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El Paso County explains how CDBG funds reach residents; Brothers Redevelopment outlines home-repair services
Summary
El Paso County staff described how the county's Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program distributes HUD entitlement funds to subrecipients serving low- and moderate-income residents outside Colorado Springs, detailed application timing and one-on-one intake for first-time applicants, and highlighted a long-term partnership with Brothers Redevelopment that provides subsidized home repairs and accessibility work.
Luke Hauser, a community development analyst in El Paso County's economic development department, and Jason McCullough of Brothers Redevelopment discussed how the county's Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) supports housing, public services and infrastructure for low- and moderate-income residents outside Colorado Springs.
Hauser said El Paso County earned entitlement status for CDBG from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in 2009, which allows the county to receive and allocate HUD entitlement funds for residents who live outside the Colorado Springs city limits. "Because Colorado Springs has its own entitlement of CDBG, we cannot mix the two funds for the clientele we serve," Hauser said, explaining that the county's awardable funds are limited to eligible residents outside the city.
The county accepts applications during a short annual window. Hauser said the current application cycle began Jan. 2 and runs through the first week of February (this year the deadline was Feb. 2). Applications undergo county review and are presented to the Board of County Commissioners for approval before the county seeks HUD authorization. Hauser described a roughly…
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