PUBLIC NOTICE
CARES ACT AMENDMENT
PROPOSED CONSOLIDATED PLAN AMENDMENT
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG)
HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS (HOME)
EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANT (ESG)
HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS (HOPWA)
HOUSING TRUST FUND (HTF) PROGRAMS
The City and County of Honolulu (City) is proposing to amend its Final Consolidated Plan (July 1, 2015 – June 30, 2020) to receive a new allocation of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG), and Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS (HOPWA) funds from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), referred to hereafter as CDBG-CV, ESG-CV, and HOPWA-CV and make other miscellaneous technical and nonsubstantive amendments. Funding must be used to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the COVID-19 emergency.
A hard copy of the proposed amendment to the City’s Consolidated Plan is available for review at the Department of Budget and Fiscal Services, 530 South King Street, Room 208, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 or on the City’s website at http://www.honolulu.gov/cdbg on the Municipal Reference Center’s (MRC) online catalog at http://www4.honolulu.gov/docushare/dsweb/View/Collection-4705.
To expedite the expenditure of CARES Act funds, HUD has waived the 30-day public comment requirement of 24 CFR 91.105(c)(2) and (k) and reduced the public comment period to five (5) days.
Interested parties may submit written comments by June 8, 2020, to the: City and County of Honolulu, Department of Budget and Fiscal Services, Federal Grants Unit, 925 Dillingham Boulevard, Room 240, Honolulu, Hawaii 96817 or by email to bfscdbgmail@honolulu.gov.
Nelson H. Koyanagi, Jr., Director
Department of Budget and Fiscal Services
By order of KIRK CALDWELL, MAYOR
City and County of Honolulu
(SA1281551 6/3/20)
