were reviewed by the members of SSHRB. The Application Evaluation Summary is attached as Exhibit A.
Staff is recommending that the SSHRB review the scoring and funding recommendations and provide feedback. Following SSHRB discussion and direction, it is recommended that SSHRB recommend the programs and funding levels to the City Council as part of the Annual CDBG Action Plan.