Neighborhood Services Hosts CSPH Grant Information Session
On Thursday, August 8, Neighborhood Services hosted the CSPH Grant information session on behalf of the Continuum of Service Providers to the Homeless (CSPH). The workshop focused on the upcoming Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Continuum of Care Program Notice of Funding Opportunity for organizations considering applying for this funding. Topics covered included […]
Neighborhood Services Department Submits CAPER to HUD
On September 28, 2023, Neighborhood Services staff submitted the FY 2022-23 Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report (CAPER) to the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The CAPER summarizes the progress the City made in carrying out its strategic plan outlined in its 5-year Consolidated Plan, including accomplishments, Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) resources […]
American Rescue Plan (HOMEARP) Allocation Plan Consulting Services
The Urbana HOME Consortium, of which the City is a member, is seeking proposals from qualified persons for Urbana HOME Consortium – American Rescue Plan (HOMEARP) Allocation Plan Consulting Services. The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded the consortium $2.9 million dollars in HOME ARP funding. This grant is intended to provide funding […]
City Submits Consolidated Annual Performance Review
The City submitted its Consolidated Annual Performance Review (CAPER) to HUD on September 28. The CAPER outlines the City’s expenditures and accomplishments with Community Development Block Grant Funds during the previous program year. Projects funded during FY 2020-21 program year focused on preventing and responding to the Coronavirus. These funds were targeted towards emergency mortgage, […]
City Staff to Participate in Point-in-Time Count
Staff from Neighborhood Services will participate in the annual Point-in-Time survey on January 30, 2020. The survey is a count mandated by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and provides a snapshot of homelessness in Champaign County and throughout the country. Organized locally by the Champaign County Continuum of Service Providers to […]
Neighborhood Programs – HUD Monitoring Visit
From July 15-19, 2019, the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) conducted onsite monitoring of the City of Champaign’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program. The City received the HUD monitoring visit results on September 16, and is excited to report there were no Findings and no Concerns. The purpose of the visit […]
HOME Funds Receive Slight Increase
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) previously announced to the Urbana HOME Consortium that the FY 2016/17 entitlement grant for the HOME program would be $637,772. However, HUD recently announced that the HOME grant amount was incorrect and the new Urbana HOME Consortium grant increased to $641,206. This means a slight increase to […]
Neighborhood Services Staff attends HUD Downstate Illinois Grantee Conference
Neighborhood Service Department staff members Kerri Spear and Janel Gomez attended the Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Regional Grantee Conference on May 5 and 6 at the Decatur Public Library. HUD Representatives from Chicago held the conference for all Central and Southern Illinois HUD Grantees. Also in attendance were grantees from Urbana, Decatur, Springfield, Peoria, […]
DRAFT Annual Action Plan and DRAFT Neighborhood Programs Manual – Open for Public Comment
The DRAFT Annual Action Plan and DRAFT Neighborhood Programs Manual have been published to the City’s website and is available for public comment until April 13. A copy of these documents are also available at the Champaign Public Library, the Douglass Branch Library and at the Neighborhood Services Department. The Annual Action Plan is a document […]
Bristol Place Redevelopment Update
Phase I: The City has acquired 27 properties in Bristol Place with two more pending. An additional 31 properties were approved by City Council for acquisition in September and will be scheduled to close over the next year. Twenty-three of these units will require relocation, including staff showing the households three comparable move units. The […]