The State Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program has revised its policy for reviewing Program Guidelines for all Programs, including Housing Rehabilitation (owner-occupied or tenant-occupied), Homeownership Assistance, Microenterprise Financial Assistance, Microenterprise Technical Assistance, and Business Assistance. The Department will no longer require jurisdictions to submit their Program Guidelines to the Department for formal review and approval. Instead, as part of clearing General Conditions, the Department will only require the submittal of a Resolution from the local governing body adopting the Program Guidelines.
The attached Management Memo 15-06 outlines the new policy. The Memo will also be posted on the department website, which can be accessed here.