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Committee hears HUD/PRWORA litigation risks and directs staff to an infrastructure-only CDBG round
Summary
Facing uncertainty from HUD notices and litigation over PRWORA grant conditions, the committee directed staff to limit the upcoming CDBG application to infrastructure-only (option 3) with applications closing in January and to offer other funds (CICT, affordable housing) later.
City legal counsel and staff briefed the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee on recent HUD notices and related litigation about the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA), and the committee responded by directing staff to limit the immediate CDBG funding round to infrastructure-only projects.
Elizabeth Ochel of the city attorney’s office described the federal issue: "Per PRWORA... federal public benefits as defined under the law can only be accessed by citizens and certain eligible aliens," and…
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