Council of State Community Development Agencies (COSCDA)

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Council of State Community Development Agencies
(COSCDA)

• State of Rhode Island
• Office of Housing Community Development
• Public Services under CDBG Program

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COSCDA

• Section 105(a)(8)
• (a) Activities assisted under this title may
  include only
• (8) provision of public services, including but
  not limited to those
• concerned with employment, crime prevention,
  child care, health,
• drug abuse, education, energy conservation,
  welfare or recreation
• needs, if such services have not been provided by
  the unit of general
• local government (through funds raised by such
  unit, or received by
• such unit from the State in which it is located)
  during any part of the
• twelve-month period immediately preceding the
  date of submission of
• the statement with respect to which funds are to
  be made available
• under this title, and which are to be used for
  such services, unless the
• Secretary finds that the discontinuation of such
  services was the
• result of events not within the control of the
  unit of general local
• government, except that not more than 15 per
  centum of the amount
• of any assistance to a unit of general local
  government (or in the case
• of non-entitled communities not more than 15 per
  centum statewide)
• under this title including program income may be
  used for activities
• under this paragraph unless such unit of general
  local government
• used more than 15 percent of the assistance
  received under this title

• Housing and Community Development Act 105(a)(8)
• Employment
• Crime prevention
• Child care
• Health
• Drug Abuse
• Education
• Among others.

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COSCDA

• Entitlement Regulation - 24 CFR Part 570.201(e)
  Public services. Provision of public services
  (including labor, supplies, and materials)
  including but not limited to those concerned with
  employment, crime prevention, child care, health,
  drug abuse, education, fair housing counseling,
  energy conservation, welfare (but excluding the
  provision of income payments identified under
  570.207(b)(4)
• Limited State support of services
• 7 above 10
• 8 above 1 million
• RI approx. 350,000 annually (15 greater)

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COSCDA

• Service ActivitiesRegulatory Considerations
• Maintenance of Effort
• New Service
• Quantifiable Increase
• private/federal replacement or continued
  allowed
• Service Cap
• 15 (annual allocation plus PI)
• State cap, not individual municipality
• CRSA, 105(a15) exclusion
• Income subsidy
• Emergency assistance exception (3 months, 3rd
  party)
• Advantage - Timely Expenditure

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COSCDA

• Service ActivitiesPolicy Considerations
• Continued Support
• Sustainability a requirement to funding
• Declining commitments to activity
• Prohibition against application in consecutive
  years
• Certain types of activities
• Only fund new or increased activities

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COSCDA

• Rhode Island Policy
• Service activities are low priority, but decided
  to define economic development broadly.
• Increase score and likelihood of funding if
• Directly relate to high priority activity
• Housing, Economic Devt, Neighborhood
  Revitalization
• Supported by multiple-communities (regional)
• Sustainability/Planned Phase-out
• Fund as incentive for high-performers

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COSCDA, Example

• Mosaico CDC Job Training
• EDC Identified Industry (Boat Building)
• Job Training for LMI residents of specific target
  neighborhood
• Meets Economic Development Neighborhood
  Revitalization Priorities

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COSCDA, Example

• London Bridge Child Care
• Housing Authority Operated (Housing)
• Daycare Services to residents engaged in job
  training, employment or education. (Economic
  Development)
• Fills gap
• Participants also donate time

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COSCDA, Example

• Westerly Area Rest Meals
• Homeless Shelter in neighborhood revitalization
  area
• Job Training
• Food Service
• Customer Service
• Nursing
• Peformance Measures Impact
• Increased discharged to Permanent Housing
• Increased income
• Resulted in SHP Expansion Effort

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COSCDA

• Other services supported
• Domestic violence centers
• Elderly meal programs (age in place)
• After school programs for high-risk youth,
  targeted to LMI areas
• Healthcare services
• Homeless shelter services
• Job training/readiness for disabled adults

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CONTACT

• Michael Tondra
• R.I. Office of Housing and Community Development
• One Capitol Hill, 3rd Floor
• Providence, R.I. 02908-5873
• [phone]
• [phone] Fax
• Michael.Tondra_at_doa.ri.gov