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Assess how the jurisdiction’s use of funds, particularly CDBG, addresses the priorities and specific objectives identified in the plan,
giving special attention to the highest priority activities identified.
The overall goal of the City’s Consolidated Plan for Community Development is to serve very low, low- and moderate-income persons.
The utilization and disbursement of CDBG funds considered the overall goals and priorities below:
● Housing preservation and neighborhood revitalization
● Expansion of economic development
● Homeless intervention and special needs population assistance
● Preserve affordable housing units
● Reduce homelessness
● Enhance youth development and senior services
Housing preservation was advanced through the CDBG rehabilitation program known as Residential Repair. During the 2024-2025 program year, the
Open House, Emergency Repair and Single-family Rehabilitation programs were consolidated into a single program known as Residential Repair.
This program improves the aging housing stock of income eligible owner-occupants by providing accessibility improvements, HVAC repair, new
windows, bathroom conversions, roof replacement and other renovations deemed to be health and safety related up to $25,000 per home. The
number of projects completed during PY 2024-2025 fell short of the annual target of 40 with a total of 25 single family homes improved.
Approximately $523,201.14 in CDBG funds were expended during PY 2024-2025 to fund the improvements.
Neighborhood revitalization was also accomplished by the elimination of dilapidated structures deemed unsafe throughout the southeast
community. The annual target was five (5). The actual number of structures demolished was seven (7) and represents nearly $126,128.50 in CDBG
funds used to remove slum and blight.
Economic development for new and existing businesses was available through the continuation of the CDBG funded commercial loan program (called
Newport News Urban Development Action Grant loan) available to small businesses who committed to hiring lower-to-moderate income persons.
The city also offers a microgrant program to small and startup businesses to encourage entrepreneurship and job development in the southeast
community.
Assistance with homeless intervention and special needs housing was accomplished by providing CDBG funds to several nonprofit organizations for
a variety of services such as showering facilities, counseling and operating support. The number of persons expected to be assisted was 2,105Jump to an indexed page (39 of 39)