FY 2023-24 CDBG Program Descriptions and Funding Recommendations
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1 CITY OF CHANDLER FISCAL YEAR 2023–2024 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS AND FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS CDBG Public Services and Fair Housing: COC Community Development and Resources – Client Services Recommendation: $126,521 Funding to provide community navigation and client services to individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness in Chandler. This funding supports .5 FTE Community Resources Representative 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 maintain housing. COC Housing and Redevelopment – Public Housing Youth Program Recommendation: $60,000 Funding 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. CDBG Capital Projects, Housing, and Neighborhood Revitalization: COC Neighborhood Preservation - Code Enforcement in Low–Mod Neighborhoods Recommendation: $140,000 Funding 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 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 Community Development and Resources – Homeowner Rehabilitation Operations Recommendation: $250,000 Funding to identify, assess, and prepare single-family Chandler homeowners with low- and moderate-income that have significant housing rehabilitation needs to receive assistance. The 2 City will process client applications to determine eligibility for program assistance. The Homeowner Rehabilitation program works in tandem with a third-party contractor which provides emergency repairs, minor repairs, ADA modifications and exterior improvements. Homeowner Rehabilitation Program Activities (Contracted Services) Recommendation: $655,087 Funding for emergency repairs, minor repairs, ADA modifications and exterior improvements for eligible 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. Funds will support a project manager who will conduct home inspections, scope of work creation, contractor procurement, construction oversight, and billing/reporting.