HUD FY 06 allocation to City
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U.S. DEPARtMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20410-7000
OFFICE OF TIlE ASSISTANT SECRETARY
FOR COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOJ.>MENT
January 16,2006
The Honorable Terrance M. Duggan
Mayor of Dubuque
50 W. 13th St.
Dubuque, IA 52001-4864
Dear Mayor Duggan:
I am pleased to inform you that the Department of Housing and Urban Development's
Fiscal Year (FY) 2006 budget has been enacted and signed by the President. This letter provides
your FY 2006 allocations for the Office of Community Planning and Development's (CPD)
formula programs: Community Development Block Grants (CDBG); HOME Investment
Partnerships; the American Dream Downpayment Initiative (ADDI); Housing Opportunities for
Persons with AIDS (HOPW A); and Emergency Shelter Grants (ESG). These programs provide
funding for housing, community and economic development, and assistance for special
populations across the country.
HUD's budget is included in the FY 2006 Transportation, Treasury, the Judiciary,
Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill (P.L. 109-115).
Funding amounts in this bill were subsequently impacted by the FY 2006 Department of
Defense, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations to Address Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico,
and Pandemic Influenza Act (PL. 109-148), which dictated an across-the-board Government-
wide rescission of one percent. According to the law, the Department is required to reduce each
program contained in all funding bills by that amount. CPD's formula programs are not exempt
from this cut. The FY 2006 allocations below have already been reduced to reflect this
requirement. Also, the amounts include reallocated funds in the CDBG and HOME programs.
The allocations reflect the level of funding available for these programs in your community.
The following amounts represent your FY 2006 allocation(s):
Community Development Block Grant
HOME Investment Partnerships
American Dream Downpayment Initiative
Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS
Emergency Shelter Grants
$1,256,479
$0
$0
$0
$0
HUD continues to emphasize the importance of effective performance measurement in all
of our programs. Last year HUD participated with national public interest groups in a joint
working group, and developed a framework for a performance measurement framework for CPD
formula programs. This framework was proposed for comment in a June 10, 2005 Federal
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Register Notice titled, "Notice of Proposed Outcome Performance Measurement System for
Community Planning and Development Formula Grant Programs; Request for Comments." This
performance measurement framework is based on the reporting of objectives, outcomes, and
indicators for each activity that is funded by the CPD formula grant programs. The objectives,
which closely mirror the statutory purposes of the programs, are: Suitable Living Environment,
Decent Housing, and Creating Economic Opportunities. The outcome categories, which reflect
the result that the grantee is seeking to achieve from each activity, are: A vailability/ Accessibility,
Affordability, and Sustainability (Promoting Livable or Viable Communities). The indicators
are the outputs realized for each specific activity. Combining objectives, outcomes and
indicators will enable HUD to produce statements that uniformly describe the activity's impact
and enable HUD to demonstrate the benefits and success of the CPD formula grant programs.
Additional information on the implementation of the performance measurement
framework will be disseminated later this winter. Although there will be some changes made to
the final framework provided in the June 10, 2005 Federal Register Notice, it is expected that the
fundamental premise and format will remain unchanged. In addition, HUD expects to
incorporate this performance measurement framework into the existing CPD Integrated
Disbursement and Information System (IDIS) in the spring of 2006. CPD formula grantees
should now consider how the performance measurement system may impact their local
administrative practices, including deciding the objectives and outcomes of activities that are
funded.
I look forward to continuing our partnership to assist lower income residents in your
community. As always, HUD is available to provide any assistance you require in implementing
your programs. If you or any member of your staff has questions, please contact your local CPD
Office Director.
Sincerely,
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Pamela H. Patenaude
Assistant Secretary