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Planning and Building Department, Affordable Housing Unit, recommending the Board:
1) Adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 180-2025 for the submittal of a 2025 Community Development Block Grant Program application to the State of California Department of Housing and Community Development to provide up to $1,500,000 as funding for the El Dorado County First-Time Homebuyer Program; and
2) If awarded, authorize the Director of the Planning and Building Department, or designee, contingent upon approval by County Counsel, to execute the grant agreement, grant-related documents, and subsequent amendments thereto that do not affect the dollar amount or term of the agreement.
FUNDING: Federal Community Development Block Grant Funds - 100%.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
The State of California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) issued a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) dated September 30, 2025, for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program.
The objectives of the CDBG Program are to develop viable communities by the provision of decent affordable housing, a suitable living environment, and to expand economic opportunities, principally for the benefit of low- and moderate-income persons, families, households, and neighborhoods.
The Planning and Building Department, Affordable Housing Unit, (Department) desires to submit an application for an allocation of up to $1,500,000 of CDBG Program funds for El Dorado County’s First-Time Homebuyer (FTHB) Program in response to the 2025 Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA). If awarded, the funds for the FTHB Program will help provide eligible first-time homebuyers with deferred second-priority loans to purchase a home within the unincorporated areas of El Dorado County, providing a long-term housing solution.
The Affordable Housing Unit focuses on creating permanent housing solutions for low- to moderate-income households by financing the development of affordable rental...
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