Frequently Asked Questions
How does the City provide grants to help the community?
The City of Antioch provides grants to non-profit and governmental agencies to provide social service programs, infrastructure improvements and economic development programs through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program. In fiscal year (FY) 2011-12, the City’s CDBG allocation from HUD was $653,350.
In addition, the City provides funds to non-profit and governmental agencies to create and/or rehabilitate housing through the Antioch Development Agency (ADA) Housing Set-Aside Program. In FY 2011-12, the City allocated approximately $750,000 in ADA funding for housing programs and activities.
Detail of all allocations and projects funded with both CDBG and ADA funds can be found in the 2011-12 Action Plan under “Reports” at the bottom of this page.
Additional information about all of the City’s Housing Programs, including the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) can be found at the following location on the City’s website:
http://ci.antioch.ca.us/CitySvcs/Neighborhood-Stabilization-Program.htm
Where can I find funding priorities and funded agencies and projects?
In order to receive annual allocations, jurisdictions must prepare and submit to HUD a variety of reports, all of which are advertised and available for public review. Following is a summary to help you locate the information you may be seeking:
Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice (AI) – This document includes an analysis of local factors that may impact fair housing choice, identification of specific impediments to fair housing choice, and a plan to address those impediments. The AI is one of several ways in which Consortium member are fulfilling their obligation to affirmatively further fair housing, and assure equal access to services and programs it provides or assists.
5-Year Consolidated Plan for 2010-15 – The Consolidated Plan is a detailed planning document that provides a needs assessment, describes the City’s non-housing community development needs, its housing needs and market conditions, sets out a five-year strategy identifying priorities and available resources and establishes a One-Year Action Plan that outlines intended uses of the resources. Extensive public outreach is conducted and input received in order to determine funding priorities for the five-year period. To view Antioch’s priorities for funding projects, please see Appendix 6 - Priority Needs Tables.
Annual Action Plans – Action Plans are subsidiary documents to the five-year Consolidated Plan and provide a summary of the federal CDBG and local funding available to fund actions, activities, and programs to address the priority needs and specific objectives identified in the Consolidated Plan. Action Plans for this current Consolidated Plan period are for fiscal years (FY) 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14, and 2014-15. The Action Plan tells the public what activities have been chosen that year to address the needs (as identified in the ConPlan) of Antioch’s lower income residents and areas.
Annual Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Reports (CAPER) – The CAPER details the accomplishments of actions that were proposed in the Action Plan, including the number of people who received services. |
How can CDBG funding be used?
The primary purpose of the CDBG program is to develop viable urban communities by providing decent housing and a suitable living environment and expanding economic opportunities principally for persons of lower income. CDBG funds cannot be given to individuals directly. The City utilizes the CDBG program to improve the quality of life and physical conditions in its lower income areas, and to benefit lower income residents throughout Antioch by funding nonprofit and public agencies to provide services and improvements.
How are funds allocated?
Federal funds are allocated annually to entitlement communities through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to carry out a wide range of community development activities that benefit lower income persons and households. In Contra Costa County, all HUD-funded activities are coordinated through the Contra Costa County CDBG/HOME Consortium (Consortium), which includes the cities of Antioch, Concord, Pittsburg, Richmond, Walnut Creek, and the Urban County. Consortium members jointly prepared the five year FY 2010-15 Consolidated Plan, Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice, and also coordinate and collaborate in the CDBG application process and monitoring practices.
The Consortium operates on a two-year funding cycle. The present cycle is for FY 2010-11 and 2011-12. Every other year in October, the Consortium issues a call for proposals for programs, projects and activities that will help meet priority needs as listed in the current Consolidated Plan. Applications for funding in FY 2012-14 will be available in early October, and due in early December, 2011. A complete schedule will be posted at the top of this page when it becomes available. For more information about applying for CDBG funds visit www.ccreach.org or call the City of Antioch's CDBG coordinator at (925) 779-7037 or the Housing Coordinator at (925) 779-7013.
In Antioch, all applications are reviewed by a subcommittee of the Antioch City Council, and projects are approved for funding at a public hearing usually held in early May.
Who can I contact for help?
CDBG: Teri House @ 925-779-7037
Email: thouse@ci.antioch.ca.us; Fax (925) 779-7003
Housing: Janet Kennedy @ (925) 779-7013
Email: jkennedy@ci.antioch.ca.us; Fax (925) 779-7003
City Offices: Third and "H" Streets, P.O. Box 5007 Antioch, CA 94531-5007
Reports
Consolidated Plan FY10-15
Action Plan FY11-12 CAPER FY11-12 (due 9/30/12)
Action Plan FY10-11 CAPER FY10-11
Consolidated Plan FY05-09
Action Plan FY09-10 CAPER FY09-10
Action Plan FY08-09 CAPER FY08-09
Action Plan FY07-08 CAPER FY07-08
Action Plan FY06-07 CAPER FY06-07
Action Plan FY05-06 CAPER FY05-06
Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice 2010-11
Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice 2010-15
Citizen Participation Plan Revised 2011 (note: Covers the FY 2010-15 Consolidated Plan cycle, and also includes Language Assistance Plan and Residential Anti-Displacement and Relocation Assistance Plan)
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