The California Department of Housing and Community Development
(HCD) announced that amendment language will be added to the
2015-2020 Consolidated Plan (Con Plan) to adjust the State’s
allocation approach to the Community Development Block Grant
Coronavirus grant program (CDBG-CV).
In California’s original Con Plan amendment, the State did not
elect to carry out any activities directly but has subsequently
determined that direct coordination and support to units of local
government has been critical to effectively carry out CDBG-CV
funded activities. The State has provided necessary activity
delivery services to units of general local governments and
tribal subrecipients that did not have sufficient capacity to
carry out their CDBG-CV programs on their own. Consequently, this
amendment is to authorize the State to designate previously
unallocated and recaptured CDBG-CV funds for the State to assist
in directly carrying out CDBG-CV activities. This action will be
retroactive for costs incurred beginning on July 15, 2021. The
State will not expend more than 3% of its total CDBG-CV
allocation to directly carry out activities, and this amendment
will not reduce or adjust any current activity budget for any
CDBG-CV activity.
Now Accepting Public Comment
The Draft 2015-2020 Con Plan Amendment is available for comment
from all interested parties from July 17, 2023, through
August 1, 2023.
Please submit your written comments to:
ConsolidatedPlan@hcd.ca.gov.
