Moving CDBG Forward: Technical Assistance and Program Outreach

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Moving CDBG ForwardTechnical Assistance and
Program Outreach

• Council of State Community Development Agencies
• September 17, 2013 1015 a.m.
• Presenters
• Stan Gimont, Director, HUD Office of Block Grant
  Assistance
• Donald Chamberlain
• Jim Broughman
• Alex Thackeray

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Introduction

• Purpose To hear from grantees about their
  experiences with OneCPD and the CDBG program and
  to discuss ideas to address challenges through
• Technical Assistance (TA)/Training Solutions
• vs.
• Changing CDBG Rules and Regulations

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Approach to CDBG TA Outreach

• Historical Context
• HUDs Approach to CDBG TA Outreach
• TA vs. Program Changes
• Nine Topic Areas

OneCPD Eligible Activities Incentive Fund
Grantee Participation Economic Development Performance Sanctions
Synchronization Performance Incentives Green Building Standards
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Outreach Plan

• HUD will seek input from grantees and
  stakeholders through
• Webinars
• In-person sessions at five Field Offices
• HUD Ideas in Action online forum
• Dedicated email address CDBGTAinput_at_hud.gov

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State Webinar

• Webinar for State CDBG Program Staff
• Tuesday, October 22, 2013
• 330500 p.m. ET
• Register through OneCPD.info.

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In-Person Listening Sessions

• Sessions at HUD Field Offices
• Register through OneCPD.info.

Detroit, MI Wednesday, September 25
Fort Worth, TX Wednesday, October 2
Los Angeles, CA Wednesday, October 9
Atlanta, GA Wednesday, October 16
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Open Discussion

• HUD has identified nine topic areas for feedback
  through the CDBG TA outreach effort. This process
  is meant to solicit input on OneCPD, elicit ideas
  from grantees about TA products HUD should
  provide, and listen to thoughts on structural
  program issues that could be addressed to make
  the CDBG program more effective and accountable.
• Four Topics Today
• All Nine During Other Outreach Activities

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Open Discussion

• Todays Topics
• OneCPD and TA
• Grantee Participation
• Economic Development
• Performance and Compliance Sanctions

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Open Discussion

• OneCPD and TA
• Comments on direct TA.
• Experience with the OneCPD Resource Exchange
  (www.OneCPD.info).
• Ideas for improving OneCPD.

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Open Discussion

• Grantee Participation
• Establishing a minimum grant size (FY 2014 Budget
  Justification).
• Removing grandfathered communities (FY 2014
  Budget Justification).
• Requiring a minimum per-capita income need.

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Open Discussion

• Grantee Participation
• If participation thresholds change, small
  entitlement communities may lose their grant.
• How will State programs react to absorbing these
  small communities?
• What role can States play in creating regional
  combinations?

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Open Discussion

• Economic Development
• What challenges have you encountered related to
  program rules and regulations for economic
  development?
• Have you sought TA related to economic
  development activities?

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Open Discussion

• Economic Development
• Examples of how to increase accountability and
  effectiveness to enable greater use of CDBG funds
  for economic development
• Make underwriting mandatory.
• Revise the provisions related to Neighborhood
  Revitalization Strategy Areas.
• Develop a new national objective or expand the
  slum/blight or urgent need objectives to better
  fit economic development.
• Allow prorated benefit calculations for CDBG/108
  (similar to HOME).
• Clarify rules related to counting jobs.

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Open Discussion

• Performance and Compliance Sanctions
• The law is missing a mechanism for sanctioning
  States that are poor performers.
• What should HUDs performance and compliance
  sanction mechanism for States look like?

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Open Discussion

• Performance and Compliance Sanctions
• Lessons from States Government-to-Government
  Corrective Processes and Actions

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Open Discussion
OneCPD Eligible Activities Incentive Fund
Grantee Participation Economic Development Performance Sanctions
Synchronization Performance Incentives Green Building Standards
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Conclusion

• Schedule and Registration at OneCPD.info
• HUD Ideas in Action online forum
• Dedicated email address CDBGTAinput_at_hud.gov

Detroit, MI (in person) Wednesday, September 25
Fort Worth, TX (in person) Wednesday, October 2
Los Angeles, CA (in person) Wednesday, October 9
Atlanta, GA (in person) Wednesday, October 16
State Webinar Tuesday, October 22