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Program Description

  Grants Administration - Federal Programs

Staff provides management and oversight to ensure compliance with all regulatory requirements for Federal funding awarded to Montgomery County by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the Community Development Block Grant, the HOME Investment Partnership Grant, and the Emergency Solutions Grant programs. Funds from these programs support both operating activities and capital projects. Activities funded may include property acquisition, new construction, housing rehabilitation, commercial area revitalization, and handicapped accessibility improvements. Staff administers contracts with the cities of Rockville and Takoma Park, as well as nonprofit organizations awarded funding to provide a variety of public services involving assistance to persons with low incomes.

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Program Contacts

Contact Pofen Salem of the Department of Housing and Community Affairs at 240-777-3728 or Anita Aryeetey of the Office of Management and Budget at 240-777-2784 for more information regarding this department's operating budget.

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Program Performance Measures

Program Performance MeasuresActual FY24Actual FY25Estimated FY26Target FY27Target FY28
Number of contracts awarded and monitored1719191919
Funding awarded to CDBG public service contracts$630,000$660,000$660,000$660,000$660,000
CDBG public service contract compliance rate100%100%100%100%100%
CDBG public service contract non-housing beneficiaries 110,52714,35414,35414,35414,354
1  DHCA partners with the Community Development Advisory Committee, which provides funding recommendations for public service contracts. The beneficiaries of these contracts fluctuate annually based on the type of services provided.
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Program Budget Changes

FY27 Recommended ChangesExpendituresFTEs
FY26 Approved86448264.00
Re-align: Operating Expenses with Grant Revenues3996660.00
Increase Cost: Compensation for Grant Funded Positions that Exceed Grant Award2774971.70
Add: Community Reach of Montgomery County, Inc. - Rockville Emergency Assistance Program (REAP): Connecting Residents in Need to Resources450000.00
Add: Everymind, Inc. - Client Needs450000.00
Add: Interfaith Works, Inc. - Interfaith Works Connections450000.00
Add: Jewish Social Service Agency - JSSA's Partners in Care Program for Older Adults at Housing Sites450000.00
Add: Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition, Inc.450000.00
Add: Mobile Medical Care, Inc. - Improved Health Through Expanded GYN Care & Cancer Diagnostics450000.00
Add: Montgomery County Coalition for the Homeless, Inc. - Homeless Youth Specialist450000.00
Add: Ethiopian Community Development Council, Inc. - Expanding Earning Power for Legal Refugees445000.00
Add: Community Bridges, Inc. - Community Bridges Access and Success Program425000.00
Add: Liberty's Promise, Inc. - Helping the Youth of Montgomery County Succeed425000.00
Add: Ayuda, Inc. - Domestic Violence and Family Law Survivors Program400000.00
Add: Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington, Inc. - After-School Programming in Germantown Branch400000.00
Add: United Way of the National Capital Area - Community Schools Model350000.00
Add: Latin American Youth Center, Inc. - LAYC Workforce Programming FY27350000.00
Add: Arts for the Aging, Inc. - Arts Engagements for Health and Sustainability in Aging Services300000.00
Increase Cost: Backfill Federal Funding Reduction to Continue Supporting Fair Housing Testing250000.00
Add: Korean Community Service Center of Greater Washington, Inc. - LETS (Linking and Empowering Towards Success) Project250000.00
Decrease Cost: Compensation for Grant Funded Positions that Exceed Grant Award-223434-1.70
Decrease Cost: Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Adjustments-6495000.00
Multi-program adjustments, including negotiated compensation changes, employee benefit changes, changes due to staff turnover, reorganizations, and other budget changes affecting multiple programs.-3140420.00
FY27 Recommended88095134.00