2016 Community Development Citizen Survey |
for the City of Rochester, New Hampshire's Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program
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The City of Rochester’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program is funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and managed by the Community Development Division. The program aims to assist low- and moderate-income residents of the City of Rochester through funding public services, economic development initiatives, low-income housing rehabilitation, and public facilities projects. As part of the program, the City of Rochester distributes subgrants to non-profits and other organizations that perform work related to the City’s CDBG goals.
Every year, the City must prepare and submit an action plan to HUD that lays out how the City will use the grant funds for the upcoming year (FY 2017-2018). Some of the priorities are pre-determined by HUD, such as activities addressing homelessness and promoting fair and affordable housing, but other priorities are left up to the City itself. As part of the process of drafting the plan, the City seeks out input from the general public on what Rochester residents think of currently funded activities, proposed activities, and other needs facing the City of Rochester and especially low- and moderate-income communities within the City.
Currently-funded activities include programs run by the regional homeless shelters; educational and vocational programs, such as Dover Adult Learning Center and MY TURN; and child abuse and neglect advocacy services provided by Court Appointed Special Advocates of New Hampshire (CASA of NH). Public facility projects funded through CDBG have included installation of a handicap-accessible ramp at Tri-City Co-op, a peer-to-peer mental health resource center; a new back-up generator for the Homeless Center for Strafford County; and renovation work to open Hope on Haven Hill, a residential facility for pregnant women with substance use disorders and their newborns.
Additional information on the current FY 2016-2017 action plan and activities can be found on the Community Development Division’s website at http://www.rochesternh.net/community-development-division.
Every year, the City must prepare and submit an action plan to HUD that lays out how the City will use the grant funds for the upcoming year (FY 2017-2018). Some of the priorities are pre-determined by HUD, such as activities addressing homelessness and promoting fair and affordable housing, but other priorities are left up to the City itself. As part of the process of drafting the plan, the City seeks out input from the general public on what Rochester residents think of currently funded activities, proposed activities, and other needs facing the City of Rochester and especially low- and moderate-income communities within the City.
Currently-funded activities include programs run by the regional homeless shelters; educational and vocational programs, such as Dover Adult Learning Center and MY TURN; and child abuse and neglect advocacy services provided by Court Appointed Special Advocates of New Hampshire (CASA of NH). Public facility projects funded through CDBG have included installation of a handicap-accessible ramp at Tri-City Co-op, a peer-to-peer mental health resource center; a new back-up generator for the Homeless Center for Strafford County; and renovation work to open Hope on Haven Hill, a residential facility for pregnant women with substance use disorders and their newborns.
Additional information on the current FY 2016-2017 action plan and activities can be found on the Community Development Division’s website at http://www.rochesternh.net/community-development-division.