4414099 Housing and Community Development, Department of -Notice of Public Hearing on the “Final Draft Fiscal Year 2014 Consolidated Annual Action Plan for the District of Columbia” and the 2014 Proposed Citizen Participation Plan

GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

 

Notice of Public Hearing on the

 

“Final Draft Fiscal Year 2014 Consolidated Annual Action Plan for the District of Columbia” and the 2014 Proposed Citizen Participation Plan

 

The Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) announces the release of the draft of these   documents, available to the public June 21, 2013, in order to receive public comments on the Plan and budgets to be submitted to the U.S. Dept of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the following federal entitlement programs:  

·         Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG)

·         HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME)

·         Emergency Shelter Grant Program (ESG)

·         Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS Program (HOPWA)

 

Both documents will be available for review on the Department’s website www.dhcd.dc.gov, on June 21, 2013, and in hard copy at the Department’s office at 1800 MLK Jr. Ave., SE, Washington, DC 20020 in the Housing Resource Center, 1^st Floor. Additionally, copies will be available at public library branches, ANC offices, and the following community-based organizations:

Housing Counseling Services, Inc. 2410 17th Street, NW Suite 100 - [phone]	Lydia’s House 3939 South Capitol St., SW [phone]	Central American Resources Center 1460 Columbia Road, NW [phone]
University Legal Services 220 I Street, NE Suite 130 - [phone]	Latino Economic Dev. Corp 2316 18th Street, NW [phone]

The Department has scheduled a public hearing on Wednesday, July 10, 2013 at 6:30 p.m., at our headquarters located at 1800 MLK Jr., Ave. SE, inside the first floor conference room.

 

District of Columbia residents who would like to present oral testimony are encouraged to register in advance either by e-mail at [e-mail] or by calling 202-442-7251.  Please provide your name, address, telephone number, and organization affiliation, if any.  

 

If you wish to provide comment for the record, please do so by mail or email by close of business Monday, July 19, 2013. Written statements should be mailed to: Michael P. Kelly, Director, DHCD, Attention: Consolidated Annual Action Plan Comments, 1800 MLK Jr., Ave., SE, Washington, DC 20020. Emailed comments should be submitted to [e-mail] with a subject line “Consolidated Annual Action Plan comments.”

 

Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD) relay service is available by calling [phone].  A sign language interpreter will be provided upon request by calling [phone] five days prior to the hearing date.

 

Residents who require language interpretation should specify which language (Spanish, Vietnamese, Chinese-Mandarin/Cantonese, Amharic, or French). Interpretation services will be provided to pre-registered persons only. Deadline for requesting services of an interpreter is five days prior to the hearing date.  Bilingual staff will provide services on an availability basis to walk-ins without registration.

 

All comments received during the comment period will be responded to in the final draft of the FY2014 Action Plan, to be submitted to the U.S. Dept of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) by August 15, 2013. Contact Pamela Hillsman at [e-mail] or by phone at [phone], for additional information.

 

 

Vincent C. Gray, Mayor

Government of the District of Columbia