CORRECTION: NOTICE OF INTENT TO REQUEST RELEASE OF FUNDS
CORRECTION: NOTICE OF INTENT TO REQUEST RELEASE OF FUNDS
Publication Date: February 03, 2023
City of Jackson Office of Housing and Community Development
218 S President Street
Jackson, Ms 39201
601-960-2155
Jarkisha Spann
On February 3, 2023, the City of Jackson Office of Housing and Community Development published a notice of intent to request to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the release of funding as follows, on or about September 12,2023 the City of Jackson will submit a request to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the release of the Healthy Homes Production Grant Program (HHP), authorized under 501 and Section 502 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 (12 U.S.C. §§ 1701z-1 and 1701z-2), and funding is provided by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021(Public Law 116-260, approved December 27, 2020) for the following multi-year program/project: Healthy Homes Production Grant Program (HHPG) for the purpose of providing healthy homes and housing rehabilitation interventions that reduce or prevent health hazards identified in homes due to disrepair in dwellings where children, individuals 62 and/or older, and disabled individuals reside. This will be accomplished by providing lead-based paint and other hazard assessments, removal/abatement, stabilization, and minor rehabilitation activities. A total of 125 properties will receive interventions through HHPG and receive minor rehabilitation using Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) to ensure the health and safety of the residents. Tier 2 site specific reviews will be completed for those laws and authorities not addressed in the tier 1 broad review for each property under this program when addresses become known. The City of Jackson is requesting the release of $1,581,981.13 and 157,977.48.
The purpose of this notice is to identify corrections to the original, February 3, 2023 publication, essentially identifying and submitting a Request for Release of Funds to HUD for the Healthy Homes Production Grant Program, and to provide the public with an additional time period to submit comments or objections to HUD.
OBJECTIONS TO RELEASE OF FUNDS: HUD will consider objections to its release of funds for a period of fifteen days following the date of this notice only if the objections are on one of the following bases: (a) that the certification was not executed by the Certifying Officer of the City of Jackson Office of Housing and Community Development; (b) the City of Jackson Office of Housing and Community Development has omitted a step or failed to make a decision or finding required by HUD regulations at 24 CFR part 58; (c) the City of Jackson Office of Housing and Community Development has committed funds or incurred costs not authorized by 24 CFR Part 58 before approval of a release of funds by HUD; (d) another Federal agency acting pursuant to 40 CFR Part 1504 has submitted a written finding that the project is unsatisfactory from the standpoint of environmental quality. Objections must be prepared and submitted in accordance with the required procedures (24 CFR Part 58, Sec. 58.76) and shall be addressed to Karen M. Griego, Program Environmental Clearance Officer. Email LeadRegulations@HUD.GOV.
Potential objectors should contact U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes to verify the actual last day of the objection period.
Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba, Certifying Officer