FY 2021-2022 CDBG Funding Recommendations and Descriptions
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1 CITY OF CHANDLER PROGRAM YEAR 2021–2022 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS AND FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS CDBG Public Services: A New Leaf – Homeless Shelter Services Funding Request: $50,000 Recommendation: $0 Funding is requested to provide emergency shelter and support services to individuals and families experiencing homelessness in Chandler. Funding will support two .75 FTE Support Partners, who will provide direct case management support to families and individuals residing at La Mesita (family shelter) and East Valley Men’s Center. COC Community Development and Resources – Client Services Funding Request: $115,000 Recommendation: $115,000 Funding is requested to provide community navigation and client services to individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness in Chandler. This funding supports .5 FTE Client Services Specialist and 1 FTE Community Navigator who will identify and establish relationships; coordinate care and communications with appropriate service providers; facilitate access to housing; and provide support and advocacy necessary to help them stay housed. COC Housing and Redevelopment – Public Housing Youth Program Funding Request: $78,000 Recommendation: $74,059 Funding is requested to provide after school and intersession programming to youth, ages 6- 18, who reside in Chandler’s four Public Housing family sites. Activities include academic support; mentoring; youth development; arts; books and reading services; and sports and recreation. Programming is offered Monday through Friday on regular school days at each public housing site. During intersession, youth from all four sites come together to participate in regular programming and special events. In the summer months, activities are offered in the morning for younger children, in the afternoon for all ages, and in the evening for teens. Save the Family – Case Coordination and Homeless Housing Funding Request: $28,000 Recommendation: $28,000 2 Funding is requested to assist Chandler families experiencing homelessness in obtaining and maintaining permanent housing through long-term shelter, rapid rehousing, and case coordination. Save the Family is unique in its provision of a scattered-site long-term shelter model, which allows families to stay integrated in their community near their natural support systems while they are in transition to permanency. Scattered-site shelter is provided in the cities of Mesa and Tempe. Scattered-site rapid rehousing services are provided throughout Maricopa County, but primarily in the East Valley cities of Chandler, Mesa, Tempe, Scottsdale, and Gilbert. Southwest Fair Housing Council – Southwest Media & Enforcement Campaign Funding Request: $14,000 Recommendation: $0 Funding is requested to develop a fair housing media campaign for the City of Chandler. The media campaign would be designed to inform potential victims of housing discrimination, their fair housing rights and information about the services provided by Southwest Fair Housing Council (SWFHC). SWFHC is a fully-funded, statewide enforcement agency that supports individuals whose fair housing rights may have been violated by providing intake and referrals to appropriate agencies, fair housing counseling, and assistance through the entire fair housing complaint process. CDBG Capital Projects, Housing, and Neighborhood Revitalization: Central Arizona Shelter Services – Critical Shelter Hot Water Heater Improvements Funding Request: $36,000 Recommendation: $0 Funding is requested to replace three hot water heaters at the emergency shelter located in Downtown Phoenix that houses more than 400 single adults each night. Replacement of the hot water heaters would provide hot showers and clean clothes to shelter residents. COC Code Enforcement – Low–Mod Neighborhoods Funding Request: $167,286 Recommendation: $167,286 Funding is requested to continue the systematic, proactive inspection program in CDBG eligible areas, with an emphasis on north Chandler. The program supports 1.5 full-time Code Inspectors and .3 full-time Neighborhood Preservation Technician specifically assigned to initiate code enforcement inspections and take necessary enforcement actions to remediate neighborhood degradation. Residents receive an advisory notice providing information about common code violations for self-evaluation and correction prior to inspection. COC Housing and Redevelopment – Relocation Assistance Funding Request: $364,740 Recommendation: $364,740 3 Funding is requested to support a future Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) project, that would provide relocation assistance to households with low and moderate income that may be impacted by the RAD project. FSL Home Improvements – Chandler Home Repair Program Funding Request: $530,593.60 Recommendation: $530,593.60 Funding is requested for emergency repairs, minor repairs, ADA modifications and exterior improvements for Chandler residents with low and moderate income who own and occupy a single-family home. The Exterior Improvement Loan Program (EILP) offers up to $20,000 for exterior improvements to address blighted conditions and revitalize the property and surrounding neighborhood in the form of zero percent interest loans, which are forgivable over five years. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) program offers up to $10,000 for persons with disabilities to modify their homes so they can continue to live safely and comfortably. This program is a continuation of the current partnership with the City of Chandler Neighborhood Resources Department. The City will continue to process client applications directly through the Homeowner Rehabilitation grant. FSL's role will include home inspections, scope of work creation, contractor procurement, construction oversight, and billing/reporting.