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DATE: May
23, 2006
The
Des Moines City Council
has directed that Notices
of Funding Availability
be made available to public
and private agencies interested
in applying for 2007 CDBG
and ESG funding for projects
that address goals in
the current 5-Year Consolidated
Plan for an Affordable
Housing Strategy.
The
5-Year Strategy covers
program years 2005 to
2009. The 2007 Action
Plan is the third year
of the strategy and covers
the period from January
1, 2007 to December 31,
2007.
Only
projects addressing needs
described by one of the
twelve (12) NOFAs published
will be considered for
funding.
APPLICATION
REVIEW PROCESS
The 2007 Application Schedule
includes important deadlines.
It can be found in the
Application Kit.
Dept.
of Housing Services Staff
Review
Dept. of Housing Services
– Community Investment
Administration staff will
review all applications
submitted and make funding
recommendations to the
City’s Neighborhood
Revitalization Board (NRB).
The staff review will
emphasize agency capacity,
other funds leveraged,
objectives addressed,
past performance, level
of benefit to clients
and whether the project
complements other planning
strategies such as the
City’s Strategic
Plan.
Neighborhood
Revitalization Board Review
The Neighborhood Revitalization
Board (NRB) will review
proposals and hear applicant
presentations on September
12 – 14, 2006. A
presentation schedule
will be sent out to qualified
applicants in late August.
The Board will conduct
their final deliberations
and make funding recommendations
for City Council on Saturday,
September 16, 2006, time
and location to be announced.
The NRB’s recommendations
for funding will be received
by the City Council on
October 9, 2006.
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Susan
Minks, Assistant
Planner
Community
Development Dept.
283-4779
(All
files require Adobe
Acrobat Reader).
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Bob
Schulte, Community
Investment Administrator
Dept.
of Housing Services
237-1384
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Application
Packet:
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