COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM - DISASTER RECOVERY
PUBLIC NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
TO ALL INTERESTED RESIDENTS, GROUPS, COMMUNITY BOARDS, AND AGENCIES:
On Friday, August 26, 2022, the City of New York will release its plan for $187,973,000 in Federal disaster aid to help with the recovery from Hurricane Ida. The Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Action Plan details how the City will spend the funds provided through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
The Ida Action Plan discusses needs and allocations related to housing, economic recovery, infrastructure, mitigation, and planning that will help protect the City from future storms and other climate change effects. In accordance with HUD requirements, at least 70 percent of the CDBG-DR funds must benefit low- and moderate-income persons, and at least 80 percent of funds must benefit the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island.
To access the plan beginning August 26, 2022, please visit: https://www1.nyc.gov/site/cdbgdr/index.page. Executive Summaries will be available in English, Spanish, Chinese, Russian, Bengali, Haitian, Korean, Arabic, Urdu, French, and Polish. The online materials will also be accessible for the visually impaired. Paper copies of the Action Plan, including in large print format (18pt. font size), will be provided upon request.
The comment period on the Ida Action Plan will begin on August 27, 2022. Comments must be received no later than Monday, September 26, 2022 at 11:59 P.M. (EST). Written comments may be submitted to CDBGComments@omb.nyc.gov or to the Mayor’s Office of Management and Budget, Attention: Julie Freeman, Director of Community Development, 255 Greenwich Street, 8th Floor, New York, New York 10007.
Additionally, the City has scheduled a virtual public hearing on Wednesday, September 14, 2022 at 7:00pm to solicit further public comment. Please see the end of this notice for a link to join the public hearing. If you plan to attend and need translation services, please submit a request to CDBGComments@omb.nyc.gov no later than September 9, 2022 at 11:59 P.M. (EST).
At the end of the comment period, all comments shall be reviewed, and City responses will be incorporated into the Action Plan. The final Ida Action Plan, containing a summary of the comments and the City's responses, will be submitted to HUD and posted on the City's CDBG-DR website.
City of New York: Eric Adams, Mayor
Jacques Jiha, Ph.D., Director, Mayor’s Office of Management and Budget
Date: August 19, 2022
Topic: CDBG Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Hurricane Ida
Time: Sep 14, 2022 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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