PUBLIC NOTICE STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA 2022 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN COMMENT PERIOD The North Dakota Department of Commerce, Division of Community Services and North Dakota Housing Finance Agency announce the availability of the state’s 2022 Annual Action Plan for public review and comment. The Action Plan serves as the state’s application to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for the Community Development Block Grant, HOME Investment Partnerships, National Housing Trust Fund and Emergency Solutions Grants programs. The Action Plan describes how the funds from each program will be distributed during the 2022 program year, which is scheduled to begin on July 1, 2022. Funds are expected to be received on or about August 1, 2022. All allocation amounts in the 2022 Plan are currently estimated. The Action Plan will be available online at ndgov.link/ConsolidatedPlan beginning April 29th. Written comments, submitted to dcs@nd.gov or P.O. Box 2057, Bismarck, North Dakota 58502-20
PUBLIC NOTICE The North Dakota Department of Commerce, Division of Community Services, will hold a public hearing on March 25, 2022, at 11 a.m. CST, to gather input on affordable housing, special needs housing, homeless needs, public facility needs, economic development needs, and priority needs in the state. Comments will be used to develop the 2022 Annual Action Plan. The Annual Action Plan includes the state’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and the Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) program distribution plans. Currently, the state estimates the 2022 funding to be $4,023,000 for CDBG and $480,000 for ESG. Suggestions are needed on how to prioritize the use of these funds. The CDBG funding must be used for activities that primarily benefit low- and moderate-income persons (LMI), alleviate slum and blight, or address a condition that threatens life and death. The ESG funding must be used for providing services to the homeless and those at risk of becoming homeless. Meeting loc
Lyndsi Engstrom, member of the Westhope School Board, was appointed by the governor to serve on board which supervises the development of a state learning continuum