Broomfield CDBG Consolidated Plan

The City and County of Broomfield is pleased to announce the draft release of its first Consolidated Plan, providing a vision to direct housing and community development policies and programs through 2010.

Beginning in 1995, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) required local communities and states to prepare a Consolidated Plan in order to receive federal housing and community development funding. The Purpose of the Consolidated Plan is 1) To identify a community’s housing and community development needs, priorities, goals and strategies; and 2) To stipulate how funds will be allocated to housing and community development activities.

Broomfield's report is a One-Year Plan, covering the federal dollars expected to be received in HUD Program Year 2009.  In 2010, Broomfield will complete a Five-Year Plan, covering program years 2010 - 2014.

In 2009, Broomfield anticipates receiving $221,281 in CDBG funding. The following are the proposed uses of Broomfield’s CDBG dollars for 2009, minus the 20% program administration fee:

The Housing Rehabilitation Program will provide repairs and maintenance for major systems in the home including, but not limited to, electrical, heating, plumbing, roofing, and flooring. The program will be administered by Longs Peak Energy Conservation, a division of Boulder County. It will serve approximately 5-7 households at or below 80% AMI. The loan amount will be a maximum of $20,000 per home. For households earning between 51% and 80% AMI, the assistance will be a deferred loan, payable at sale, change of title or refinance. For households earning 50% AMI and below, the assistance will be provided in the form of a 10-year forgivable loan, with 10% of the loan amount forgiven each year the owner owns and occupies the home, totally forgiven at the end of the 10-year term.

The Mobile Home Repair Program will provide repairs and maintenance for major systems in mobile homes including, but not limited to, electrical, heating, plumbing, roofing, and skirting. The program will be administered by Longs Peak Energy Conservation, a division of Boulder County. It will serve approximately 9-11 households at or below 60% AMI. The loan amount will be a maximum of $5,000 per home. The assistance will be provided in the form of a 2-year forgivable loan, with 50% of the loan amount forgiven each the owner owns and occupies the home, totally forgiven at the end of the 2-year term.

Emergency Hotel Vouchers will provide short-term (1-3 days) emergency hotel stays for individuals and families who are homeless. The vouchers will be administered by FISH, Inc. of Broomfield, the community’s local emergency basic needs organization. The assistance will be granted to households earning below 120% of the Federal Poverty Level.