To: Board of Supervisors
From: John Kopchik, Director, Conservation and Development
Report Title: FY 2025/26 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
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RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the submission of the County's FY 2025/26 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the following federal programs: Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnership Act (HOME), Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), and HOME American Rescue Plan (HOME-ARP).
FISCAL IMPACT:
No fiscal impact. This action seeks to approve the year-end performance report for the FY 2025/26 CDBG, HOME, HOME-ARP, and ESG programs administered by the County.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers: CDBG - 14.218; HOME and HOME ARP - 14.239; ESG - 14.231.
BACKGROUND:
Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER)
The Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended, requires all CDBG, HOME, and ESG entitlement jurisdictions to prepare and submit a CAPER (Attachment A) to the U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) by September 30th of each year. The CAPER provides the County and interested stakeholders with an opportunity to evaluate the progress in carrying out priorities and objectives contained in the County's five-year Consolidated Plan and annual Action Plan. HUD uses the CAPER to evaluate whether: (1) the County has carried out projects/programs as described in its 5-Year Consolidated Plan and annual Action Plan; (2) the CDBG, HOME, and ESG assisted activities are eligible and meet a national objective, and if expenditures meet certain statutory requirements; and (3) the County has demonstrated a continuing capacity to carry out its HUD funded programs.
The basic elements of the CAPER ...
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