A minor amendment to the City of Goshen's CDBG Annual Action Plan for Program Year 2019 has been prepared and is available for public review and comment. The proposed amendment is available for review for 15 days beginning July 25, 2019, and continuing through August 8, 2019.
The CDBG Annual Action Plan for Program Year (PY) 2019 will be revised to update the PY 2019 budget to add program income funds of $9,665, which will increase the total CDBG budget for PY 2019 by the same amount. The update is shown as follows:
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PY 2019 Original Budget
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PY 2019 Revised Budget
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Entitlement Grant
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$254,886.00
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Entitlement
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$254,886.00
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Program Income
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$46,598.18
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Program Income
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$56,263.18
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Prior Year Resources
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$22,853.82
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Prior Year Resources
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$22,853.82
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Total
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$324,338.00
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Total
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$334,003.00
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Comments may be submitted to Rhonda Yoder, Goshen City Planning, 204 E. Jefferson, Suite 4, Goshen, IN 46528; 574-537-3815, rhondayoder@goshencity.com on or before 15 days after and including July 25, 2019, and no later than August 8, 2019. A summary of comments and responses will be submitted to HUD.
The Planning Department manages Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds received by the City of Goshen from the federal government.
Funds are provided to help limited income homeowners maintain their properties, for infrastructure reconstruction, and for grants to public service agencies.
Each Annual Action Plan is prepared following the priority needs and specific objectives for community and neighborhood development in the City of Goshen for the CDBG Five-year Consolidated Plan (2015-2019):
1) Housing Opportunities
- Improve owner-occupied housing through rehab
- Increase quality of rental housing
- Increase transitional housing options
- Increase availability of accessible housing
- Reduce housing cost burden through higher wage job opportunities and job training
- Provide permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless
- Support affordable housing development
- Increase housing options and assistance for persons with special needs, including veterans
- Provide emergency shelter for homeless individuals and families
- Expand housing options for the elderly
- Maintain and expand Housing Choice voucher program
- Support residential energy efficiency improvements
2) Access to Services
- Increase access to affordable healthcare
- Increase services for mentally ill
- Support programs for youth
- Increase access to affordable childcare and early childhood education
- Support services for elderly and the disabled
- Support public transportation
- Provide emergency shelter for homeless individuals and families
- Provide permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless
- Support homelessness prevention through outreach and assistance
- Support counseling/advocacy for underserved populations
- Increase access to substance abuse prevention and treatment
- Support life skill development, including job training, home maintenance, financial management, literacy
- Support nutrition programs and food assistance
3) Neighborhood Revitalization
- Improve owner-occupied housing through rehab
- Remove blighted residential properties
- Address issue of vacant/foreclosed houses
- Increase quality of rental housing
- Support public infrastructure projects
- Repair/replace existing sidewalks
- Support brownfield redevelopment
- Support technology improvements
- Support neighborhood parks
For any questions regarding the CDBG program, please contact Rhonda Yoder in the Planning Department at:
Mailing Address:
204 E. Jefferson St., Suite 4
Goshen, IN 46528
Phone: 574-537-3815
Email: rhondayoder@goshencity.com
