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 a project 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 Allocation Revisions
REDUCTION IN AWARD OF $65,617.87
DCS Eviction Prevention – CDBG Public Service/Increased Capacity
Project Description: Provision of grant funds for an eviction/homeless prevention program for households impacted by the coronavirus, which includes financial assistance, including rental assistance and utility assistance for up to six (6) months.
CDBG funds will be used to stand up a homeless prevention program for providers that:
Provided homeless prevention services, both rental and support services, to households earning 50% or less than the area median income and households that meet the definition of “at risk of homelessness” in 24 CFR § 576.2 except with regard to meeting the condition to 24 CFR § 576.2(1)(iii).
Provided services after March 27, 2020, and
Previously applied for homeless prevention, eviction prevention, or rental assistance funding from the City in the last 3 years, or was recently awarded a homeless prevention contract from the City
The public service qualifies as an eligible activity under 24 CFR § 570.201(e), and in accordance with Docket No. FR6218-N-01, published in Federal Register No. 85, No.162, dated August 20, 2020, Section III.B.5(f)(i)(page 51467), emergency payments may be made for up to six consecutive months for housing and utilities, among other items. The project meets the national objective of serving low- and moderate-income persons through having income eligibility requirements, pursuant to 24 CFR § 570.208(a)(2)(i)(B).
Funding Source: CDBG CVI, CVII, & CVIII
Proposed Amount: $159,377.95 (previously $224,995.82)
Location: Citywide
INCREASE IN AWARD OF $65,617.87
DCS, TEAM WorkHawaii – Outreach Program for Unemployed, Early Release Detainees, and current residents of Hale Mauliola
Project Description: DCS will operate the Team WorkHawaii program which includes the provision of grant funds for case management services and emergency payments on behalf of individual or families for up to six consecutive months who are low- to moderate-income (LMI) persons experiencing homelessness or at-risk of becoming homeless, specifically targeting the unemployed or early-released detainees, who were either released early because of COVID, or having difficulty finding employment because of COVID. Additionally, three months of rental assistance and security deposit will be provided for current residents of Hale Mauliola. Team WorkHawaii will also provide homeless prevention services including four months of rental arrears and one month of future rent, for approximately 41 households. Pursuant to Docket No. FR-6218-N-01) published In the Federal Register Vol. 85, No 162, dated August 20, 2020, Section III.B.5.(f)(i) (page 51467), CDBG CV funds may be used to provide emergency payments for individuals or families impacted by coronavirus for items such as food, clothing, housing (emergency rental assistance or mortgage assistance) or utilities for up to six consecutive months. Emergency payments will be made to the provider of such items or services on behalf of an individual or family, and not directly to an individual or family in the form of income. Services provided by DCS employees will include case management and homeless prevention services, navigation into emergency or transitional shelter, special needs group home, health care facility or permanent supportive housing as fits each LMI client on a case by case basis. In addition, services will include networking with businesses and employers to identify organizational vacancies and encourage placement of the LMI clients that have been adversely impacted by COVID-19. CDBG funds will be used to manage a direct public services program that provides; LMI client referrals for health care services, drug abuse services, education, training, 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)(B), as an activity that require information on family size and income so that it evident that at least 51 percent of the clientele are persons whose family income does not exceed the low and moderate income limit.
Funding Source: CDBG CV
Proposed Amount: $2,932,352.26 (previously $2,866,734.39)
Location: 85-670 Farrington Highway Rm. 6, Wai’anae, Hawai’i 96792
Interested parties may submit written comments by April 30th, 2026, to: the City and County of Honolulu, Department of Community Services, Community Based Development Division, 222 N. School Street, Honolulu, Hawai’i 96817 or by email to dcscbdd2@honolulu.gov.
By order of RICK BLANGIARDI, MAYOR
City and County of Honolulu
Anton C. Krucky, Director
Department of Community Services
(SA1523898 3/31/26)
