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City of Tampa Consolidated Plan. 2007-2012 Federal Programs. Summary. Consolidated Plan - the City’s five-year Strategic Plan that governs the use of federal housing and community development funds for FY2008-2012. Summary.
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City of TampaConsolidated Plan 2007-2012 Federal Programs
Summary • Consolidated Plan - the City’s five-year Strategic Plan that governs the use of federal housing and community development funds for FY2008-2012.
Summary • One Year Action Plan – the City’s annual one year plan that describes how federal funds will be spent each year to accomplish the goals stated in the Consolidated Plan.
Tampa’s Identified Needs • Of the total households at <80% AMI, 64% have housing problems. • 58% with housing problems have housing cost that exceed 30% of their income. • Of 149,777 occupied and vacant units, 5180 are considered substandard • 9,498 housing units are considered to be overcrowded
Tampa’s Identified Needs • A gap of 5,433 shelter/housing units exists for homeless individuals and families. • A gap of over 50,000 housing units exists for the elderly, persons with mental illness, developmentally disabled, physically disabled, persons with substance abuse, persons with HIV/AIDS, and public housing residents.
Consolidated Plan • Foundation of the Consolidated Plan • Assessing priority housing and community development needs. • Developing priorities, goals and objectives. • Addressing identified needs. • Allocating available CDBG, HOME, HOPWA, ESG funds to address priority needs.
Consolidated Plan • Consolidated Plan - four main functions: • A planning document for the City of Tampa. • An application for federal funds under HUD’s CDBG, HOME HOPWA and ESG formula grant programs. • A strategy to be followed in carrying out HUD programs. • An action plan that provides a basis for assessing performance.
Action Plan • The City’s One Year Action Plan contains project specific and activity based projected use of federal funds for a specific program year. • Funds that are encompassed in this plan are from • Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) • HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) • American Dream Down payment Initiative (ADDI) • Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG) • Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS (HOPWA)
Programs • Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program • City CDBG funds are used for: • Infrastructure • Historic Preservation • Public Facilities Improvements • Public Service Projects • PY2008, $5,235,079 in CDBG funding has been allocated
Programs • HOME Investment Partnerships Program. • City HOME funds are used for • Down Payment Assistance • Home Owner Rehabilitation • Infill Housing • Multi-Family Housing construction/rehabilitation • The PY2008 HOME available funding total is $2,852,324and has been allocated to various projects
Programs • Homeless Services Programs (Including ESG Program) • The City works in active partnership with the Homeless Coalition of Hillsborough County to address the issues of homelessness. • The Homeless Coalition of Hillsborough County is the lead entity for the Continuum of Care planning and administrative activities. • responsible for implementing the 10-year plan to end homelessness titled Places for People. • The City’s ESG program funds $165,134 to Homeless Coalition member organizations to provide direct services to the homeless.
Programs • Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS (HOPWA) • The City’s HOPWA funds are used for supportive housing activities in the HOPWA eligible MSA of Hernando, Hillsborough, Pasco, and Pinellas counties. • HUD distributes HOPWA funds using a statutory formula that relies on the statistical incidence rates of HIV/AIDS as reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). • Based upon this formula, the City’s PY08 allocation is $3,553,717.