PUBLIC NOTICE
CORONAVIRUS AID, RELIEF, AND ECONOMIC SECURITY ACT (CARES ACT)
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) PROGRAM
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. Subsequently, the City has also been awarded two additional CDBG CARES Act allotments of $3,089,159.00 and $6,445,350.00, respectively.
Pursuant to the City and County of Honolulu’s (City) Citizen Participation Plan, the proposed amendments to the City’s Twenty-Fifth (25th) Year Action Plan are provided for your information. The City desires to reprogram CARES Act funds to projects that can utilize the funds immediately in order to achieve CARES Act CDBG goals more efficiently and expediently. The proposed revisions to the CARES Act CDBG projects are provided for your information and use.
CARES ACT – CDBG Project Description and Name Revisions
Domestic Violence Action Center – Hale Wahine Domestic Violence Survivor Housing
Project Description: Acquisition of a property to provide housing for low- and moderate-income households that include domestic violence survivors during a time when the coronavirus has exacerbated intimate partner violence and created barriers to accessing safe housing. CDBG funds will be used for the acquisition of real property, an eligible activity under 24 CFR § 570.201(a), that will meet the CDBG national objective of providing low- and moderate-income housing, as described in 24 CFR § 570.208(a)(3).
Funding Source: CDBG CVII & CVIII
Proposed Amount: $1,300,000.00
Location: Address Suppressed for Safety, City and County of Honolulu
Family Promise of Hawai’i – ‘Ohana Navigation Center and Shelter
Project Description: Support the acquisition and rehabilitation of a property to provide non-congregate shelter space and additional support services in response to the coronavirus and to support households at risk of or experiencing homelessness. CDBG funds will be used for the acquisition and rehabilitation of real property to serve as a shelter and navigation center, an eligible activity under 24 CFR § 570.201(c), that will meet the CDBG national objective of serving presumed benefit clientele, specifically homeless persons, as described in 24 CFR § 570.208(a)(2)(i)(A).
Funding Source: CDBG CVII & CVIII
Proposed Amount: $1,228,796.00
Location: 1234 N. King Street, Honolulu, Hawai’i 96817
The Institute for Human Services (IHS) – Non-Congregate Shelter
Project Description: Acquisition and rehabilitation of a property to provide non- congregate shelter for homeless households, including those that have lost the ability to self-preserve and social distance during the coronavirus, mostly due to mental illness, substance abuse, or other medical issues. CDBG funds will be used for the acquisition and rehabilitation of real property to serve as a homeless shelter, an eligible activity under 24 CFR § 570.201(c), that will meet the CDBG national objective of serving presumed benefit clientele, specifically homeless persons, as described in 24 CFR § 570.208(a)(2)(i)(A).
Funding Source: CDBG CVII & CVIII
Proposed Amount: $3,486,395.00
Location: 551 Dillingham Boulevard, Honolulu, Hawai’i 96817
CARES ACT – Alternate CDBG Project Description and Name Revisions
Family Promise of Hawai’i – ‘Ohana Navigation Center and Shelter
Project Description: Support the acquisition and rehabilitation of a property to provide non-congregate shelter space and additional support services in response to the coronavirus and to support households at risk of or experiencing homelessness. CDBG funds will be used for the acquisition and rehabilitation of real property to serve as a shelter and navigation center, an eligible activity under 24 CFR § 570.201(c), that will meet the CDBG national objective of serving presumed benefit clientele, specifically homeless persons, as described in 24 CFR § 570.208(a)(2)(i)(A).
Funding Source: CDBG CV
Proposed Amount: $680,004.00
Location: 1234 N. King Street, Honolulu, Hawai’i 96817
Interested parties may submit written comments by August 15, 2021, 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.
RICK BLANGIARDI, MAYOR
City and County of Honolulu
Sarah Allen, Director
Department of Community Services
(SA1337744 8/10/21)
