Attachment A - Citizen Participation Plan Amendment

Amended 09.16.21 
CITIZEN PARTICIPATION PLAN 
Attachment A

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Table of Contents 
CITIZEN PARTICIPATION PLAN ........................................................................................................ 2 
ENCOURAGEMENT OF CITIZEN PARTICIPATION ......................................................................... 2 
PUBLIC HEARINGS, NOTICE AND OUTREACH .............................................................................. 3 
DEVELOPMENT OF THE AFH, CONSOLIDATED PLAN OR ANNUAL ACTION PLAN ....................... 4 
AMENDMENTS RELATING TO THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN AND ANNUAL ACTION PLAN ............ 5 
For CDBG: ................................................................................................................................. 6 
For HOME, HOPWA, and ESG: ................................................................................................. 6 
For NSP1, NSP2, NSP3, HOPE VI, and Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-housing: ...... 6 
CITIZEN COMMENT ON CITIZEN PARTICIPATION PLAN AND AMENDMENTS ............................ 7 
PUBLIC HEARING AND COMMENT PERIOD: SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENTS ............................... 7 
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: PERFORMANCE REPORTS (CAPER) ................................................ 8 
ASSESSMENT OF FAIR HOUSING ................................................................................................. 8 
AVAILABLITY TO THE PUBLIC ....................................................................................................... 9 
ACCESS TO RECORDS ................................................................................................................... 9 
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE .............................................................................................................. 9 
COMMENTS AND COMPLIANTS .................................................................................................. 9 
ANTI-DISPLACEMENT PLAN ......................................................................................................... 9 
STATES OF EMERGENCY/DISASTER EVENTS................................................................................ 9 
GLOSSARY OF TERMS ................................................................................................................ 11

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CITIZEN PARTICIPATION PLAN 
 
The Assessment of Fair Housing (AFH), the Consolidated Plan (CP) and Annual Action Plan (AAP) 
are guiding documents for the use of the federal formula U.S. Department of Housing and Urban 
Development (HUD) grants and other HUD resources specified in this document and in 
subsequent performance reports.  The AFH, CP and AAP are dependent on the involvement of 
citizens participation in the development and implementation of the plans and any plan revisions 
required to address the community’s needs. 
The City of Phoenix encourages and promotes the involvement of its citizens in the development 
and implementation of its AFH, CP and AAP.  The City’s various citizens’ commission, residents of 
public and assisted housing, neighborhood-based groups, nonprofit organizations, developers, 
low- and moderate-income residents of targeted revitalization areas, faith-based organizations, 
philanthropic organizations, and others are integral partners in the planning and implementation 
processes.    
ENCOURAGEMENT OF CITIZEN PARTICIPATION 
The City shall provide for and encourage citizen participation in the development of the AFH, CP, 
AAP, performance reports and any substantial amendments to these described documents.   
It is particularly important that low- and moderate-income persons living in areas designated by 
the City as special targeted areas or revitalization areas where CDBG funds are proposed to be 
used, and by residents of predominately low- and moderate-income neighborhoods as defined 
by the City through the CP and AAP be encouraged to participate.  Accommodations will be 
made to remove barriers and encourage participation by all citizens, English and non-English 
speaking. The City shall make reasonable accommodations to make all documents referenced in 
this CPP in format(s) to persons with disabilities, upon request.  The City shall make reasonable 
accommodations to provide language assistance to ensure meaningful access and encourage 
participation by non-English speaking residents of the community. Special efforts will be made to 
reach out to communities protected by Fair Housing Act, specifically minority, immigrant, and 
disability communities. 
The City shall elicit the participation of the residents of public and assisted housing in 
consolidated plan developments and review. This includes any resident advisory boards, resident 
councils, and resident management corporations.  The City shall provide information to the 
Public Housing Authority (PHA) about the CP related activities such as the AFH, Affirmatively 
Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH), so that the PHA can make this information available at the 
annual public hearing(s) required for the PHA Plan.   
The City shall encourage participation of local and regional institutions, Continuums of Care, and 
other organizations including businesses, developers, nonprofit organizations, philanthropic 
organizations, and community-based and faith-based organizations.  During the development of 
the AFH, the City shall also consult with broadband internet service providers, organizations 
engaged in narrowing the digital divide, agency(ies) whose primary responsibilities include the

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management of flood prone areas, public land, or water resources, and emergency management 
agencies in the development process.  Information from these partners will be included in the 
AFH and utilized when appropriate in the development of the CP or AAP.   
The City will explore and implement alternative public involvement techniques and quantitative 
ways to measure efforts that encourage citizen participation, including but not limited to the use 
of focus groups, surveys and the Internet.   
The City shall provide citizens with a reasonable opportunity to comment on the original Citizen 
Participation Plan (CPP), on substantial amendments to the CPP, and shall make the CPP public.  
The City may additionally adopt and implement department policies and procedures to further 
clarify the citizen participation process for any of these referenced plans, while still maintaining 
the requirements of this CPP.   
PUBLIC HEARINGS, NOTICE AND OUTREACH 
All public hearings as required by HUD or stated in this document, will be noticed at least two 
weeks before the actual meetings are conducted and be noticed in a newspaper(s) with general 
circulation.  All postings will include relevant information to permit informed citizen comment. 
Together, the hearings will address housing and community development needs, development 
of proposed activities, proposed strategies and action for affirmatively furthering fair housing 
consistent with the AFH, and review of program performance.  One of the public hearings will be 
held before the proposed CP is published for comment.   
Every effort will be made to ensure public hearings are inclusive. A bilingual (Spanish/English) 
staff person will be present at a public hearing to meet the needs of non-English speaking 
residents where a significant number of non-English speaking residents can be reasonably 
expected to participate. All public hearings to be conducted will be held at a time and location 
convenient to prospective program beneficiaries. If notice is hereby given at least three working 
days in advance, the City will provide appropriate materials, equipment and interpretation 
services to provide accommodations for persons with disabilities or impairments (i.e. visual 
and/or hearing).  
Public hearings will be held in facilities that meet section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 
and the regulations at 24 CFR part 8; and the Americans with Disabilities Act and the regulations 
at 28 CFR parts 35 and 36 as applicable. 
The CARES Act, Public Law 116-136, enacted on March 27, 2020, includes a waiver 
allowing the elimination of the in-person public hearing requirement for consolidated 
plan amendments and allows for the implementation of at least one virtual hearing 
public hearing when 1) national and or local health authorities recommend social 
distancing and limiting public gatherings for public health reasons; and 2) virtual hearings 
provide reasonable notification and access for citizens, timely responses from local 
officials to all citizen questions and issues, and public access to all questions and 
responses.

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Information about the time, location, and subject of each Public Hearing will be noticed to 
citizens in advance by: 
a) publication in a newspaper of general circulation; 
b) relevant City email distribution lists; 
c) publication on one of the City’s webpages at www.phoenix,gov. 
 
DEVELOPMENT OF THE AFH, CONSOLIDATED PLAN OR ANNUAL ACTION PLAN 
Citizens, public agencies, and other interested parties will be made aware of the following 
information through the publishing of the draft plans: 
At the commencement of the public participation process, the City will make the HUD-provided 
planning data and other supplemental information regarding the City’s plan to incorporate the 
AFH, CP and AAP available to the residents, stakeholders, public agencies, and other interested 
parties.  The information may include cross-references with the HUD website.   
The City will post the plans, AFH, CP and AAP, along with the performance reports on the City of 
Phoenix website.   
The amount of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG), 
HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME), Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) 
and HUD resources anticipated to be made available within the City on a fiscal basis, as well as 
the amount benefitting low- and moderate-income persons, and the eligible range of activities 
that may be undertaken concerning such federal programs.   
The City discourages the displacement of person assisted through the use of CDBG, HOME, ESG, 
HOPWA or other HUD resources.  The policies to be followed are described in the City’s 
Residential Anti-Displacement and Relocation Assistance Plan.   
The City shall provide a narrative on the housing and non-housing community development 
needs as outlined from the citizen participation efforts/activities undertaken by the City, 
community-based data sources, and HUD related information.   
The City will conduct at least two public hearings concerning the development of the AFH, CP or 
AAP.  The first hearing will be held at a time to be determined by the City during the formulation 
and preparation of the AFH, CP or AAP as applicable.  The second hearing will be held once a 
draft document of the plan has been completed.  
The City will make available its draft AFH , CP or AAP on the City of Phoenix website, at selected 
libraries and City offices for a 30-day public comment period.    The City shall provide a 
reasonable number of copies to individuals and groups free of charge upon request.  The public 
shall be noticed of this fact in a newspaper(s) with general circulation, email notifications, 
through social media outlets, and be apprise of the locations where citizens may review copies of 
the draft plans.

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The CARES Act, Public Law 116-136, enacted on March 27, 2020, includes a 
waiver allowing the following in an effort to prevent, prepare for and 
respond to the COVID-19 national pandemic:  
• reduction of the 30-day public comment period and the 
implementation of a public comment period of no less than 5 days in 
an effort to expedite the consolidated plan substantial amendment 
process and allow the City to respond as quickly as possible to the 
immediate needs in the community.   
• the elimination of the in-person public hearing requirement for 
consolidated plan amendments and allows for the implementation of 
at least one virtual public hearing when 1) national and or local health 
authorities recommend social distancing and limiting public 
gatherings for public health reasons; and 2) virtual hearings provide 
reasonable notification and access for citizens, timely responses from 
local officials to all citizen questions and issues, and public access to 
all questions and responses. 
 
Additionally, social distancing requirements enacted through the COVID-
19 state of emergency do not allow access to public libraries.  As a 
result, any consolidated plan amendments needed during the COVID-19 
state of emergency, will be posted to the City of Phoenix website and 
will not be available at selected public libraries. 
 
Comments received on the draft AFH, CPP, or AAP in writing, or orally at the public hearing, will 
be considered in preparing the final AFH, CPP, or AAP.  A summary of these comments, and a 
summary of comments not accepted and reasons, will be attached to the final AFH, CPP, or AAP.   
 
AMENDMENTS RELATING TO THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN AND ANNUAL ACTION PLAN 
Revisions and amendments may be deemed necessary throughout the term of the CP or AAP. 
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development describes two levels of changes that 
require amendments to the CP or AAP.  There are lesser level changes that will require 
“amendments” and greater level proposed changes that will require “substantial amendments.”   
For the purposes of discussion below regarding amendments to the CP or AAP, “activities” shall 
mean those projects/programs proposed to be funded through CDBG, HOME, HOPWA, ESG, 
Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP1), Neighborhood Stabilization Program II (NSP2), 
Neighborhood Stabilization Program III (NSP 3), Housing Opportunities for People Everywhere 
(HOPE VI), Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-housing and other program as described in 
the AAP submitted to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.   
Where proposed changes, revisions, and amendments will change projects and programs funded 
through federal formula HUD grants and related HUD special grants, outlined in the AAP, CP or 
AFH, the proposal will include a description of how the proposed changes, revisions, and 
amendments will affect the AFH, CP or AAP and the community.

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I. 
Amendment – Should any of the following items occur or is not described in II. 
Substantial Amendment below, it would be considered an amendment to the CP or 
AAP:  
a) Making a change in the allocation priorities or methods of distribution of funds 
delineated in the CP or AAP.  
b) Carrying out an activity, using funds from a program covered by the CP or AAP 
(including program income, reimbursements, repayment, recaptures, or 
reallocations from HUD), not previously described in the CP or AAP.  
c) Changing the purpose, scope, location, or beneficiaries of an activity.   
 
An amendment will be posted for public review and comment for 30 days, unless 
HUD establishes a different time period (i.e. an official waiver posted by HUD), and 
will be approved by the City Council before it is submitted to HUD. 
 
II. 
Substantial Amendment – A substantial amendment shall be defined as follows: 
For CDBG: 
a) 
Any single change in the planned actual use of CDBG funds, as stated in the AAP, 
which exceeds 20 percent of the City of Phoenix’s annual entitlement amount, or 
b) Any collective change in the planned or actual use of CDBG Funds that when 
accumulated for a new use or adding grant entitlement funds to an existing use, 
exceeds 20 percent of the City of Phoenix’s annual entitlement amount 
For HOME, HOPWA, and ESG: 
a) Any single change in the planned or actual use of HOME, HOPWA or ESG funds, as 
stated in the AAP, which exceeds 20 percent of the City of Phoenix’s annual 
amount for each entitlement program or  
b) Any collective change in the planned or actual use of HOME, HOPWA or ESG 
funds that, when accumulated for a new use or adding grant entitlement funds to 
an existing use, exceeds 20 percent of the City of Phoenix’s annual amount for 
each entitlement program.   
For NSP1, NSP2, NSP3, HOPE VI, and Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-housing: 
a) Any single change in the planned or actual use of NSP1, NSP2, NSP3, HOPE VI, 
Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-housing which exceeds 20 percent of the 
City Phoenix grant award, or 
b) Any collective changes in the planned or actual use of NSP1, NSP2, NSP3, or HOPE 
VI, or Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-housing funds that when 
accumulated for a new use of adding grant entitlement funds to an existing use, 
exceeds 20 percent of the City of Phoenix grant award for each entitlement 
program.

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CITIZEN COMMENT ON CITIZEN PARTICIPATION PLAN AND AMENDMENTS 
Prior to the adoption of the CPP noted herein, it will have been noticed in a newspaper(s) of 
general circulation that the CPP is available for public review and comment for at least 30 
calendar days, unless HUD establishes a different time period (i.e. an official waiver posted by 
HUD).   
I. 
Amendment – All CPP changes not described under II. Substantial Amendment 
below, will be considered Amendments. Examples of Amendments may include, but 
are not limited to: 
a) updates to City contact and access to information related to the Consolidated Plan, 
Annual Action Plan, or CPP; 
b) the modes and means of public outreach or notification utilized as part of the 
processes described in the CPP; 
c) clarifications of terms used in the document; and 
d) amended CFR's referenced in the Plan that do not substantially change the 
information included in the Plan.   
An amendment will be posted for public review and comment for 30 days, unless HUD 
establishes a different time period (i.e. an official waiver posted by HUD), and will be 
approved by the City Council before it is submitted to HUD or posted as the final document 
for public access. 
II. 
Substantial Amendment – Should any of the following items occur, it would be 
considered a Substantial Amendment to the CPP:  
a) A change in the definition of a Substantial Amendment for the Consolidated Plan, 
AAP, or Citizen Participation Plan; or 
b) A change in the required public notification periods or public hearings; or 
c) A change to the City's policies or procedures regarding citizen participation, to such 
an extent it can no longer reasonably be construed as meeting the original intent 
approved by City Council and HUD per 24 CFR Part 91.105. 
PUBLIC HEARING AND COMMENT PERIOD: SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENTS 
Once drafted, the text of a Substantial Amendment of the CP, AAP or CPP will be made available 
for public comment and will be approved by City Council prior to submission to HUD. The City 
will undertake the following: 
a) Provide notice of the proposed Substantial Amendment(s) in a newspaper(s) of 
general circulation to enable review and comment by the public for at least 30 days, 
unless HUD establishes a different time period (i.e. an official waiver posted by 
HUD).   
• The CARES Act, Public Law 116-136, enacted on March 27, 2020, includes a waiver 
allowing the reduction of the 30-day public comment period and the 
implementation of a public comment period of no less than 5 days in an effort

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to expedite the consolidated plan substantial amendment process and allow 
the City to respond as quickly as possible to the immediate needs in the 
community. 
b) Publication on one of the City’s webpages at www.phoenix.gov. 
c) Notice through relevant City email distribution lists. 
d) Conduct at least one public hearing in accordance with page 3, section titled “Public 
Hearings, Notice and Outreach” of this plan;  
e) Submit the amendments to the City Council for approval.  
f) Notify HUD of any amendments executed and conduct the necessary steps to 
receive HUD approvals, if required.  
Comments received on draft Substantial Amendments in writing, or orally at the public hearing, 
will be considered in preparing the final Substantial Amendment.  A summary of these 
comments, and a summary of comments not accepted and the reasons, in addition to edits 
made to the draft during the public comment period will be documented in the Substantial 
Amendment program file and submitted to HUD when required.   
 
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: PERFORMANCE REPORTS (CAPER)  
An annual performance report known as the Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation 
Report (CAPER) must be prepared by the City for annual submission to HUD within 90 days of the 
conclusion of the City’s program year.  
The City will provide reasonable notice of the CAPER in a newspaper(s) of general circulation to 
enable review and comment by the public for at least 15 days.  The notice will state where the 
CAPER may be obtained, which will include one of the City’s webpages at www.phoenix.gov.  The 
City shall consider any comments made in the preparation of the final CAPER and attach a 
summary of such comments to the report.   
ASSESSMENT OF FAIR HOUSING 
The City shall conduct one public hearing before the proposed AFH is published for comment.   
The public hearing shall be noticed at least two weeks before the actual meeting is conducted 
and be noticed in a newspaper(s) with general circulation.  All postings will include relevant 
information to permit informed citizen comment.  The public hearing time and location shall be 
convenient to potential and actual beneficiaries and with accommodation for person with 
disabilities.  A bilingual (Spanish/English) staff person will be present at public hearing to meet 
the needs of non-English speaking residents where a significant number of non-English speaking 
resident can be reasonably expected to participate. All public hearings to be conducted will be 
held at a time and location convenient to prospective program beneficiaries and be conducted 
with accommodations for person with disabilities (as requested in advance by at least three 
working days).  
Public hearings will be held in facilities that meet section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 
1973and the regulations at 24 CFR part 8; and the Americans with Disabilities Act and the 
regulations at 28 CFR parts 35 and 36 as applicable.

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AVAILABLITY TO THE PUBLIC  
The City of Phoenix will make available to the public all documents and plans referenced in this 
CPP, including the availability of materials in a form accessible to person with disabilities, upon 
request. Materials will be made available through the City of Phoenix website.  These materials 
are available by telephoning the Neighborhood Services Department at 602-534-4444 or TTY 7-
1-1. 
ACCESS TO RECORDS 
The City will provide citizens, public agencies, and other interested parties with reasonable and 
timely access to the AFH, consolidated plan, and public records relating to its past use of CDBG, 
HOME, ESG, HOPWA and other HUD funds and related assistance for the previous five years.  
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE  
The City will provide assistance to group representatives of low- and moderate-income persons 
that request help in developing proposal for funding under the CDBG, ESG, HOPWA, HOME and 
other HUD programs as described in the AFH and consolidated plan.  
COMMENTS AND COMPLIANTS  
Comment on the draft consolidated plan or substantial amendment received in writing, or orally 
at the public hearing, will be considered in preparing the final consolidated plan or substantial 
amendment.  A summary of these comments, and a summary of comments not accepted and 
the reasons there, will be attached to the final consolidated plan or substantial amendment.   
Any citizen, organization or group desiring to make a complaint regarding the Consolidated Plan 
may do so in writing to the City’s Neighborhood Services Department, 200 West Washington 
Street, Fourth floor, Phoenix, AZ 85003.  The City, where applicable and practical, will respond to 
written citizen complaints in writing with 15 days from their receipt of such.  
ANTI-DISPLACEMENT PLAN 
The City discourages the displacement of person assisted through the use of CDBG, HOME, ESG, 
HOPWA or other HUD resources.  The policies to be followed are described in the City’s 
Residential Anti-Displacement and Relocation Assistance Plan.   
STATES OF EMERGENCY/DISASTER EVENTS 
During declared states of emergency, national pandemics, disaster events, and public health 
issues such as the coronavirus, it may be necessary to expedite substantial amendments to the 
CP.   
These expedited substantial amendments may include funding new activities and/or 
reprogramming of funds to meet community needs resulting from the state of emergency or 
disaster event.  As a result, the City may utilize CDBG, HOME, ESG, HOPWA or other HUD 
resources, to meet these needs with a 5-day public comment period instead of a 30-day public 
comment period which is otherwise required for substantial amendments.  Additionally, during a 
state of emergency or disaster event, in person public hearings will not be required and virtual 
hearings will be acceptable.  Please be advised that if virtual hearings are used, real-time

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responses and accommodations for persons with disabilities and/or with limited English 
proficiency will be made available to the greatest extent possible. During states of emergency or 
disaster events, advertisements and public notices may be made available solely on the City of 
Phoenix website.

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GLOSSARY OF TERMS 
Annual Action Plan (AAP) - a specific one-year plan for the use of U.S. Department of Housing 
and Urban Development (HUD) formula grant funds.  The formula grant programs included in 
the Consolidated Plan consist of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME 
Investment Partnerships Program (HOME), Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) and Housing 
Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) programs.  The one-year action plan is based 
upon the priority needs defined in the Consolidated Plan.   
 
Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) - taking meaningful actions, in addition to 
combating discrimination, that overcome patterns of segregation and foster inclusive 
communities free from barriers that restrict access to opportunity based on protected 
characteristics. Specifically, affirmatively furthering fair housing means taking meaningful actions 
that, taken together, address significant disparities in housing needs and in access to 
opportunity, replacing segregated living patterns with truly integrated and balanced living 
patterns, transforming racially or ethnically concentrated areas of poverty into areas of 
opportunity, and fostering and maintaining compliance with civil rights and fair housing laws. 
The duty to affirmatively further fair housing extends to all of a program participant's activities 
and programs relating to housing and urban development. 
 
Assessment of Fair Housing (AFH) - the identification and evaluation of barriers to fair housing 
choice and contributing factors that exist.   
 
Citizen Participation Plan (CPP) - a detailed plan that sets forth policies and procedures that 
encourage and promote the involvement of its citizens in the development and implementation 
of its Assessment of Fair Housing, Consolidated Plan and Annual Action Plan.   
 
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) - are funds, including funds received in the form of 
grants under subpart D, F, or §570.405 of 24 CFR 570 (definitions), funds awarded under section 
108(q) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, loans guaranteed under 
subpart M of 24 CFR 570 (definitions), urban renewal surplus grant funds, and program income 
as defined in §570.500(a) 
 
Consolidated Plan (CP) - the plan prepared in accordance with 24 CFR part 91, which describes 
needs, resources, priorities, and proposed activities to be undertaken with respect to HUD 
programs, including the CDBG, HOME, ESG and HOPWA programs. An approved consolidated 
plan means a consolidated plan that has been approved by HUD. 
 
Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) – is a program authorized by subtitle B of title IV of the 
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11371-11378). The program authorizes the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to make grants to States, units of 
general-purpose local government, and territories for the rehabilitation or conversion of 
buildings for use as emergency shelter for the homeless, for the payment of certain expenses

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related to operating emergency shelters, for essential services related to emergency shelters and 
street outreach for the homeless, and for homelessness prevention and rapid re-housing 
assistance. 
 
HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) - are grants to states and units of general local 
government to implement local housing strategies designed to increase homeownership and 
affordable housing opportunities for low and very low-income Americans. 
 
Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) - are formula allocations and 
competitively awarded grants to eligible states, cities, and nonprofit organizations to provide 
housing assistance and related supportive services to meet the housing needs of low-income 
persons and their families living with HIV/AIDS. 
 
HUD - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). HUD established the 
regulations and requirements for the program and has oversight responsibilities for the use of 
CDBG funds. 
 
Low- and moderate-income person(s) - a member of a family that has an income equal to or less 
than the Section 8 very low-income limit established by HUD. Unrelated individuals shall be 
considered as one-person families for this purpose. 
 
Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) – this program was established by HUD for the 
purpose of providing emergency assistance to stabilize communities with high rates of 
abandoned and foreclosed homes, and to assist households whose annual incomes are up to 120 
percent of the area median income (AMI). The program is authorized under Title III of the 
Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008.  
NSP1 - The Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 provided a first round of formula 
funding to States and units of general local government, and is referred to as NSP1.  
NSP2 - The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act provided a second round of funds 
in 2009 awarded by competition, and is referred to as NSP2.  
NSP3 – The third round provided in 2010 as part of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform 
Act and was allocated by formula, and is referred to as NSP3. 
 
Program Income - gross income received by the recipient or a subrecipient directly generated 
from the use of CDBG funds, except as provided in 24 CFR 570.500, paragraph (a)(4). 
 
Public Housing Authority (PHA) - any state, county, municipality, or other governmental entity or 
public body, or agency or instrumentality of these entities, that is authorized to engage or assist 
in the development or operation of low-income housing under the 1937 Act.  
 
Source(s):  24 CFR Part 5, 24 CRF 91, 24 CFR 92, 24 CFR 570, 24 CFR Part 574, and 24 CFR Part 576