NOTICES
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Commonwealth's Action Plan
[39 Pa.B. 5604]
[Saturday, September 26, 2009]The Department of Community and Economic Development (Department) is proposing a minor amendment to the Commonwealth's Action Plan for FFY 2008 and the Program Year that began on January 1, 2008. The 2008 Action Plan is an update of the Commonwealth's Consolidated Plan for FFY 2004-2008.
The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded the Commonwealth an allocation of $23,411,484 for the Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-housing Program (HPRP), as authorized by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. HPRP funds provide financial assistance and stabilization services to prevent homelessness and to assist people who are homeless.
The Department is making a minor amendment to the County housing partnerships component of the Action Plan for HRRP, ecause four counties either did not submit applications or did not submit them in a timely manner for the county housing partnerships component of the Department's Action Plan for HPRP, which was allocated by means of a formula, the Department is making a minor amendment to the Action Plan. The Department will increase the funds provided to the underserved populations and pilot initiatives component of the Action Plan for HPRP by $300,487, for a total of $1,800,487. The amount of funds distributed to the county housing partnerships component of HPRP, by means of a formula, will be reduced comparably to $20,065,428. The Department also reserves the right to re-allocate funds in future years if grantees do not spend funds in a manner that meets the timeliness requirements of the program.
The Action Plan includes the final allocations for the county housing partnerships that the Department will provide using HPRP funds. This minor amendment to the Action Plan was submitted to HUD on September 16, 2009.
Copies of the Action Plan and list of allocations can be obtained at: http://www.newpa.com/strengthen-your-community/technical-assistance/index.aspx.
Persons who would like additional information about this amendment should contact Jody Michael, Department of Community and Economic Development, Center for Community Development, 400 North Street, 4th Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17120.
GEORGE CORNELIUS,
Acting Secretary
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 09-1789. Filed for public inspection September 25, 2009, 9:00 a.m.]
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