FY 2024-26 CDBG Program Funding Plan - Program Summaries Administration & Planning
Organization Project Title
One-year
award Description
City of Santa
Ana
Community
Development
Agency (CDA)
CDBG Program
Administration $866,611
The program will provide for the overall administration of the CDBG Program, to include: preparation and submission of required contracts with HUD, submission of all reporting requirements, provision of individual project oversight, monitoring of all proj ect implementation and ongoing completion, and fiscal management and oversight. Program Administration is performed by a combination of staff and professional consultant(s).
Proposed funding amount calculated based off 20% admin cap less Fair Housing amount.
Fair Housing
Council of
Orange County
Santa Ana Fair Housing
Education, Counseling &
Enforcement
$75,000
The program will provide fair housing education, landlord /tenant counseling and enforcement services to combat housing discrimination and city administrative support for the residents of the City of Santa Ana. Funds will go toward administrative/program staff and service contracts. A commitment to further fair housing is a requirement of CDBG funding.
Economic Development
Project Title Organization Funding Description
Small Business
Incentive
Program
City of Santa Ana
Community
Development Agency
(CDA) – Economic
Development
$100,000
The program awards grants up to $5,000 to eligible microenterprise businesses in the City. Grants will be awarded on a first come/first serve basis and may be used to cover business expenses such as rent, insurance costs, utility connections, advertising, inventory, or other business related needs. Funds will go towards grants and program staff.
Code Enforcement
Project Title Organization Funding Description
Community
Preservation
(Code
Enforcement &
Legal Services)
City of Santa Ana
Planning and Building
Agency (PBA)
$825,000
The Community Preservation Division’s goal is to improve neighborhoods through personalized neighborhood contact, education of codes and standards, responsive and dedicated personnel, fair enforcement of laws and innovative processes. The primary purpose of this enforcement is to address property maintenance and life safety violations that contribute to the visual blight and general decline of an area. Funds will go toward program staff and service contracts (equipment rental, insurance and building rental).
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FY 2024-26 CDBG Program Funding Plan - Program Summaries
Housing Rehabilitation Grant
Project Title Organization Description
Single-Family
Housing
Rehabilitation
Program
Habitat for Humanity $500,000
CDBG funds will be used as a Grant to finance the rehabilitation of privately owned multi-family rental properties for residential purposes in accordance with Section 570.202 – Eligible Rehabilitation and Preservation Activities. Funds will be used to rehabilitate properties to address code violations, potential code violations, or unsafe living conditions. The maximum amount of Grant funds available for any qualified property is $ 25,000 unless approved by City Council. Funding will go toward rehabilitation and staff costs.
City Capital Improvements
Project Title Organization Funding Description
Sidewalk Imp City of Santa Ana Public
Works Agency (PWA) $400,000
Sidewalk Improvements will be undertaken in CDBG eligible areas includes removal and replacement of damaged concrete sidewalks and may include repairs to adjacent area such as damaged curbs, gutters and driveways in highly impacted residential communities.
Park Facilities
Rehab
City of Santa Ana Public
Works Agency (PWA) $1,000,000 Chepa’s Park Construction Park Facilities
Rehab
City of Santa Ana Public
Works Agency (PWA) $200,000 Cool Pavement Treatment at Angels Park and El Salvador Park Facilities
Rehab
City of Santa Ana Public
Works Agency (PWA) $450,000
Facility Imp Community
Development Agency $300,000 Rehabilitation of City Parking Lots
Nonprofit Public Service (subject to 15% Public Service cap) Project Title Organization Two-year
award
Description
AIDS Services
Foundation OC
HIV Care Services $80,000
AIDS Services Foundation OC DBA Radiant Health Centers (RHC) will provide low-income residents living with HIV in the City of Santa Ana with wraparound HIV care services. Participants will receive the support and resources needed to remain in medical care, maintain their health, and achieve viral suppression.
America On Track
Brighter Futures
for Children of
Prisoners
$80,000 Children of prisoners deserve the chance to discover a brighter future, which is why America On Track provides them with trained, caring mentors, STEM workshops, a “College is For Me Too!” camp, free books, and special outings, as well as nutrition seminars and wraparound services for the families.
Community Health
Initiative Orange County
Community Health
Access Program
$80,000 CHIOC helps City of Santa Ana residents to access health and social service programs by providing outreach, education, enrollment, and case management services to vulnerable populations. We strive to ensure that clients acquire, retain, and utilize community resources effectively.
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FY 2024-26 CDBG Program Funding Plan - Program Summaries
Community Legal Aid
SoCal
Santa Ana
Domestic Violence
Prevention Project
$80,000
Community Legal Aid SoCal (previously known as The Legal Aid Society of Orange County) will provide free, holistic legal assistance to Santa Ana survivors of domestic violence to help them escape abuse and break the cycle of violence. Priority is given to service in the areas of family law, immigration, and healthcare advocacy.
Delhi Center in
collaboration with UCI
Teens Engaged in
Learning and
Leadership
$142,416
A leadership development program that trains teens to take an active role in designing and implementing educational and team building activities in their community that teach younger children about gang prevention, problem solving, conflict resolution, avoiding risk and making safe choices.
Girl’s Inc. of Orange
County
StrongHer
Together
$80,000
StrongHer Together provides at-risk teen girls wih the tools to live a safe and healthy life. The progam will serve 8th – 12th grade girls during the school year and the summer. Program elmements include social and emotional learning, safe relationships, and substance abuse prevention.
Human Options
Promoting Safety in
Santa Ana by
Assisting Domestic
Violence Victims
$80,000 The project will provide intensive case management services to Santa Ana residents who self-report domestic violence or who are referred by the Domestic Violence Response Team. Case management services will include safety planning, assessment of needs and linkages to needed resources.
Lutheran Social Services
of Southern California
Victims Intervention
Program
$80,000 The Victims Intervention Project (VIP) will provide women who are victims of crime with evidence-based recovery services – direct mental health services, rental assistance, hotel/motel vouchers, intensive case management, transportation, life skills training and other supportive services.
MOMs OC
Maternal Child
Health
Coordination
Program
$80,000
Santa Ana residents will be provided monthly prenatal and infant home visitation, health education, and mental health support, that measurebly improves the health status and birth outcomes of mothers, fathers, and babies living in proverty.
Nati's House dba Neutral
Ground
Neutral Ground
SNL
$80,000
Neutral Ground will provide Summer Night Lights for 20 nights during the summer. Parks and recreation centers will be open late so that families can enjoy safe spaces, meet neighbors, find new opportunities and resources, and create relationships with the City and County agencies that serve them.
Orange County
Children's Therapeutic
Arts Center
Crime Prevention
and Intervention
Program
$80,000
OCCTAC comprehensive Crime Prevention & Intervention Program will offer Santa Ana Youth and parents’ arts enrichment, therapeutic arts, youth and family counseling, parenting classes and crises intervention.
Project Hope Alliance
On-Site Case
Management
Program (for youth
$100,000 The On-site Case Management Program, for youth experiencing homelessness will provide Santa Ana youth with resources and support to sustain their academic path. Participants are provided EXHIBIT 3
FY 2024-26 CDBG Program Funding Plan - Program Summaries
experiencing
Homelessness)
customized, wraparound support from case managers who are available for them 24 hours a day.
Students will receive support with basic needs, emotional wellness, mental health services, mentoring and college and career readiness for older youth.
StandUp for Kids
Orange County
On Campus
Mentoring $80,000
The program provides homeless students with a personalized path to self-sufficiency. A trained StandUp for Kids case manager and mentor meets with each youth at school, twice a week. They receive basic services, adult mentorship, and tutoring in order to graduate and become self-sufficient.
Straight Talk Clinic, Inc.
Crisis Intervention
& Comprehensive
Mental Health
Services for Low-
Income Santa Ana
Residents
$80,000
Straight Talk Clinic will offer free crisis intervention and comprehensive mental health services and weekly one-hour counseling to extremely low -income Santa Ana residents (seniors, adults, teen, and children five years and older).
Templo Calvario
Community
Development
Corporation
Legado Academy $80,000
The Legado Academy seeks to break the cycle of poverty and thereby decrease the risk of violence and crime by delivering evidence-based parent training and financial education curriculum that are designed to promote long-term family resiliency and support generational financial stability.
United Cerebral Palsy
Association of OC dba
Unlimited Possibilities
Safety Net Fund $80,000
Unlimited Possibilities long -running Safety Net Fund will provide early intervention, pediatric therapy, and family support services to uninsured and under -insured children and families with disabilities residing in Santa Ana.
WISEPlace Steps to
Independence
$80,000
Steps to independence provides safe emergency shelter and rapid rehousing for unaccompanied homeless women. Women are led through the “WISEPlace Way” which includes comprehensive trauma informed support, legal advocacy and housing placement to help rebuild their lives and heal their traumas.
Total Funding $5,457,820
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