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CDBG Selection Methods
Listed below are three possible methods of selecting Community Development
Block Grant applications for funding in anticipation of a potential reduction in the
annual entitlement appropriation to the City of National City from the U.S.
Department of HUD for Fiscal Year 2011-2012:
A) Proportional Decrease Method
This method simply cuts all programs funded over $20,000 in proportion to the
cut made to the actual funding allocation. It is the simplest method but does not
guarantee that projects will receive the funding necessary to be adequately
completed.
B) Rank then Decide Method
First, City Council will rank all application in the public service and non public
service sections separately. Planning and Administration will be funded with 20%
of the annual allocation. The City Council will decide how much is allocated to
Neighborhood Councils and the Fair Housing Program and the remainder from
20% of the allocation will be appropriated to CDBG Program Administration.
Then, City Council will recommend funding by order of rank of applications within
three rounds as is the usual recommendation process until City Council assigns
all funds estimated for public service and non-public services, respectively. If a
remainder is less than the award recommended for the next application to fund
by rank, the funding will be applied to a specific application selected by the City
Council.
C) Decide then Rank Method
First, the City Council will go through the list of applicants in three rounds as is
the usual recommendation process until they assign funds estimated for public
service and non-public service respectively. The City Council will decide how
much is allocated to Neighborhood Councils and the Fair Housing Program and
the remainder from 20% of the actual allocation will be appropriated to CDBG
Program Administration. Then, City Council will rank all selected applications in
public service and non-public service, respectively. Once the appropriation is
released by the U.S. Department of HUD, the funding will be applied from highest
to lowest rank. If a remainder is less than the award recommended for the next
application to fund by rank, the remaining funds will be applied to a specific
application selected by the City Council.