FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 18, 2009
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
("Recovery Act") City of
CDBG-R Public Comment Period: May 25, 2009 to June 1, 2009
The City of
Entitlement grantees, Insular Areas, and non-entitlement
counties in
The CDBG-R grant is a supplemental appropriation. As such, HUD is treating a
Grantee’s use of its CDBG-R grant to be a substantial amendment to its current approved consolidated plan and PY2008 annual action plan. HUD is requiring grantees to provide a substantial amendment to their PY2008 annual action plans.
To expedite the process and to ensure that the CDBG-R grants are awarded in a timely manner, while preserving a reasonable citizen participation process, HUD is waiving the requirement that the grantee follow its citizen participation plan for this substantial amendment. HUD is shortening the minimum time for citizen comments to seven (7) calendar days and requiring the substantial amendment materials to be posted on the grantee’s official website as the materials are developed, published, and submitted to HUD.
The Community Development Office has place a copy of the Amended 2008 Action Plan for CDBG-R funding in the City Library and City Manager’s Office. To access the web site go to www.morgantown.com click on City Departments tab, then click on City Managers Office go to the Community Development Office tab and click. Under Reports and Plans, a link to the 2008 Amended CDBG-R Plan is posted.
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Contact: David Bott, Director
Community Development Office
304 – 284 -7508