Bob Gehret

Hi Alisha, The property does not have to be in a low-mod area - LMA is not an eligible National Objective for homeless facilities. It would have to be either limited clientele or low-mod housing depen...

Hi Felicia, Rental assistance is not generally eligible with regular CDBG. You can normally only provide up to 3 months rent and utility assistance on an emergency basis. This was recently extended ...

Hi Scott, You would have to figure out who the parking lot would serve. It the park is LMA and it would mostly be neighborhood people using the parking lot you probably could make the case for LMA fo...

Hi Felicia, Rental assistance is not generally eligible with regular CDBG. You can normally only provide up to 3 months rent and utility assistance on an emergency basis. This was recently extended ...

My understanding is that te timeliness requirement remains in place but HUD will not be taking any enforcement actions - see page 63 of the notice linked below

Hi Brad, Wouldn't the solar lighting be permanently attached to the bus shelters? I would think that would be OK but I would run it by your field rep to get their agreement. Adding lighting of any k...

Oops - I meant to say that matrix code 05H does allow LMA. Sorry for any confusion.

Hi Michelle, Did you ever get a response to this question? I am not aware of any specific MBE/WBE requirements for CHDOs apart from those that apply to all HOME projects. Here is a link to the HOME C...

Hi Darcell, Did you ever get a response to this question? The answer depends on what eligible activity and national objective you used to set this up. What IDIS matrix code did you use? Matrix Code O...

Hi Jamey, I am not aware of any specific CDBG regulations or guidance on the use of CDBG funds for emergency repairs. HUD's CDBG Basics guide specifically allows emergency repair programs (see Secti...

Hi Todd, I am not aware of any CDBG regulatory limits on the amount that Habitat (or any other provider) can spend per weatherization project. It would be up to the grantee to establish policies for...

Just wanted to let you know the 2021 Action Plan Notice has been posted along with waivers of citizen participation and pre-award costs

Hi Dan, I do not have a definitive answer to your question. Usually HUD spells out the pre-agreement expenditure requirements in the annual CPD notice on submitting the Action Plan. See for example ...

Hi Tonya, I see that your questions have not yet received a response. You may find some useful documents in NCDA's Document Archive at You may also want to register for the NCDA conference and ask ...

Hi Ken, You are not required to establish a Human Relations Board. Your Citizen Participation Plan is supposed to include the jurisdiction's procedures for handling complaints. See 24 CFR Part 91.10...