PUBLIC NOTICE
CORONAVIRUS AID, RELIEF, AND ECONOMIC SECURITY ACT (CARES ACT)
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) PROGRAM AND
EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANTS (ESG) PROGRAM AND
Through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) passed by the United States Congress on March 27, 2020 as Public Law 116-136, the City was awarded $4,872,982.00 in CDBG Funds, $2,429,569.00 in ESG Funds, and $95,143.00 in Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Funds to be used to prevent, prepare for, and respond to Coronavirus, or to mitigate the impacts created by coronavirus. Subsequently, the City has also been awarded an additional ESG CARES Act allotment of $22,270,813 and two additional CDBG CARES Act allotments of $3,089,159 and $6,445, 350, respectively.
Pursuant to the City and County of Honolulu’s (City) Citizen Participation Plan, and in accordance with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requirements regarding the City’s Consolidated Plan, the City hereby provides a list of CDBG projects for inclusion in the Fiscal Year 2020 (Twenty-Fifth (25th) Year Action Plan).
As previously advertised, the City will be posting updates to the City’s allocation of ESG CARES Act funds at http://www.honolulu.gov/dcs.
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program
REDUCTION OF AWARD OF $2,607,380.30
IHS, The Institute for Human Services; Homeless Triage and Comfort Station
Project Description: Reduction of grant funds for the rehabilitation of buildings and improvements, such as the acquisition and quick rehabilitation of a three-story building located at 65 North Beretania Street in Honolulu to provide a Homeless Triage and CARES Station (HTCS) for COVID-19 response. CDBG funds will be used to provide public facilities and improvement, eligible under 24 CFR §570.201(c) Public Facilities and Improvements and will meet the CDBG national objective described in 24 CFR §570.208(a)(2)(i)(A).
Funding Source: CDBG CV
Proposed Amount: $0
Location: 546 Ka’aahi Street, Honolulu, Hawai’i 96817
NEW AWARD OF $750,000.00
Department of Community Services – Outreach and Re-Employment Program due to COVID
Project Description: Provision of grant funds to provide employment, child care, health care, drug abuse services, education, fair housing counseling, energy conservation, and welfare services, eligible under 24 CFR §570.201(e), and will meet the CDBG national objective described in 24 CFR §570.208(a)(2).
Funding Source: CDBG CV
Proposed Amount: $750,000.00
Location: 1505 Dillingham Boulevard, Room 216, Honolulu, Hawai’i
96817
NEW AWARD OF $1,000,000.00
Department of Community Services – Eviction Prevention
Project Description: Provision of grant funds to provide assistance to homeowners and renters, including rental asssistance, eligible under 24 CFR §570.201(e) and 24 CFR §570.207(b)(4), and will meet the CDBG national objective described in 24 CFR §570.208(a)(2)(i).
Funding Source: CDBG CV
Proposed Amount: $1,000,000.00
Location: Citywide
NEW AWARD OF $857,380.30
Department of Community Services – Meals Program for Qualified Seniors
Project Description: Provision of grant funds to provide assistance to businesses to provide a new service or a quantifiable increase in the level of an existing service, such as the delivery of meals on wheels to quarantined individuals or individuals that need to maintain social distancing due to medical vulnerabilities, eligible under 24 CFR §570.201(e), and will meet the CDBG national objective described in 24 CFR §570.208(a).
Funding Source: CDBG CV
Proposed Amount: $857,380.30
Location: Citywide
NEW AWARD OF $3,089,159.00
Department of Community Services – Property acquisition to expand
workforce development support for households impacted by COVID
Project Description: Provision of grant funds to be used for the acquisition of real property for a public purpose to provide public services, and operated so as to be open for use by the general public during all normal hours of operation, eligible under 24 CFR §570.201(a), and will meet the CDBG national objective described in 24 CFR §570.208(a).
Funding Source: CDBG CV
Proposed Amount: $3,089,159.00
Location: City and County of Honolulu
NEW AWARD OF $6,445,350.00
Department of Community Services – Property acquisition to expand
workforce development support for households impacted by COVID
Project Description: Provision of grant funds to be used for the acquisition of real property for a public purpose to provide public services, and operated so as to be open for use by the general public during all normal hours of operation, eligible under 24 CFR §570.201(a), and will meet the CDBG national objective described in 24 CFR §570.208(a).
Funding Source: CDBG CV
Proposed Amount: $6,445,350.00
Location: City and County of Honolulu
Alternate CDBG Projects
ALTERNATE AWARD OF $1,000,000.00 (Pending availability of funds)
Department of Community Services – Eviction Prevention
Project Description: Provision of grant funds to provide assistance to homeowners and renters, including rental asssistance, eligible under 24 CFR §570.201(e) and 24 CFR §570.207(b)(4), and will meet the CDBG national objective described in 24 CFR §570.208(a)(2)(i).
Funding Source: CDBG CV
Proposed Amount: $1,000,000.00 (Pending availability of funds)
Location: Citywide
ALTERNATE AWARD OF $1,000,000.00 (Pending availability of funds)
Department of Community Services – Team WorkHawaii (ALTERNATE)
Project Description: Provision of grant funds for street outreach and homelessness prevention program for persons experiencing homelessness or at-risk of becoming homeless, specifically targeting the unemployed or early-released detainees. CDBG funds will be used to provide health care, drug abuse services, education, fair housing counseling, and welfare services, eligible under 24 CFR §570.201(e), and will meet the CDBG national objective described in 24 CFR §570.208(a)(2)(i)(A).
Funding Source: CDBG CV
Proposed Amount: $1,000,000.00 (Pending availability of funds)
Location: 1505 Dillingham Boulevard, Suite 216, Honolulu, Hawai’i
96817
ALTERNATE AWARD OF $1,000,000.00 (Pending availability of funds)
Department of Community Services – Outreach and Re-Employment
Program due to COVID (ALTERNATE)
Project Description: Provision of grant funds to provide employment, child care, health care, drug abuse services, education, fair housing counseling, energy conservation, and welfare services, eligible under 24 CFR §570.201(e), and will meet the CDBG national objective described in 24 CFR §570.208(a)(2).
Funding Source: CDBG CV
Proposed Amount: $1,000,000.00 (Pending availability of funds)
Location: 1505 Dillingham Boulevard, Room 216, Honolulu, Hawai’i
96817
ALTERNATE AWARD OF $1,000,000.00 (Pending availability of funds)
Department of Community Services – Meals Program for Qualified Seniors
(ALTERNATE)
Project Description: Provision of grant funds to provide assistance to businesses to provide a new service or a quantifiable increase in the level of an existing service, such as the delivery of meals on wheels to quarantined individuals or individuals that need to maintain social distancing due to medical vulnerabilities, eligible under 24 CFR §570.201(e), and will meet the CDBG national objective described in 24 CFR §570.208(a).
Funding Source: CDBG CV
Proposed Amount: $1,000,000.00 (Pending availability of funds)
Location: Citywide
ALTERNATE AWARD OF $500,000.00 (Pending availability of funds)
Department of Community Services – Community Based Development
Division Program Administration (ALTERNATE)
Project Description: Grant funds for administration of City HUD-funded CARES Act programs.
Funding Source: CDBG CV
Proposed Amount: $500,000.00 (Pending availability of funds)
Location: 925 Dillingham Boulevard, Suite 200, Honolulu, Hawai’i
96817
Interested parties may submit written comments by November 13, 2020, to the City & County of Honolulu, Department of Community Services, Community Based Development Division, 925 Dillingham Boulevard, Suite 200, Honolulu, Hawai’i 96817 or by email to dcscbdd@honolulu.gov.
Pamela A. Witty-Oakland, Director
Department of Community Services
By order of KIRK CALDWELL, MAYOR
City and County of Honolulu
(SA1302239 11/8/20)
