The process for developing the five-year 2019-2023 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Consolidated Plan will begin with a special City Council meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 4. The meeting will be held at 6 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, 515 Clark Ave. The public is encouraged to attend and share feedback with the City Council as part of the process to develop an effective five-year plan that meets the needs of the community.
The anticipated funding of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Home Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) funds for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, has not yet been announced. These funds can be used to implement a wide variety of community and economic development activities directed toward neighborhood revitalization, economic development, and the provision of improved community facilities and services. The funded activities must meet the following three national objectives:
♦ Benefit persons of low and moderate income
♦ Aid in the prevention or elimination of slums or blight
♦ Meet other community development needs of particular urgency
Copies of the updated 2014-2019 CDBG Consolidated Plan and the 2018-19 Annual Action Plan (including both CDBG and HOME funds) are available for review at the Department of Planning & Housing, Ames City Hall, 515 Clark Ave., from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, or on the City’s website at wwwCityOfAmes.org/housing
