Fulton Commissioners Approve 2019 HUD Action Plan

FULTON COUNTY, GA — Fulton County Commissioners approved submission of the 2019 Annual Action Plan to the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

• Community Development Block Grant (CDBG): $1,896,494;
• HOME Investment Partnership (HOME): $793,500
• Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG): $162,596

The Annual Action Plan is a component of the Fulton County five-year Consolidated Plan. The Consolidated Plan is implemented through the Annual Action Plan.

The funds will be used to support the strategic priority all people are self-sufficient—for Fulton County’s low-to-moderate income citizens and communities.

The CDBG, HOME, and ESG programs support HUD's three priority goals:

• decent housing
• suitable living conditions
• to provide economic opportunities in the County

These will be accomplished through cooperative partnerships with the cities of Alpharetta, Chattahoochee Hills, College Park, East Point, Fairburn, Hapeville, Milton, Mountain Park, Palmetto and Union City.

The Department of Community Development prepared the Action Plan with the input of citizens participating in three public hearings and informal meetings that included the Fulton County Board of Health, the Fulton County Housing Authority and the Fulton County Ryan White program.

Each year, Fulton County submits an Annual Action Plan to HUD in relation to the substantial grant agreement it enters annually for federal financial resources through HUD’s Community Planning and Development (CPD) Office. The Action Plan is a one year implementation plan that targets goals and allocations to achieve successes of its overall HUD required Five-Year Consolidated Plan.

This 2019 Plan document is the County’s fifth and final Annual Action Plan related to the 2015-2019 Five-Year Consolidated Plan. The Consolidated Plan highlights overall housing and community development needs identifiing in Fulton County, and the Annual Action Plan identifies broad activities the County plans to undertake in the given year. This 2019 Action Plan also describes the resources available, the programs and project types to be funded, and the proposed accomplishments.

The goals of the Consolidated Plan and Annual Action Plan are specific to needs of low and moderate income residents and households in Fulton County. More specifically, the funding associated with the Plans are for services provided directly to Fulton County residents who reside in the County but outside the jurisdictional boundaries of the City of Atlanta, the City of Roswell, and the City of Sandy Springs.

The excluded cities listed administer separate HUD- CPD funded programs specifically for residents in their jurisdictions.

The Action Plan, developed with the input of citizens serves four major functions:

1. It is the County’s application for funds available through the three HUD Formula Programs: Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Home Investment Partnerships Program (HOME), and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG)
2. It is the annual planning document, built through public input and participation, and an open request For Application (RFA) process
3. It lays out expected annual funding resources, the method of fund distribution, and then actions the County will follow in administering HUD Programs
4. It provides accountability to citizens for the use of the funds and allows HUD to measure program performance