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County staff outlines CDBG/HOME technical requests to Congress, discusses TBRA tweaks and implementation challenges
Summary
Clark County staff said they will submit recommendations to a congressional request for information on CDBG and HOME, including raising the CDBG public service cap, adjusting HOME/TBRA restrictions (deposits and reimbursements), and easing Build America Buy America and environmental-review burdens on small infrastructure projects.
Rebecca Royce and program staff briefed the Urban County Policy Board on recent program updates and described a staff letter responding to a congressional request for information on CDBG and HOME programs.
Royce told the board that Chairman Mike Flood and Ranking Member Emanuel Cleaver had requested information from entitlement jurisdictions; staff prepared recommendations to increase the CDBG public-service cap, expand allowable HOME/TBRA uses (including deposit limits), and provide implementation relief on Build America Buy America (BABA) requirements and environmental-review thresholds for small neighborhood infrastructure projects. Royce said the county’s letter…
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