A meeting of the Community Development Advisory Board (CDAB) is scheduled for Monday, March 7, 2022, from 5:00 – 6:00 pm.  This meeting will be conducted via Zoom, and topics will include the City’s 2020 – 2024 Consolidated Plan’s 2022 Annual Action Plan and the 2021 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report.

The City administers federal funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD): Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME), Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), and Housing Opportunities for Persons With HIV/AIDS (HOPWA). There are a total of 33 different programs to improve the quality of life, eliminate slum and blight, conduct workforce development activities, create jobs and assist businesses, create, renovate, and facilitate access to housing, and benefit moderate to low-income areas and residents. The programs and calendar year 2021 accomplishments will be presented to the Community Development Advisory Board (CDAB).  CDAB will provide priority recommendations considered when allocating funds to the programs for 2022.   Also, the stimulus funding for ESG-Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES), HOPWA-CARES, CDBG-CARES, and HOME – American Rescue Plan (ARP) will be presented and discussed.

Due to issues reasonably connected to Ohio Department of Health orders or guidance concerning COVID-19, members of the City Administration may be required to participate remotely. The manner of remote participation shall otherwise comply with all requirements of the Open Meetings Act.  Remote viewing for the meeting can be accessed at the following URL: Zoom Meeting: https://bit.ly/3uZf72R 

Meeting ID: 878 3680 3168

Passcode: 914702

Call in number: (301) 715-8592

The 2020 – 2024 Consolidated and prior Action Plans and Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Reports can be viewed on the City’s Web site at the following URL:

https://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/community-development/hud-entitlement-grant-submissions/

To provide comments with regards to the City’s HUD funded programs, written comments may be submitted to aisha.tzillah@cincinnati-oh.gov or to City of Cincinnati, 801 Plum Street, Suite 104, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 to the attention of Aisha Tzillah, Community Development Administrator, no later than March 25, 2022 to be included in the submission of written public comments to HUD.

Please feel free to attend as well as forward the invite to those who may be interested.