Community & Home Improvement

NOTICE OF GRANT APPLICATION MEETING
OAKLAND COUNTY EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANT (ESG) PROGRAM
PROGRAM YEAR 2021

 Program operators of homeless shelters and non-profit agencies that provide services to persons who are homeless or at risk of homelessness in Oakland County are invited to a grant application meeting regarding funding for shelter operations and rapid re-housing and homeless prevention activities for the 2021 ESG program.  The meeting will be held virtually on:

Thursday, August 5, 2021 at 10:00 a.m.
Via Zoom (RSVP required for link)

 Oakland County ESG funds may be used to reimburse non-profit agencies for essential services, operating and organizational support expenses for emergency shelters as well as for providing financial assistance and housing relocation and stabilization services to prevent or end homelessness.

 Applications and supporting materials as well as a link to join the meeting will be distributed electronically to those who register for the meeting. Those interested in applying for funding are strongly encouraged to attend. Registration and questions about the program should be directed to the Neighborhood & Housing Development Division at 248-858-2072 or by emailing Housing Counselor Melissa Felice felicem@oakgov.com.

 

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

OAKLAND COUNTY DRAFT 2021-2025 CONSOLIDATED PLAN

Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG) 

Oakland County Home Consortium Home Investment Partnerships (HOME) Grant

DRAFT 2021 ACTION PLAN FOR CDBG, ESG and HOME

Notice is hereby given that the Citizens Advisory Council will host a virtual public hearing to receive comments on the FINAL Program Year 2021-2025 Consolidated Plan and FINAL Program Year 2021 Annual Action Plan on Thursday, April 8, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. for the purpose of hearing public comments.

All interested citizens are encouraged to attend the hearing by joining the meeting from their computer, tablet or smartphone via Zoom by dialing (312) 626-6799 or using the following link: 

https://zoom.us/j/99792487857?pwd=cDh3QjZvbXQ5R3J1akU5UTJDeDRnZz09

Webinar ID: 997 9248 7857

Passcode: 459819

Comments also will be received in writing or in person until 5:00 p.m. Thursday, April 8, 2021 at:

Neighborhood & Housing Development Division 250 Elizabeth Lake Road, Suite 1900 Pontiac MI 48341-0414 or via email at chi@oakgov.com

NOTICE OF PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD

OAKLAND COUNTY DRAFT 2021-2025 CONSOLIDATED PLAN

Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG) 

Oakland County Home Consortium Home Investment Partnerships (HOME) Grant

DRAFT 2021 ACTION PLAN FOR CDBG, ESG and HOME

This notice invites public comment on the Oakland County  Five Year (2021-2025) Consolidated Plan and first year Action Plan (2021) for the use of federal housing and community development funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).  HUD grants include CDBG and ESG allocated to Oakland County serving as the Urban County on behalf of 53 partner communities and HOME funds allocated to the Oakland County HOME Consortium on behalf of 57 partner communities.

Urban County partners include Oakland County as lead agency and the cities of Auburn Hills, Berkley, Birmingham, Bloomfield Hills, Clarkston, Clawson, Farmington, Ferndale, Hazel Park, Huntington Woods, Keego Harbor, Lathrup Village, Madison Heights, Northville, Novi, Oak Park, Orchard Lake Village, Pleasant Ridge, Pontiac, Rochester, Rochester Hills, South Lyon, Sylvan Lake, Troy, Walled Lake, Wixom; townships of Addison, Bloomfield, Brandon, Commerce, Groveland, Highland, Holly, Independence, Lyon, Milford, Oakland, Orion, Oxford, Rose, Royal Oak, Springfield, West Bloomfield, White Lake; and villages of Beverly Hills, Franklin, Holly, Lake Orion, Leonard, Milford, Ortonville, Oxford and Wolverine Lake.  The Oakland County HOME Consortium members include the Urban County and its partners along with Farmington Hills, Pontiac, Royal Oak, Southfield and Waterford Township.

CBDG, HOME and ESG grants support a variety of programs to assist low-income persons. The Consolidated Plan is a 5-year comprehensive planning document that identifies overall housing and community development needs. It also outlines a strategy that establishes priorities for meeting those needs, identifies resources anticipated to be available, reports on the local housing market, population profile and other information to assist in making informed decisions.

The Consolidated Plan includes the first year (2021) Action Plan. The Action Plan discusses how the County and its partners will implement the Consolidated Plan during the first year and includes a list of programs and projects to be funded with CDBG, HOME and ESG resources.

The DRAFT Consolidated Plan and DRAFT Action Plan will be available for a 30 day public review and comment period from Monday, March 15, 2021 through and including Thursday, April 15, 2021 at

https://www.oakgov.com/advantageoakland/communities/Pages/Publications.aspx

The document will also be available for review at the following locations:

DAVID COULTER OAKLAND COUNTY EXECUTIVE

March 5, 2021

Equal Opportunity Programs/Activities

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

*originally posted in the Oakland Press on February 17, 2021

The Oakland County Neighborhood & Housing Development Division is developing its Program Year 2021-2025 five-year Consolidated Plan and identifying how the county will invest $5 million annually in Community Development block Grant, HOME Investment Partnerships Program and Emergency Solutions Grant funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The Division is seeking input on housing and community development needs and on how the money should be invested. Notice is hereby given that the Neighborhood & Housing Development Citizen Advisory Council will host a virtual public hearing on Thursday, March 4, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. for the purpose of hearing public comments.

All interested citizens are encouraged to attend the hearing by joining the meeting from their computer, tablet or smartphone via Zoom by dialing (312) 626-6799 or using the following link: https://zoom.us/j/92384481731?pwd=RWhwNmUyQnQ1ays5dFNSWGxVdU9DUT09.

Both the call and the web may require passcode: 087059. 

Comments will also be received in writing or in person until 5:00p.m. March 19, 2021 at:

Neighborhood & Housing Development Division 250 Elizabeth Lake Road, Suite #1900 Pontiac MI 48341-0414 or via email at chi@oakgov.com.

The Oakland County Neighborhood Housing & Development Division is receiving $2,033,828 of funding from the Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG-CV) allocation from the Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES). Eligible expenses must be directly related to the preparation, response, and mitigation of the impact of COVID-19 on the homeless, those who are currently receiving homeless assistance and to prevent additional homelessness from occurring.  These funds cannot be used for normal budgetary items.  Detailed records must be kept, and the program will be monitored closely for compliance. 

There are no match requirements. 

Costs associated with COVID-19 beginning March 16, 2020 are eligible. Reimbursement requests must be submitted minimally each quarter. 

You can find the applications for Oakland County's Emergency Solutions Grant-CV (ESG-CV)-Round 2 for Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing, and Shelter Operations including hotel reimbursement in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its effect on Oakland County's homeless response system listed below.

The Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing application is available for download here.

The Shelter Operations application can be found here.

Only applicants that did not receive funding through the Oakland County Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG-CV)-Round 1 need to complete an application. 

Oakland County Neighborhood & Housing Development will not be hosting a workshop on this funding but are open to any questions or concerns.  Please contact Melissa Felice at felicem@oakgov.com and we will respond to the group. 

Applications are due by Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at 4:00 p.m.

OAKLAND COUNTY, MICHIGAN NOTICE OF VIRTUAL PUBLIC HEARING

Program Year (PY) 2016-2020 Consolidated Plan Amendment Program Year (PY) 2019 Annual Action Plan Amendment

On March 27, 2020, The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), Public Law 116-136, was signed by President Trump. The CARES Act makes available supplemental Community Development Block Grant (CDBG-CV) funding for grants to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus (COVID-19). These grants provide flexibilities for CDBG and ESG grantees to expedite the use of grant funds to help address the challenges facing our nation during this historic public health crisis.

The next Oakland County allocation of funds under the CARES Act will be $3,999,312 (CDBG-CV). Oakland County Neighborhood & Housing Development will administer the funds. Prior to receipt of CARES Act funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Office of Community Planning and Development, Oakland County is required to prepare a formal substantial amendment to its PY 2016-2020 Consolidated Plan, PY 2019 Annual Action Plan to include CDBG-CV.

A virtual public hearing will be hosted by the Oakland County Neighborhood & Housing Development on Thursday, February 18, 2021 at 9:30 a.m. to obtain public comments concerning the required amendments.

Proposed Amendment to the PY 2019 Annual Action Plan for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG-CV) Activities and Use of CDBG-CV Funds

Activities                                                                                                     Allocation

Public Services (Emergency Rent/Mortgage/Utility/Food Relief)        $3,999,997

In accordance with U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) guidelines, the proposed PY 2016-2020 Consolidated Plan amendment, PY 2019 Annual Action Plan amendment must be published for public comment no less than 5 calendar days before it is submitted to HUD. The 5-day comment period will remain in effect until Wednesday, February 24 at 5:00 p.m.

Beginning on Monday, February 8, 2021 the proposed draft PY 2016-2020 Consolidated Plan amendment, PY 2019 Annual Action Plan amendment will be available here in this Public Notice.

Hard copies will be available for pickup at Oakland County Neighborhood & Housing Development Division, 250 Elizabeth Lake Road Suite 1900, Pontiac, MI 48341 by calling OCCHI at (248) 858-0493, Monday- Friday between 8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. All interested persons may provide written comments prior to the public hearing to the Oakland County Neighborhood & Housing Development Division, 250 Elizabeth Lake Road, Pontiac MI 48341-0414 or by email at chi@oakgov.com prior to 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday June 3, 2020.

PLEASE NOTE: Pursuant to Gatherings and Facemask Order issued January 22, 2021, issued by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, participation in the public hearing will be made available via teleconference out of precaution and to limit the potential exposure of the public and staff to the COVID-19 virus. 

Members of the public are welcome to join the meeting and participate in the public hearing by joining the meeting from their computer, tablet or smartphone via Zoom here or at the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87366510917?pwd=MjFSdTVFNmdBVFBsOTR1enNNZmxPdz09.

They can also dial in using their phone via United States: +1 (312) 626-6799 Meeting ID: 873 6651 0917 Passcode: 646792

If you require special accommodations because of a disability, please contact Oakland County Neighborhood & Housing Development at (248) 858-0493 or TDD Hearing Impaired (248) 858-5511 at least three (3) business days in advance of the meeting.

Published 02/08/21: Oakland Press

NOTICE OF INTENT TO REQUEST RELEASE OF FUNDS & NOTICE OF FINDING
OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT 

• Public facility, neighborhood and housing improvements and public services benefiting low income persons; 
• Housing rehabilitation available to income qualified homeowners of single-family owner-occupied units and owner occupants of attached single family rental (2-4 units); 
• Acquisition, rehabilitation or new construction of affordable housing for qualified homebuyers; 
• Acquisition, rehabilitation or new construction of affordable housing for qualified renters (1-4 units); 
• Operating expenses of Community Housing Development Organizations (CHDOs) when carrying out HOME funded rental projects; 
• Fund qualified agency to perform data collection/evaluation through HMIS; 
• Fund qualified agency to provide rental assistance and housing relocation and stabilization services for eligible homeless and or at risk for homelessness clients; and 
• Fund qualified shelters for eligible essential services for homeless clients, shelter operations and organizational support. 

Amounts to be environmentally released are: 

DAVID COULTER OAKLAND COUNTY EXECUTIVE
November 30, 2020
Equal Opportunity Programs/Activities

OAKLAND COUNTY, MICHIGAN PUBLIC NOTICE
 Program Year (PY) 2019 Annual Action Plan Substantial Amendment
 for 
CARES Act Emergency Solutions Grant Funds – 2nd Allocation
 September 21, 2020

On June 9, 2020, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded Oakland County a second allocation of Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG-CV2) funds in the amount of $2,033,828, as authorized by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), Public Law 116-136.  These special ESG-CV2 funds will be used to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus among individuals and families who are homeless or receiving homeless assistance; and to support additional homeless assistance and homelessness prevention activities to mitigate the impacts of COVID-19.   

Receiving ESG-CV2 funds requires Oakland County to prepare a substantial amendment to its PY 2019 Annual Action Plan to include the use of ESG-CV2 funds.
 

ESG-CV2 Activities and Use of ESG-CV2 Funds

                    Activities                                                                                   Allocation             
                    Administration                                                                             $75,000
                    Homeless Management Information System (HMIS)            $50,000
                    Shelter Operations - Hotel Rooms                                            $600,000
                    Shelter Operations-COVID Expenses                                        $350,000
                    Homeless Prevention/Rapid Rehousing Activities                  $958,828
                    Total                                                                                              $2,033,828

Administration: Staffing to plan, prepare documentation and contracts, reimburse and monitor vendors, complete reports and administer programs.

HMIS: Train staff and implement the federally mandated Homeless Management Information System to transmit ESG-CV2 data to the federal level.

Shelter Operations: Provide temporary non-congregate shelter options including hotel rooms, food, case management and related support services.

Fund COVID-19 shelter related staff hazard-pay and additional staffing, cleaning supplies, personal protection equipment and client transportation costs to and from medical care.

Homeless Prevention and Rapid Rehousing Activities: Fund delinquent rents to prevent evictions and homelessness and quickly rehouse people residing in temporary shelters.  Costs include short and medium-term rent, security deposits, application fees, utility deposits, case management and direct program operations costs.

DAVID COULTER OAKLAND COUNTY EXECUTIVE
Equal Opportunity Programs/Activities