Substantial Amendment to the City’s FY 2020 (PY 2019) Action Plan and Budget to amend the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP)

Date of Publication: February 02, 2020

The City of San Antonio is initiating a 30-day public comment period on Sunday, February 2, 2020, and will hold two public hearings. The first public hearing will take place beginning at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, February 19, 2020 at the Neighborhood and Housing Services Department and the second public hearing will take place beginning at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, March 4, 2020 in the City Council Chamber, Municipal Plaza Building. These are U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) required city-wide public hearings for the second Substantial Amendment to the City’s FY 2020 (PY 2019) Annual Action Plan and Budget to amend the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) Target Areas and to authorize a reprogramming action in an amount not to exceed $950,000 in NSP funds. 

Enmienda Sustancial de el Plan Año Fiscal 2020

Fecha de Publicación: 20 de diciembre de 2019

La ciudad de San Antonio está iniciando un período de comentarios públicos por 30 días comenzando el lunes, 20 de diciembre de 2019 y tendrá dos audiencias públicas. La primera audiencia pública ocurrirá a las seis de la tarde el miércoles 15 de enero de 2020 en “Neighborhood and Housing Services Department”, 1400 S. Flores Street, San Antonio, Texas 78204 y la segunda audiencia pública tendrá lugar a partir de las seis de la tarde el miércoles 29 de enero de 2020 en el “City Council Chamber, Municipal Plaza Building”. Estas audiencias públicas en toda la ciudad son requisitos del “U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development” (HUD) para la primera enmienda sustancial de el plan año fiscal 2020 para autorizar la asignación de hasta $6,478,760 en fondos “Community Development Block Grant” (CDBG), $1,849,000 en fondos “HOME Investment Partnerships Program” (HOME), y $182,001 en fondos “Emergency Solutions Grant” (ESG).

Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report

Date of Publication: December 1, 2019

The City of San Antonio’s Neighborhood and Housing Services Department has completed the Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) for the period of October 1, 2018 to September 30, 2019.  The CAPER reports on the accomplishments of each Annual Action Plan.  It provides a concise reference to compare anticipated work with actual performance for San Antonio residents, local officials and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).  The CAPER reports on the use of Entitlement Funds which includes the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), the HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME), the Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) and the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) during the 2018 - 2019 Program Year.

Program Policies for HUD-Funded Affordable Housing Activities

Date of Publication: August 25, 2019

As recipients of federal funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the City of San Antonio (the City) is required to develop policies that will dictate programmatic requirements.  The current Program Policies for HUD-Funded Affordable Housing Activities (Program Policies) were approved by the City Council on January 18, 2018 and apply to the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME), and the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP).  Utilizing HUD guidance, national best practices and stakeholder input, the City is initiating a review and update to the current Program Policies in order to ensure that the City’s policies are comprehensive and in compliance with HUD regulations; provide streamlined, consistent guidelines for federally-funded affordable housing activities; and align with the needs of our community.  The Program Policies do not provide a funding strategy nor do they allocate funding.

The Neighborhood and Housing Services Department (NHSD) will be issuing a Request for Applications (RFA) for Operating Expense Funding in the amount of $150,000 for qualified Community Housing Development Organizations (CHDO).