Focus Area: Quality of Life
Staff Contact: Mike Sirna/Emily Diehl
Subject: Report on 2025 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding recommendations.
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Item Description:
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Report on 2025 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding recommendations.
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Summary:
The City of Olathe has a long standing cooperative agreement with Johnson County for receiving CDBG funds. As a result of the agreement, the City of Olathe receives 41% of the County’s CDBG funds. The projected 2025 allocation is estimated to be $481,750.00.
The City of Olathe and Johnson County utilize the same CDBG application, guidelines, and procedures. Olathe is responsible for advertising CDBG grant funding availability, conducting a public hearing, overseeing the Olathe application and review process, and making funding recommendations. Olathe received 11 grant applications for 2025, requesting a total of $2,454,800.00. After an initial desk review for eligibility, eligible applicants were given the opportunity to present the proposals to a rating team on June 20th, 2024.
Recommendations from the rating team:
Public Service (total of Public Service funding may not exceed 15% of the federal allocation):
• El Centro, Rent and Utility Assistance: $26,631.25
• Catholic Charities, Rent and Utility Assistance: $26,631.25
• Olathe Parks and Recreation, Childcare Scholarships: $15,000.00
• Johnson County Parks and Recreation District, Childcare Assistance: $6,000
Housing:
• Olathe Housing Authority, Scattered Sites Mechanical Systems Upgrades: $108,930.00
• Olathe Community Enhancement, Full-time Community Enhancement Officer: $100,000
• Olathe Housing Rehab, Project Funding: $100,000.00
• Olathe Housing Rehab, Administration: $80,557.50
• Friends of JCDS, Accessibility Modifications to Olathe Home on Edgemere: $20,000.00
Contingencies:
If additional funds are allocated by the federal government, the rating team recommends:
• Public Service: equal increase between El Centro and Catholic Charities up to 15% Public Service cap.
• Housing: Remaining funding split 50%/50% between Olathe Housing Authority and the Olathe Housing Rehab Project Funding.
If funds are reduced by the federal government, the rating team recommends:
• Public Service: equal decrease between El Centro and Catholic Charities down to the 15% Public Service cap.
• Housing: remaining decrease equally applied for all housing projects.
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Financial Impact:
Approximately $481,750.00 in federal funds are being made available to Olathe to address public improvements, housing services, community development, and public services that benefit low- to moderate-income persons living in Olathe.
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Action Needed:
Accept report.
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Attachment(s):
None.