Community Development Block Grant
Manchester Community Development Program Manager:
Heather Guerette, 860-647-3106.
The Town has adopted the following community development goal to determine how CDBG funds will be allocated:
To preserve, improve and revitalize our older neighborhoods, where housing and other needs are greatest and broadest, so they will continue to be livable and attractive neighborhoods.
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Town of Manchester, CT
Substantial Amendment to Consolidated Plan and Annual Action Plan
The US Department of Housing and Urban Development with funding through the CARES Act provided Community Development Block Grant–CV (CDBG-CV) funds in the amount of $812,580 to the Town. The acceptance of those funds required a Substantial Amendment to the Annual Action Plan for Program Year 2020-2021. The HUD approved CDBG-CV Substantial Amendment is available on the Town’s website at http://planning1.townofmanchester.org/index.cfm/community-development-and-housing/community-development-block-grant-program/
Consistent with the HUD-approved Substantial Amendment, the Town has expended CDBG-CV funding and successfully completed all proposed activities. This Substantial amendment seeks to allocate the unexpended balance to a new activity. Specifically, the Town seeks to:
CHANGE #1: REDUCE ADMINISTRATIVE COST ALLOCATION
The Town had allocated $126,396.11 for the Planning and Administration of CDBG-CV funds. The Town seeks to reduce the Planning and Administration allocation to $48,396.
CHANGE #2: INCREASE CDBG-CV FUNDING TO PUBLIC SERVICES:
The Town had allocated $660,183.29 to Public Services. The Town seeks to increase the allocation to Public Services to $734,216.
CHANGE #3: ALLOCATE CDBG-CV FUNDING TO A NEW ACTIVITY:
The Town seeks to provide funding to the Human Services Department to undertake a Community Technology Program, designed to provide eligible Manchester households with access to education and technology that: enhances their ability to connect with peers, community supports, and medical providers; increases their understanding of modern and emerging technologies; improves their access to timely and important information about their community, local events and emergencies; and enhances their ability to prepare for and respond to future emergencies, pandemics or other crises. The Town proposes to allocate $96,844 in CDBG-CV funding to this activity.
The proposed activity is in direct response to the impact of COVID-19 and is consistent with the Town’s five-year Consolidated Plan of providing essential services to low- and moderate-income households.
Public comment on the Proposed Amendment will be accepted from Monday, March 18th until
Wednesday, April 17th. A public hearing to obtain input on this Proposed Amendment will be held on Monday, April 1st at 12pm. In-person participants will meet in the Lincoln Center Hearing Room, 494 Main St. Persons who wish to attend virtually must submit a request to hguerette@manchesterct.gov. Only those who submit a request will receive a link to join the meeting. Comments will be accepted by Heather Guerette, Planning & Economic Development Department, P.O. Box 191, Manchester, CT 06045-0191
Phone: 860-647-3106. Email: hguerette@manchesterct.gov
General Information on CDBG
Here are some resources if you would like to learn more about CDBG funding:
- "Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) in 3 minutes"
-Courtesy of Community Economic Development Association of Michigan (CEDAM)
Public Notices
Environmental Assessment - 124-130 Spruce St. Parking Lot(PDF, 11MB)
CDBG Program Year 50 (Oct 1, 2024 - Sep 30, 2025)(PDF, 69KB)
CDBG Program Year 49 Annual Action Plan - 30 Day Comment Period Notice(PDF, 165KB)
CDBG Program Year 49 (Oct 1, 2023 - Sep 30, 2024)(PDF, 74KB)
CDBG Program Year 48 (Oct 1, 2022 - Sep 30, 2023)(PDF, 74KB)
Substantial Amendment to 2020-2021 Action Plan(PDF, 103KB)
HUD Acceptance of Year-End CAPER Reports