The City is proposing substantial amendments to prior year and the current year plans that would reallocate funding from projects not fully utilizing the funds toward a rental rehab fund. A public participation process in Spring 2024 identified the immediate need for rehab to income-qualified affordable rental units. Council has indicated their support for this activity if funds became available. In reviewing each of the currently funded strategies, City staff identified a number of projects that are potentially oversubscribed and would most likely not spend their full allocation down before the start of the next Fiscal Year, when additional funds become available. To that end, the City is proposing these amendments to better align the allocations with anticipated spending, and to free up other funds to be put toward the rental rehab fund now.

For information only. Since the last CDAC meeting, HUD announced its FY25 allocations. Springfield's FY25 CDBG Annual Action Plan has since been updated with those new amounts, following direction from the Council.

Relief Nursery has submitted a request to the City, requesting CDBG funds toward the new construction of an addition to their existing building. They have submitted a proposal in line with the CDBG application. For evaluation of the proposal, please review Sections II. and Section IV. of the CDBG application form. An evaluation worksheet is provided.

HUD announced Springfield's FY2023 allocation of $554,506. The draft FY2023 CDBG Action Plan has been updated accordingly.

The draft One Year Action Plan, and submitted public comments, can be viewed as part of the March 9, 2022 CDAC meeting items. Click on "Location Map" to the right to be taken to that item.

The City of Springfield’s proposal for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) One Year Action Plan is available for review. The City receives CDBG funds annually from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to address the affordable housing and community development needs of low- and moderate-income households in our community. For FY2023, Springfield is estimated to have $1,232,122 in CDBG funds available to allocate. A 30-day public comment period on the proposed allocation of funds is currently open and will close on March 22, 2022. Springfield’s Community Development Advisory Committee (CDAC) will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, March 9, 2022 to receive written and oral testimony on the City’s proposed FY2023 CDBG action plan. Springfield’s proposal for the FY2023 CDBG action plan includes the allocation of funds to rehabilitate existing housing stock affordable to low-income persons; support the Lane County Human Services Commission to address the needs of homeless persons and special needs populations; and administer the grant to meet federal requirements. The City continues to propose using prior year funds to increase the supply of affordable housing. The City also proposes to identify additional projects to fund with CDBG dollars through a Request for Proposals (RFP) which closes on March 15.