The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program was created by the Housing and Community Development (HCD) Act of 1974. In the County of Santa Clara, the CDBG Program is operated by the Office of Supportive Housing. The County CDBG Program is federally funded by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to assist lower-income and special needs persons to address
The Home Investment Partnerships Program ("HOME Program") is federally funded by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to provide decent affordable housing to lower-income households. The HOME Program is administered on behalf of the Urban County cities and the Cities of Cupertino, Gilroy, and Palo Alto.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC REVIEW AND COMMENT PERIOD
FOR THE URBAN COUNTY
CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL PERFORMANCE AND EVALUATION REPORT
FOR THE PERIOD JULY 1, 2019 TO JUNE 30, 2020
Notice is
hereby given that the County of Santa Clara Office of Supportive Housing has
completed a draft performance report for the Community Development Block Grant
(CDBG) and the HOME Investment Partnership (HOME) Programs for Fiscal Year 2019-2020.
The Draft Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) is
available for public review and comment prior to its submittal to the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development.
The CAPER covers the accomplishments under the CDBG and HOME programs for
the period July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020 and represents the fifth year of the
Urban County’s Five-Year Consolidated Plan covering the period 2015-2020. The CAPER
includes a summary and evaluation of how these funds were used in FY 2019-2020 to carry out the goals and objectives outlined in the FY
2015-2020 Urban County Consolidated Plan. The CAPER covers community
development activities undertaken and contains a summary of programmatic
accomplishments; including a description of the resources made available, the
geographic distribution and location of CDBG/HOME investments and actions taken
to affirmatively further Fair Housing.
PUBLIC
REVIEW and COMMENT PERIOD: The Draft CAPER will be available for
public review and comment for a 15-day period, beginning on Friday, September 18,
2020, and concluding no earlier than 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, October 6, 2020.
Written comments may be submitted during the review period and should be sent
to the County Office of Supportive Housing, Attention: Alejandra Herrera Chávez,
Program Manager I, 2310 N. First Street, Suite 201, San Jose, CA 95131.
Comments may also be submitted via email to alejandra.herrera@hhs.sccgov.org.
PUBLIC
HEARING: The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing to
take public comment on the Draft CAPER on October 6, 2020. The public hearing
will be held no earlier than 9:30 a.m. in the Board Chambers, 70 W. Hedding,
San Jose.
To access a copy of the CAPER: FY
20 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report, email, alejandra.herrera@hhs.sccgov.org
or call Alejandra Herrera Chávez at (408) 278-6414.
FY20 Draft Annual Action Plan
The FY19/20 Draft Annual Action Plan will be presented to the Board of Supervisors at a Public Hearing scheduled on June 4, 2019. The Public Comment Period is between May 3, 2019 to June 4th, 2019.
FY20 Action Plan-Public Notice
The Urban County's Five Year Goals are:
1. Assist in the creation and preservation of affordable housing opportunities for low income and special needs households,
2. Support activities to end homelessness,
3. Support activities that provide community services to low income and special needs households,
4. Support activities that strengthen neighborhoods, and
5. Promote fair housing choice.
Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report (CAPER)
The County of Santa Clara
receives entitlement funding as an Urban County and HOME Consortia
from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). By
federal law, the County is required to submit a Consolidated Annual Performance
Evaluation Report (CAPER) on the performance of these HUD funded programs.
The CAPER covers community development
activities undertaken, and contains a summary and evaluation of programmatic
accomplishments; including a description of the resources made available under
the CDBG and HOME programs for the past Fiscal Year (July 1 to June 30). The
CAPER The CAPER covers community development
activities undertaken, and contains a summary and evaluation of programmatic
accomplishments; including a description of the resources made available under
the CDBG and HOME programs for the past Fiscal Year (July 1 to June 30). The
CAPER also includes a summary and evaluation of how these funds were used to
carry out the goals and objectives outlined in the five-year, FY 2015-2020 Urban
County Consolidated Plan and Annual Action Plans.
Draft FY 2019 Caper Represents the Fourth year of the Urban County's Five-year, 2015-2020 Consolidated Plan.
The Draft FY 2019 CAPER will be presented to the Board of Supervisors at a Public Hearing scheduled on September 10, 2019. The Public Comment Period is between August 26, 2019 to September 10, 2019.
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