Kelsey Thompson-White

Davis Bacon does not apply for rehab of less than 8 units!

This came up a lot during COVID. From what I understand (and I know that a lot of HUD reps give different guidance unfortunately), the payments from the subrecipient should really be consecutive (or o...

Our City and County personally perform the Environmental Reviews for the CoC. The wait time for the State to do it would be crazy. I believe our County office has a financial agreement with the CoC to...

Does anyone have a completed Environmental Assessment for a sidewalk project they would be willing to share? I am in the process, and would love something to compare to. kthompson@mariettaga.gov Th...

In regards to the healthcare, we only allow them to allocate any fringe benefits based on the percentage of their total time being billed to CDBG. I would not allow anything else. In my personal opini...

Is everyone still submitting the HUD 2516 annually for MBE contracting? I cannot find an updated HUD form (everything i see has an expiration of 2013). I also have not gotten a response from my HUD re...

When is your program year start date? I can share something I recently created- please share your email.

What is the best way to amend an open contract? We need to add $80,000 to an open project because of increased costs during construction. How should we do it?

They have the same "expiration date" as the rest of the funds. You still have to make sure you are meeting the "program year obligation test" and "origin year obligation test". We typically allocate t...

Is the subrecipient requesting reimbursement for 100% of the utility costs and then the volunteer organization is also paying? If so, this would be double billing and you would probably want to look a...

There is not a statutory requirement. You are welcome to set up your program how you want- there is a lot of flexibility within CDBG. We do not have affordability periods, but we have grants and then ...

Does anyone have have experience with a HOME program (or subrecipient) that uses the resale option but does not have a right of first refusal or a ground lease. We are trying to figure out how a nonp...

Does anyone have clear guidance on asbestos testing/abatement for CDBG Rehab programs. I know there is no formal rule like there is for LBP, but I am unable to find any real clear guidance on how to p...

@city-of-salem Thanks. This is what I've been told as well.

For those who operate totally on a reimbursement basis (you cover all expenses upfront and then draw down to reimburse yourself), do you show a negative balance on your cash on hand report? I always h...