City of RIALTO
CDBG-CV UPDATE
August 13, 2024
CDBG-CV Background
The City received $1,339,584 in Supplemental Community Development Block Grant Coronavirus (CDBG-CV) funding to help prepare, prevent, and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The City amended their Fiscal Year 2020-2021 Annual Action Plan to allocate funds to programs and activities throughout the City to help struggling residents in the community.
To date there have been 6 amendments to the Annual Action Plan
Ad-Hoc Meeting Overview
Met July 18th received Program and funding update.
Staff is seeking Council’s direction to ensure alignment with Council's priorities Direction on Store Front Small Business Assistance Guidelines Direction on initiating an application period for Community Services Organizations
Council Direction: Store Front Small Business Assistance Program Guidelines Active program that has a total of five (5) applications under review with an anticipated expenditure of $46,000.
Applicants are experiencing difficulty meeting the eligibility requirements per the current program guidelines.
Amending program guidelines will allow applicants to demonstrate a loss of income for an extended period of time - thus, increasing the number of approved applicants.
Recommendation: Amend Store Front Small Business Assistance Program Guidelines Current Guidelines
Recommendation: Amend Store Front Small Business Assistance Program Guidelines Proposed Amended Guidelines
Council Direction on Initiating an Application Period for Community Service Organizations During the Ad-Hoc Meeting it was discussed to allocate funding to community service organizations.
Applications are to be solicited and reviewed in alignment with the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Subrecipient process.
Recommendation
Staff recommends that City Council:
Update the City’s CDBG-CV Programs and Funding Guidelines for Store Front Small Business Assistance Program; and Provide Staff Direction on initiating an application period for the distribution of CDBG-CV funding to community service organizations