PUBLIC NOTICES
Hamilton County receives an annual allocation of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program, HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) Program, and Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) Program federal entitlement funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). In programmatic year (PY) 2023, Hamilton County anticipates receiving $3,405,167 in CDBG funds; $1,711,675 in HOME funds; and $295,937 in ESG funds for the programmatic period of July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2024. As a participant in these HUD formula grant Programs, Hamilton County is required to prepare and submit an Annual Action Plan that describes how the County will use its CDBG, HOME, and ESG funds.
Hamilton County is initiating a CITIZEN COMMENT PERIOD starting April 7, 2023, to invite citizen input on the PY 2023 Annual Action Plan. The Citizen Comment Period will be held from April 7, 2023, through May 11, 2023. During this comment period, residents may submit written feedback.
By April 7, 2023, the draft PY 2023 Annual Action Plan will be made available for review in electronic form via the County website and hard copies will be available at Hamilton County’s Community Development office, located at 138 East Court Street, Room 1002, Cincinnati, OH 45202. Citizens will have at least 30 days to review the draft documents and submit comments.
Citizen comments about the PY 2023 Annual Action Plan should be submitted to the Division of Community Development, Hamilton County, 138 East Court Street, Room 1002, Cincinnati, OH 45202, by e-mail to [email protected], or via survey at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FY2023ActionPlan. All citizen comments will be considered in preparing the final PY 2023 Annual Action Plan for submission to HUD.
A PUBLIC HEARING will be scheduled for Thursday, May 11, 2023, at the Board of County Commissioners Meeting at 1 p.m. in the Todd B. Portune Center for County Government located at 138 East Court Street, Room 603, Cincinnati, OH 45202. After this public hearing, the final PY 2023 Annual Action Plan will be presented to the Board of County Commissioners for consideration for approval during the meeting. For more information about the PY 2023 Annual Action Plan process, or to make disability accommodations, please contact Maria Collins at (513) 946-8234 or [email protected].
