Apr 1, 2007 thru Jun 30, 2007 Performance Report

Grant Number:
B-06-DG-22-0001

Grantee Name:
State of Louisiana

Grant Amount:
$6,210,000,000.00

Grant Status:
Active

Submitted By:
No Submitter Found		 Obligation Date:
05/16/2006

Award Date:
05/09/2006

Contract End Date:


Reviewed By HUD:
Reviewed and Approved


Disasters:
Declaration Number
FEMA-DR-1603-LA
FEMA-DR-1607-LA


Plan Description:
Hurricane’s Katrina and Rita legacy to coastal Louisiana was an unprecedented wake of death, destruction and devastation. Taken together, 1,464 people lost their lives, more than 200,000 homes and 18,000 businesses were destroyed and billions of dollars in property was impacted. Hurricane Katrina approached New Orleans and the Louisiana-Mississippi state border on August 29, 2005 at a Category 5 level, and the fifth-strongest ever recorded hurricane. Before reaching land it was downgraded to a Category 3, but caused massive destruction and severe damage up to 76 miles east of the storm’s center. Orleans, Plaquemines, and St. Bernard Parishes suffered widespread flooding as a result of storm surge overtopping or breaching area levees. Along the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain, up to six feet of water inundated the cities of Mandeville and Slidell. The City of New Orleans was under a mandatory evacuation for more than a month. Less than a month later on September 24, Hurricane Rita, the second strongest ever to enter the Gulf of Mexico came ashore, also as a Category 3, and flooded the coastal areas of southwestern Louisiana in the area around Lake Charles, impacting nearly a half million households. Hurricane Katrina will most likely be categorized as the third deadliest and the costliest storm in U. S. history. While hurricane Rita exacted a lower death toll, taken together, these storms wrought catastrophic destruction on the Louisiana coastal areas, exacting an enormous toll on the material, financial and emotional resources of hundred’s of thousands of Louisianans. While the impact was wide-spread and indiscriminate of income and social status, the impact of the hurricanes on the poor was particularly devastating, especially in Orleans Parish where the U.S. Census in 2000 reports only a 46.5% homeownership rate (compared to 67.9% in the State), a median household income of $27,133 (compared to $32,566 in the State), and a poverty rate of 27.9% (compared to a state rate of 19.6%). In contrast, while Calcasieu, Cameron, Plaquemines and St. Bernard Parishes sustained major damage, they had higher homeownership rates (ranging between 71% and 85%), higher median incomes (ranging between $34,000 and $38,000) and lower poverty rates (12% to 18%). The concentration and number or persons in extreme poverty neighborhoods exacerbated the negative impact on the poor principally in New Orleans. According to the Brookings Institution (October 2005), one out of every four neighborhoods in the city of New Orleans was classified as an “extreme-poverty” neighborhood, with at least 40% of its residents living below the federal poverty threshold. These 47 neighborhoods were home to nearly 100,000 residents and had an average household income which lagged the City’s by over $17,000. The Congressional Research Service (CRS) calculates that the poverty rate in the flooded and damaged areas in the State of Louisiana was 21.4%, confirming the widespread sentiment that high poverty neighborhoods were disproportionately flooded (CRS, November 4, 2005). The social impacts were also greater for those most vulnerable before the storms. These individuals were less connected to the workforce, had educational disadvantages, were elderly or disabled, or were children. Nearly 90,000 persons aged 65 and older were likely displaced by the storms, many of whom lived alone and had at least one disability. Displaced aged persons also were poor (an estimated 15%) and one quarter lacked vehicles. The child poverty rate in the areas affected by the hurricanes was over 30% (CRS, November 4, 2005). The fragility of the most affected populations places a greater burden on the federal, state and local resources available for recovery efforts. The poor standing of the impacted population before the hurricanes severely stretches Louisiana’s state and local resources, making the need for federal assistance even more critical.


Recovery Needs:
The current and projected financial impact on Louisiana from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita has reached into the tens of billions of dollars, according to estimates from a number of groups, think tanks and government agencies. Given the extensiveness of the damage, there is a great deal of uncertainty regarding estimates of the impact on property, on governments and on the economy. The variation in the estimates of different organizations creates a greater challenge for the State in assessing its needs and the resources necessary to address those needs. For example, according to preliminary estimates from the Louisiana Recovery Authority (LRA), the Governor’s State-wide coordinating body for all recovery efforts, the 2005 hurricanes had an impact of $75 - $100 billion on property and infrastructure and $15 - $20 billion in temporary relief services. However, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) projects an $18 - $25 billion impact on property and infrastructure. For the State’s economy, the LRA states that the storms are expected to inflict from $50 - $70 billion in losses to Louisiana’s economy (defined as nominal Gross State Product) and cause $8 - $10 billion in lost state and local revenue over the next five years. On the other hand, the Louisiana Legislative Fiscal Office projects a $40 - $60 billion impact on the economy and a $4 - $8 billion in lost revenues. Even before the hurricanes, the State was in a precarious situation, with many unmet needs in the areas of infrastructure, education, economic investment, health care and social services. The impact of the storms on the executive budget and on state revenues makes it even more difficult to deal with the critical needs caused by the hurricanes without substantial assistance from the federal government. According to FEMA, the total number of applicants for FEMA assistance related to hurricanes Katrina and Rita was 1.89 million as of January 10, 2006. These applicants have received individual level assistance such as clothing, food, and temporary housing as described below. Additional resources are needed for the estimated 900 families or 2,700 people that have exhausted the subsidized hotel room assistance as of February 7, 2006.


Overall This Report Period To Date
Total Projected Budget from All Sources N/A 9,316,616,156
Total CDBG Disaster Recovery Grant Funds Budgeted N/A 5,790,000,000
Obligated CDBG DR Funds 2,032,250,516.82 3,673,237,582.9
Expended CDBG DR Funds 2,289,514,968.22 2,857,403,599.21
Match Contributed 0 0
Program Income Received 409,266.19 409,266.19



Progress Toward Required Numeric Targets
Requirement Required To Date
Minimum Overall Benefit Percentage 50 33.63
Minimum Non-Federal Match 0 0
Limit on Public Services 931,561,389.93 0
Limit on Admin/Planning 1,242,081,853.24 7,997,475.48
Limit on State Admin 310,520,463.31 0


Overall Progress Narrative:
The Disaster Recovery Unit of Louisiana’s Office of Community Development (OCD) continues to develop and implement recovery programs approved by HUD and supported via federal and state funding. Within the three major areas of housing, infrastructure, and economic development, the OCD has continued working this quarter on the 22 programs from last quarter and 1 new one to address private utility rates. OCD’s plans and program designs continue to respond to HUD directives, citizen input, and local officials’ concerns. Even as policies and procedures adjust to a dynamic administrative environment, solid progress is evident on several fronts. Particularly noteworthy are the milestones achieved in the Homeowner’s Assistance program. As of June 30, 2007, 151,659 applications have been received and recorded; 133,474 appointments have been held; and 28,754 homeowners have closed on their homes thereby receiving awards to help rebuild their lives. This program, also known as the Road Home program, is the OCD’s most complex activity and the single largest housing program ever undertaken in US history. An additional advancement in this program is seen in the increase in the pace with which awards are distributed. The OCD has taken strides forward in infrastructure and economic development as well. The structures for several programs now are established. For numerous programs, requests for proposals (RFPs) have been issued, proposals have been reviewed, and contract negotiations are well underway. The State of Louisiana has built upon the progress from the previous quarter, achieved notable success in this quarter, and is poised for even more demonstrable results in the next quarter.



Activities


Grantee Activity ID:
Admin (SAAD)

Activity Category:
Administration

Activity Status:
Under Way

Responsible Organization:
Office of Community Development, Disaster Recovery Units 		Projected Start Date:
05/09/2006

Projected End Date:
05/09/2016

National Objective:
N/A


  This Report Period To Date
Total Projected Budget from All Sources N/A 161,100,000
Total CDBG Disaster Recovery Grant Funds Budgeted N/A 161,100,000
Obligated CDBG DR Funds 1,706,788.33 7,959,116.47
Expended CDBG DR Funds 1,731,749.55 5,299,933.78
Match Contributed 0 0
Program Income Received 0 0


Performance Measures
 
This Report Period
Cumulative Actual Total / Expected
  Low Mod Total Low Mod Total
No Performance Measures Found


Activity Description:
Supports the administrative work conducted to implement disaster recovery projects funded with these resources. This includes technical assistance as well as general administrative costs.


Location Description:
Office of Community Development (OCD)


Activity Progress Narrative:
The Disaster Recovery Unit (DRU) of the Office of Community Development (OCD), Division of Administration (DOA), was created in the aftermath of the 2005 Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The DRU administers the CDBG Disaster Recovery funds approved by Congress on December 23, 2005 and on June 30, 2007. Personnel were hired from within Louisiana and around the United States with experience in all aspects of CDBG programs. Managers and staff were retained in the areas of homeownership housing, multifamily/rental/supportive housing, infrastructure, economic development, policy and reporting, legal, and financial and auditing. Experienced employees of the Office of Community Development, CDBG Program, provide training as needed to new hires. In addition, the OCD continues to supply CDBG training in partnership with the Council of State Community Development Agencies and ICF International. The DOA’s resources are available to augment the DRU with expertise in budgeting, accounting, reporting, contract review and legal matters. The DRU is in close contact with the Louisiana Legislative Auditors. Currently, 8 auditors are assigned to the DRU. We are planning on adding 4 more auditors in the near future. At the close of this quarter, we had 51 people working in the DRU. The DRU received approval in September, 2006, to raise our total number of staff to 74. The administrative budget is used to fund salaries and related benefits, travel expenses, operating supplies and services, professional services, and inter-agency transfers. As mentioned last quarter, community meetings have been held throughout the impacted parishes and in cities with large numbers of evacuees. These meetings have raised citizen awareness of the recovery programs. The meetings have also served as forums for citizens to discuss their needs and priorities for disaster recovery – needs and priorities that our office will take into account in our programs. With the addition of a Public Relations Officer to our staff this quarter, we have created more opportunities to notify the public of our extensive recovery efforts, as a result our advertisement expenses have increased this quarter. As we further develop and implement our program monitoring plans this quarter, our travel expenses have increased. The state follows the State Procurement Code. All sub-recipients are required to follow Title 24 Part 84 and Part 85. Monitoring plans are being developed for the new disaster recovery activities funded under this program. The obligated and expended amounts for this quarter reflect the summation of the total administrative and technical assistance costs. The total expended and obligated technical assistance costs this quarter are $401.11 and -$5,495.55, respectively.


Activity Location:
Address City State Zip
No Activity Locations Found


Other Funding Sources Budgeted - Detail
Match Sources Amount
No Other Match Funding Sources Found


Other Funding Sources Amount
No Other Funding Sources Found



Grantee Activity ID:
Bldg Code - SB (HBCE)

Activity Category:
Code enforcement

Activity Status:
Under Way

Responsible Organization:
OCD in partnership with the Department of Public Safety (DPS), contracting Louisiana Institute for Building Technology and Safety (LA IBTS) 		Projected Start Date:
01/01/2007

Projected End Date:
12/06/2007

National Objective:
Slums and Blight


  This Report Period To Date
Total Projected Budget from All Sources N/A 5,125,500
Total CDBG Disaster Recovery Grant Funds Budgeted N/A 5,125,500
Obligated CDBG DR Funds 0 6,863,883
Expended CDBG DR Funds 1,240,110.3 1,618,422.56
Match Contributed 0 0
Program Income Received 0 0


Performance Measures
 
This Report Period
Cumulative Actual Total / Expected
  Low Mod Total Low Mod Total
# of Plans Reviewed 0 0 92 0/0 0/0 271/1,405
# of Building Inspections 0 0 2,978 0/0 0/0 6,297/7,946
# of Electrical Inspections 0 0 3,278 0/0 0/0 7,908/9,812


Activity Description:
Without special assistance being provided to local governments, it is expected that a major impediment to housing development will be the lack of building, electrical and plumbing inspectors and permit processing staff. In addition, architects and builders will need inspectors and plan reviewers to help communities adapt to the new State Uniform Construction Code and to interpret the latest available advisory base flood elevations. Therefore, the State has budgeted $11,390,000 for the hiring and training of such staff for local government over a number of years, based on the numbers of damaged/destroyed units in each parish. It is expected that this amount will fund at least 70 field inspectors and plan reviewers, as well as a limited number of support staff. The State will also support the expansion of code enforcement capacity by sponsoring additional training opportunities for inspectors, engineers and architects. While building code enforcement by local authorities will be supported by permitting and inspection fees in the long run, this initial CDBG funding is necessary to immediately expand enforcement capacity to expedite the construction of safer and stronger homes where the storm impact was most concentrated. Until the activity is started, the exact number of buildings and housing units that are brought up to code is unknown.


Location Description:
11 most disaster affected parishes


Activity Progress Narrative:
During the second quarter of 2007, the Louisiana Institute for Building Technology and Safety (LA IBTS) continued to deploy personnel to assist with code inspections, plan evaluations, code permitting, and training in the 11 parishes most impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: Orleans; Jefferson; St. Bernard; St. Tammany; Calcasieu; Plaquemines; Vermillion; Terrebonne; Cameron; Washington; and Iberia. Based on Memorandums of Understanding entered into by the Department of Public Safety (DPS), these personnel are currently deployed in ten of the eleven parishes and in 12 separate cities. Although Iberia Parish has yet to request assistance, one of its municipalities has. This was only a six month contract, but because the parishes and cities are requesting assistance for at least another year, this contract has been extended.


Activity Location:
Address City State Zip
No Activity Locations Found


Other Funding Sources Budgeted - Detail
Match Sources Amount
No Other Match Funding Sources Found


Other Funding Sources Amount
No Other Funding Sources Found



Grantee Activity ID:
Bldg Code - UN (HBCE)

Activity Category:
Code enforcement

Activity Status:
Under Way

Responsible Organization:
OCD in partnership with the Department of Public Safety (DPS), sub-contracting Louisiana Institute for Building Technology and Safety (LA IBTS) 		Projected Start Date:
01/01/2007

Projected End Date:
12/06/2007

National Objective:
Urgent Need


  This Report Period To Date
Total Projected Budget from All Sources N/A 6,264,500
Total CDBG Disaster Recovery Grant Funds Budgeted N/A 6,264,500
Obligated CDBG DR Funds 0 0
Expended CDBG DR Funds 1,515,690.37 1,825,218.96
Match Contributed 0 0
Program Income Received 0 0


Performance Measures
 
This Report Period
Cumulative Actual Total / Expected
  Low Mod Total Low Mod Total
# of Plans Reviewed 0 0 1,015 0/0 0/0 1,983/1,149
# of Building Inspections 0 0 1,855 0/0 0/0 7,250/6,501
# of Electrical Inspections 0 0 2,210 0/0 0/0 8,232/8,028
# of Mechanical Inspections 0 0 1,380 0/0 0/0 2,568/2,968
# of Plumbing Inspections 0 0 3,968 0/0 0/0 6,380/7,780
# of People Trained 0 0 86 0/0 0/0 140/92


Activity Description:
See Bldg Code-SB (HBCE) Activity Description.


Location Description:
See Bldg Code-SB (HBCE) Location Description.


Activity Progress Narrative:
See Bldg Code-SB (HBCE) Activity Progress Narrative.


Activity Location:
Address City State Zip
No Activity Locations Found


Other Funding Sources Budgeted - Detail
Match Sources Amount
No Other Match Funding Sources Found


Other Funding Sources Amount
No Other Funding Sources Found



Grantee Activity ID:
Bridge Loan-UN (EBLP)

Activity Category:
Econ. development or recovery activity that creates/retains jobs

Activity Status:
Under Way

Responsible Organization:
Office of Community Development (OCD), Disaster Recovery Unit (DRU) 		Projected Start Date:
09/15/2006

Projected End Date:
05/09/2007

National Objective:
Urgent Need


  This Report Period To Date
Total Projected Budget from All Sources N/A 95,000,000
Total CDBG Disaster Recovery Grant Funds Budgeted N/A 95,000,000
Obligated CDBG DR Funds 0 95,000,000
Expended CDBG DR Funds 481,610.62 3,561,581.38
Match Contributed 0 0
Program Income Received 409,266.19 409,266.19


Performance Measures
 
This Report Period
Cumulative Actual Total / Expected
  Low Mod Total Low Mod Total
# of Businesses 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 1,026/547
# of Persons benefitting 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0


Activity Description:
This program provided temporary six-month working capital loan guarantees to owners of small businesses with less than 100 employees. There were three different releases of bridge loan funds. Each release varied slightly in how it was administered. The first bridge loan program was for $10 million, the second totaled $30 million and the last installment totaled $55 million. The Bridge Loan program had no leverage requirement; therefore, information on the amount of private funds generated by the businesses is unavailable. The number of businesses reported could include businesses that have more than one bridge loan.


Location Description:
In Hurricanes Katrina and Rita affected parishes.


Activity Progress Narrative:
HUD approved the Bridge Loan Program May 9, 2006, as a part of the State’s Initial Action Plan. On February 10, 2006, a Cooperative Endeavor was entered into between the Louisiana Public Facilities Authority (LPFA), Louisiana Economic Development (LED), and the Division of Administration (DOA), which obligated $30,000,000 in State CDBG funds to be utilized in the Extended Bridge Loan program. That agreement was amended, on June 20, 2006, to include $10,000,000 to cover the cost of the Emergency Bridge Loan program that was originally funded by LED, as well as $55,000,000 to be utilized in the Enhanced Bridge Loan Program. Prior to the Enhanced Loan program being implemented, a change in geographical location of beneficiaries was requested through the submittal of a substantial amendment that was approved by HUD on September 15, 2006. This amendment revised the allocation language from a 50% allocation to the thirteen most impacted parishes, to a minimum of 50% will be allocated to the thirteen most impacted parishes, and up to 50% allocated to the other twenty-four impacted parishes. This change transpired due to the demand for loan guarantees amounting to $8,820,765 in the most impacted areas. Also, during the previous quarter, the Extended BL made a total of 325 loan guarantees totaling $28,696,080 in a 37 parish area. An estimated 3,872 jobs were reported as being created or retained as a result of the first two Bridge Loan Programs. The Enhanced BL program deadline was December 29, 2006. There were a total of 57 loans guaranteed, for a principal sum of $5,409,427 for this BL program. The estimated number of jobs created and retained will be 304. The total amount paid this quarter for Bridge Loan principal is $472,525.78 and $9,084.84 in interest. The total amount of bridge loan money returned to the state as of the end of the second quarter of 2007 amounts to $514,822.35.


Activity Location:
Address City State Zip
No Activity Locations Found


Other Funding Sources Budgeted - Detail
Match Sources Amount
No Other Match Funding Sources Found


Other Funding Sources Amount
No Other Funding Sources Found



Grantee Activity ID:
Capacity Grant - LMI (HCAP)

Activity Category:
Public services

Activity Status:
Under Way

Responsible Organization:
Office of Community Development in coordination with nonprofit organizations. 		Projected Start Date:
12/13/2006

Projected End Date:
12/31/2007

National Objective:
Low/Mod


  This Report Period To Date
Total Projected Budget from All Sources N/A 1,552,500
Total CDBG Disaster Recovery Grant Funds Budgeted N/A 1,552,500
Obligated CDBG DR Funds 427,500 1,927,500
Expended CDBG DR Funds 0 0
Match Contributed 0 0
Program Income Received 0 0


Performance Measures
 
This Report Period
Cumulative Actual Total / Expected
  Low Mod Total Low Mod Total
# of Public Facilities 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0
# of Persons benefitting 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0


Activity Description:
The State developed a program to strengthen community-based nonprofits and/or faith-based institutions already providing housing recovery services through the investment of $2,070,000 of CDBG funds in their activities. The funds will be used to provide housing counseling and outreach to homeowners accessing assistance under the Road Home homeowner assistance program, as well as those homeowners who have not yet completed a Road Home application. This CDBG funded activity will also be utilized for limited legal services to assist mostly low-income clients seeking assistance from the Road Home homeowner assistance program. Services to be provided shall be on a state-wide as-needed basis. Outreach and Housing Counseling assistance may be provided on a limited basis to displaced homeowners living out –of –state. A single non-profit organization will be selected through an RFP process to provide coordination and administrative oversight in the delivery of the legal services through that organization as well as through other qualified non-profit organizations. The successful proposer may either subcontract services through other non-profit organizations to be approved by the State or the proposer may be a consortium of non-profits with a single designated principal organization for contracting and management purposes. For the housing counseling services, the mechanism for making these services available will be through the use of a prime contractor that would be responsible for identifying and assembling a geographically diverse group of nonprofit partners who collectively could provide these services. The selected contractor would be required to provide the variety of assistance that is needed for the preparation of a Road Home application. This includes transportation needs for displaced homeowners in the rural area parishes of the state so that homeowners with transportation challenges can attend required entrance and closing interviews at the Homeowner Assistance Center. In addition, support and application assistance to individuals in the form of language translation for individuals that have language barriers as is many times the case with applicants who are native Spanish, Vietnamese and French language users. Literacy support for individuals with low literacy levels that will experience challenges in understanding program requirements and associated paperwork is necessary. Support for persons with physical disabilities that may hinder them from completing the application process must be provided. Lastly, general support and guidance to the elderly in completing their application is essential for them to achieve maximum benefit under the program. The assistance provided under this section may also include helping clients gather all supporting documents required to complete an application from any relevant source agencies. Provision of document fee support is an allowable expense up to a certain limit. The performance measures on which we would like to report are as follows: # of Households Assisted (Face to Face Counseling) - LMI expected - 1,815 # of Households Assisted (Call Center) - LMI expected - 619


Location Description:
Disaster affected parishes


Activity Progress Narrative:
HUD approved the release of funds for the Support to Community Based Programs; outlined in Action Plan One, Amendment 1; on May 30, 2006 for work to be done in the following two areas: Housing Outreach Services--To provide outreach and technical assistance to low to moderate income individuals in the Homeowner Housing Assistance Program. This public service program will provide outreach, housing counseling, and transportation services to individuals in communities with low volumes of Road Home applicants. Housing Legal Services--To provide legal assistance to low to moderate income individuals through The Road Home application process. The ACORN Housing Corporation (AHC) contract was approved by the State Office of Contractual Review (OCR) on May 11, 2007. ACORN Housing Corporation has begun to provide services to support and encourage homeowners in need of technical assistance to utilize the Road Home program. The Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (SLLS) contract was approved in June. 2nd Quarter 2007: # of Households Assisted (Face to Face Counseling) LMI - 142; # of Households Assisted (Call Center) LMI - 100;


Activity Location:
Address City State Zip
No Activity Locations Found


Other Funding Sources Budgeted - Detail
Match Sources Amount
No Other Match Funding Sources Found


Other Funding Sources Amount
No Other Funding Sources Found



Grantee Activity ID:
Capacity Grant - UN (HCAP)

Activity Category:
Public services

Activity Status:
Under Way

Responsible Organization:
Office of Community Development in coordination with nonprofit organizations. 		Projected Start Date:
12/13/2006

Projected End Date:
12/31/2007

National Objective:
Urgent Need


  This Report Period To Date
Total Projected Budget from All Sources N/A 517,500
Total CDBG Disaster Recovery Grant Funds Budgeted N/A 517,500
Obligated CDBG DR Funds 142,500 142,500
Expended CDBG DR Funds 0 0
Match Contributed 0 0
Program Income Received 0 0


Performance Measures
 
This Report Period
Cumulative Actual Total / Expected
  Low Mod Total Low Mod Total
# of Non-business Organizations benefitting 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0


Activity Description:
The State developed a program to strengthen community-based nonprofits and/or faith-based institutions already providing housing recovery services through the investment of $2,070,000 of CDBG funds in their activities. The funds will be used to provide housing counseling and outreach to homeowners accessing assistance under the Road Home homeowner assistance program, as well as those homeowners who have not yet completed a Road Home application. This CDBG funded activity will also be utilized for limited legal services to assist mostly low-income clients seeking assistance from the Road Home homeowner assistance program. Services to be provided shall be on a state-wide as-needed basis. Outreach and Housing Counseling assistance may be provided on a limited basis to displaced homeowners living out –of –state. A single non-profit organization will be selected through an RFP process to provide coordination and administrative oversight in the delivery of the legal services through that organization as well as through other qualified non-profit organizations. The successful proposer may either subcontract services through other non-profit organizations to be approved by the State or the proposer may be a consortium of non-profits with a single designated principal organization for contracting and management purposes. For the housing counseling services, the mechanism for making these services available will be through the use of a prime contractor that would be responsible for identifying and assembling a geographically diverse group of nonprofit partners who collectively could provide these services. The selected contractor would be required to provide the variety of assistance that is needed for the preparation of a Road Home application. This includes transportation needs for displaced homeowners in the rural area parishes of the state so that homeowners with transportation challenges can attend required entrance and closing interviews at the Homeowner Assistance Center. In addition, support and application assistance to individuals in the form of language translation for individuals that have language barriers as is many times the case with applicants who are native Spanish, Vietnamese and French language users. Literacy support for individuals with low literacy levels that will experience challenges in understanding program requirements and associated paperwork is necessary. Support for persons with physical disabilities that may hinder them from completing the application process must be provided. Lastly, general support and guidance to the elderly in completing their application is essential for them to achieve maximum benefit under the program. The assistance provided under this section may also include helping clients gather all supporting documents required to complete an application from any relevant source agencies. Provision of document fee support is an allowable expense up to a certain limit. The performance measures on which we would like to report are as follows: # of Households Assisted (Face to Face Counseling) - Urgent Need expected - 605; # of Households Assisted (Call Center) - Urgent Need expected - 206


Location Description:
See Capacity Grant - LMI (HCAP) Location Description.


Activity Progress Narrative:
See Capacity Grant - LMI (HCAP) Activity Progress Narrative. # of Households Assisted (Face to Face Counseling) - 27; # of Households Assisted (Call Center) - 35; Total # of Households Served - 60;


Activity Location:
Address City State Zip
No Activity Locations Found


Other Funding Sources Budgeted - Detail
Match Sources Amount
No Other Match Funding Sources Found


Other Funding Sources Amount
No Other Funding Sources Found



Grantee Activity ID:
Devt Fund - (HDEV)

Activity Category:
Rehabilitation/reconstruction of residential structures

Activity Status:
Planned

Responsible Organization:
OCD and qualified financial institutions such as Enterprise Community Partners, Inc., and Local Initiatives Support Corporation. 		Projected Start Date:
03/01/2007

Projected End Date:
02/28/2010

National Objective:
Low/Mod


  This Report Period To Date
Total Projected Budget from All Sources N/A 16,570,000
Total CDBG Disaster Recovery Grant Funds Budgeted N/A 16,570,000
Obligated CDBG DR Funds 0 16,080,000
Expended CDBG DR Funds 0 0
Match Contributed 0 0
Program Income Received 0 0


Performance Measures
 
This Report Period
Cumulative Actual Total / Expected
  Low Mod Total Low Mod Total
# of Properties 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0
# of housing units 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/1,125
# of Households benefitting 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/1,125


Activity Description:
The Housing Development Loan Fund would provide seed funding for a contractor or state agency to establish one or more loan funds that offer acquisition and predevelopment financing on flexible terms to developers of the most critically needed housing. Providing early, high-risk capital will be a powerful incentive for developers to build mixed-income housing in the communities that lost the most housing. Loans would be made to nonprofit and for-profit developers of new rental and single-family housing that is affordable to families with incomes that are below the area median, with a strong preference for well-designed residential communities and infill housing developments that also include families with incomes higher than the area median. The Housing Development Loan Fund would be operated by a state agency or an experienced community development loan fund manager. A total of $16,570,000 in CDBG funds, including fund management costs, will be invested as “top loss” capital in order to leverage an estimated $30 million in additional lending capital. As two priorities, the loan fund would target developers participating in the rental assistance programs described in the previous section, as well as developers of mixed-income for-sale housing. As projects close their construction financing, the acquisition/predevelopment loans would be repaid and the lending capital would become available for additional investments. In a three-year period, it is expected that the funds will recycle two to three times. This program is scheduled to close 40 loans. As currently planned, the Housing Development Loan Fund would be operated on a contractual basis by one or more qualified financial institutions that are experienced in providing early-stage, high-risk property acquisition and predevelopment loans, as an incentive for developers to rebuild existing housing or build new housing at different price points, including affordable homes and rental units. These types of loans are typically not offered by conventional lenders, but instead by the numerous so-called "community development loan funds" across the country. These loan funds are able to take higher risks in lending by attracting risk-tolerant capital and guarantees from foundations and socially motivated investors. The goal should be to lend the funds at 0% and to subordinate these loans to the private capital in order to provide a strong incentive for developers and to leverage private capital. Many such funds receive some of their capital as grants from the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund of the Department of Treasury. Congress specifically directed the states receiving supplemental CDBG funding should consider the use of up to $20 million to fund recovery activities of two organizations that are experienced in operating such loan funds: Enterprise Community Partners, Inc., and Local Initiatives Support Corporation.


Location Description:
Disaster affected parishes


Activity Progress Narrative:
The Housing Development Loan Fund program is combined contractually with the Land Assembly Operations program. In April, OCD-DRU met with representatives of Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) and Enterprise Community Partners Inc. to discuss program implementation details including environmental reviews, acceptance and review of applications and billing/reimbursement/draw-down procedures. In June, three training sessions were held (New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Lake Charles) to provide information to developers on the availability of the fund and the process to apply for funds. Applications can now be accepted. 2nd Quarter 2007: # of loans closed - 0.


Activity Location:
Address City State Zip
No Activity Locations Found


Other Funding Sources Budgeted - Detail
Match Sources Amount
No Other Match Funding Sources Found


Other Funding Sources Amount
No Other Funding Sources Found



Grantee Activity ID:
Educ Infras - LMI (IEDU)

Activity Category:
Rehabilitation/reconstruction of public facilities

Activity Status:
Under Way

Responsible Organization:
OCD, DOE and local school districts 		Projected Start Date:
09/15/2006

Projected End Date:
09/15/2009

National Objective:
Low/Mod


  This Report Period To Date
Total Projected Budget from All Sources N/A 108,000,000
Total CDBG Disaster Recovery Grant Funds Budgeted N/A 108,000,000
Obligated CDBG DR Funds 0 0
Expended CDBG DR Funds 0 0
Match Contributed 0 0
Program Income Received 0 0


Performance Measures
 
This Report Period
Cumulative Actual Total / Expected
  Low Mod Total Low Mod Total
# of Public Facilities 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0
# of Non-business Organizations benefitting 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0
# of Persons benefitting 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0


Activity Description:
Of the $595 million now allocated to local emergency government infrastructure, $200 million is allocated for Primary and Secondary Education Infrastructure. Working with the LRA, the Department of Education will develop needs-based criteria to prioritize the allocation of the funds to the school districts. These funds will flow to the affected school districts through the Office of Community Development. Schools that are repaired or rebuilt shall demonstrate they have taken into account specific educational and repair goals to build back better facilities. In addition, rebuilding plans will address local community planning priorities, including opportunities for shared use of school facilities with other public agencies, such as libraries. The performance measures the State of Louisiana would like to report are as follows: Expected Low Mod Total # of School Districts Benefiting 0/2 0/2 # of Facilities Rehabilitated/Built 0/120 0/120


Location Description:
Disaster affected parishes


Activity Progress Narrative:
Public Assistance (PA) Match applications were sent to all hurricane-affected School Districts and OCD-DRU has met and discussed the application process with several potential applicants. DRU and LRA personnel visited with representatives of the most heavily impacted districts to discuss the program and answer questions. No applications for PA match have been received to date. During the second quarter of 2007, OCD-DRU personnel continued worked with school districts to assist them in completing applications for funding.


Activity Location:
Address City State Zip
No Activity Locations Found


Other Funding Sources Budgeted - Detail
Match Sources Amount
No Other Match Funding Sources Found


Other Funding Sources Amount
No Other Funding Sources Found



Grantee Activity ID:
Educ Infras – UN (IEDU)

Activity Category:
Rehabilitation/reconstruction of public facilities

Activity Status:
Under Way

Responsible Organization:
OCD, DOE and local school districts 		Projected Start Date:
09/15/2006

Projected End Date:
09/15/2009

National Objective:
Urgent Need


  This Report Period To Date
Total Projected Budget from All Sources N/A 92,000,000
Total CDBG Disaster Recovery Grant Funds Budgeted N/A 92,000,000
Obligated CDBG DR Funds 0 0
Expended CDBG DR Funds 0 0
Match Contributed 0 0
Program Income Received 0 0


Performance Measures
 
This Report Period
Cumulative Actual Total / Expected
  Low Mod Total Low Mod Total
# of Public Facilities 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0
# of Non-business Organizations benefitting 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0
# of Persons benefitting 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0


Activity Description:
Of the $595 million now allocated to local emergency government infrastructure, $200 million is allocated for Primary and Secondary Education Infrastructure. Working with the LRA, the Department of Education will develop needs-based criteria to prioritize the allocation of the funds to the school districts. These funds will flow to the affected school districts through the Office of Community Development. Schools that are repaired or rebuilt shall demonstrate they have taken into account specific educational and repair goals to build back better facilities. In addition, rebuilding plans will address local community planning priorities, including opportunities for shared use of school facilities with other public agencies, such as libraries. The performance measures the State of Louisiana would like to report are as follows: Expected Mod Total # of School Districts Benefiting 0/2 0/2 # of Facilities Rehabilitated/Built 0/120 0/120


Location Description:
See Educ Infras – LMI (IEDU) Location Description.


Activity Progress Narrative:
See See Educ Infras – LMI (IEDU) Activity Progress Narrative.


Activity Location:
Address City State Zip
No Activity Locations Found


Other Funding Sources Budgeted - Detail
Match Sources Amount
No Other Match Funding Sources Found


Other Funding Sources Amount
No Other Funding Sources Found



Grantee Activity ID:
Enhancement (ECRE)

Activity Category:
Econ. development or recovery activity that creates/retains jobs

Activity Status:
Planned

Responsible Organization:
 Projected Start Date:
01/03/2007

Projected End Date:
01/03/2010

National Objective:
Low/Mod


  This Report Period To Date
Total Projected Budget from All Sources N/A 28,500,000
Total CDBG Disaster Recovery Grant Funds Budgeted N/A 28,500,000
Obligated CDBG DR Funds 0 0
Expended CDBG DR Funds 0 0
Match Contributed 0 0
Program Income Received 0 0


Performance Measures
 
This Report Period
Cumulative Actual Total / Expected
  Low Mod Total Low Mod Total
# of buildings (non-residential) 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0
# of Persons benefitting 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0
# of Permanent Jobs Created 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0


Activity Description:
HUD approved the release of funds for the Research Commercialization and Educational Enhancement Program; outlined in OCD’s Action Plan One, Amendment 5; on January 3, 2007, to provide funding to retain and rebuild the research and educational capacity of the affected areas by developing a strategic plan and a pilot program based on the strategic plan. Eligible applicants would be limited to institutions of higher education in southeastern Louisiana. Action Plan One Amendment 5 declares eligible applicants are limited to institutions of higher education in the southeastern Louisiana: Baptist Theological Seminary, Delgado Community College, Dillard University, LSU Agricultural Center (hurricane-impacted facilities), LSU Health Sciences Center-New Orleans, Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium, Loyola University New Orleans, McNeese State University, Nunez Community College, Our Lady of Holy Cross College, Southern University-New Orleans, Sowela Technical Community College, Tulane Health Sciences Center, Tulane University, University of New Orleans, and Xavier University of Louisiana.


Location Description:
Disaster affected parishes.


Activity Progress Narrative:
HUD provided the waiver for eligible activities that would allow CDBG funding to be used for research activities in higher education in March. The Louisiana Board of Regents (LBR) received applications from the eligible applicants, institutions of higher education in southeastern Louisiana, on April 26. On June 23 a selection panel of experts from around the nation completed a review of the proposals, including in person interviews, and developed a list of recommendations. On June 28, the LBR approved the recommendation of 11 awards for a total of $27,605,424. Contract negotiations between the Board of Regents and the OCD-DRU are in their final stages with a signed contract expected by the end of July.


Activity Location:
Address City State Zip
No Activity Locations Found


Other Funding Sources Budgeted - Detail
Match Sources Amount
No Other Match Funding Sources Found


Other Funding Sources Amount
No Other Funding Sources Found



Grantee Activity ID:
Env Contract (HENV)

Activity Category:
Planning

Activity Status:
Planned

Responsible Organization:
OCD in coordination with contractor - Environ 		Projected Start Date:
04/23/2007

Projected End Date:
05/30/2010

National Objective:
N/A


  This Report Period To Date
Total Projected Budget from All Sources N/A 4,283,475
Total CDBG Disaster Recovery Grant Funds Budgeted N/A 4,283,475
Obligated CDBG DR Funds 0 0
Expended CDBG DR Funds 0 0
Match Contributed 0 0
Program Income Received 0 0


Performance Measures
 
This Report Period
Cumulative Actual Total / Expected
  Low Mod Total Low Mod Total
No Performance Measures Found


Activity Description:
As prescribed by program rules, the State must adhere to HUD’s regulations with respect to oversight of compliance with environmental statutes and authorities. The State has developed comprehensive procedures to ensure compliance with HUD’s CDBG program regulations for each funded project. The State will verify that each project that requires it has been environmentally cleared prior to any construction activity. In order to ensure that this responsibility is fulfilled, the services of an environmental consulting firm, Environs, will be engaged to evaluate and provide written analysis for a broad range of environmental studies. These evaluations will follow applicable laws and regulations, which may include the National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) environmental review procedures relating to “HUD-CDBG” activities, and/or other local, state or federal environmental laws. Once the contract is signed, Environs will be responsible for the environmental review for approximately 2000 state buildings, as well as site-specific review of approximately 2,950 small rental units (from 1-4 units) to determine if historic preservation issues, such as historic structures and archaeological artifacts, are cleared before any new construction or reconstruction begins. These will be handled through the Environmental Section of OCD-DRU through the use of work orders and regular updates that are sent by Environs.


Location Description:
N/A


Activity Progress Narrative:
The Environs contract was signed on May 8, 2007, but had to be revisited when it was determined that Environs could not purchase the needed IT equipment.


Activity Location:
Address City State Zip
No Activity Locations Found


Other Funding Sources Budgeted - Detail
Match Sources Amount
No Other Match Funding Sources Found


Other Funding Sources Amount
No Other Funding Sources Found



Grantee Activity ID:
Homeless (HMLS)

Activity Category:
Rehabilitation/reconstruction of public facilities

Activity Status:
Under Way

Responsible Organization:
OCD and Department of Social Services 		Projected Start Date:
05/30/2006

Projected End Date:
05/30/2010

National Objective:
Low/Mod


  This Report Period To Date
Total Projected Budget from All Sources N/A 25,900,000
Total CDBG Disaster Recovery Grant Funds Budgeted N/A 25,900,000
Obligated CDBG DR Funds 0 25,900,000
Expended CDBG DR Funds 60,807.36 129,342.36
Match Contributed 0 0
Program Income Received 0 0


Performance Measures
 
This Report Period
Cumulative Actual Total / Expected
  Low Mod Total Low Mod Total
# of Persons benefitting 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0


Activity Description:
In hurricane-impacted areas, many organizations serving the homeless lost facilities, housing capacity, shelter beds, and staff. Thirty-six shelters sustained considerable damage, and capacity to house up to 1,759 homeless individuals (i.e., 1,759 residential “beds” operated by “Continuum of Care” organizations serving the homeless) was lost. After the hurricane there were reports that an increased number of persons were living on the streets or in parks, cars, and abandoned or uninhabitable buildings in the impacted areas. Many of these persons were not homeless prior to the storms. The proposed $25.9 million will support the State’s goal to immediately restore and expand capacity in hurricane impacted areas and provide permanent supportive housing and assistance for persons and families who are homeless and persons at-risk of becoming homeless who are low wage workers, unemployed, victims of domestic violence, low-income seniors, and/or low-income persons with any type of substantial disability (including physical or sensory disability, cognitive disability, chronic health problems, mental illness, or addictive disorders). The proposal allows for funding to be prioritized as follows: The highest priority for the use of these funds will be to repair and restore shelter capacity, transitional housing and permanent supportive housing that existed prior to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The cost of restoring this capacity is estimated to be $3 to $5 million. Priority for these funds will be given to members of the Continuums of Care. Non-member organizations may apply for funding but should document pre-storm homeless efforts in the community and indicate a commitment to coordinating with the local Continuums of Care upon receipt of these funds. A second priority will be the acquisition and rehabilitation of new permanent supportive housing and services by non-profits in the hurricane-affected areas. This priority also includes the option of funding rental assistance (i.e., “bridge funding”) linked to permanent supportive housing. The prioritization of non-profits is based on the understanding that some non-profit groups working with homeless and at-risk populations will not have the capacity to apply for tax credits and supportive services funds through the “piggyback” program. This program plans to create 550 beds for the low income individuals needing temporary shelter, provide assistance to 2,400 low income households, and assist 2,400 homeless.


Location Description:
Disaster affected parishes.


Activity Progress Narrative:
HUD approved the release of funds for the Homelessness Supports and Housing Program; outlined in OCD’s Action Plan One, Amendment 1; on May 30, 2006, to immediately restore and expand housing capacity in hurricane impacted areas by providing capital funds for repairing damaged homeless housing facilities, providing capital grants and shallow rental subsidies to encourage increasing the supply of permanent supportive housing (PSH) for homeless and at-risk households, providing PSH interim rental assistance to immediately house PSH eligible households and provide short term rental assistance in the form of deposits and other assistance to prevent persons at risk from becoming homeless or to assist households who have already fallen into homelessness, including low wage workers, at risk youth, victims of domestic violence, and low income seniors and people with disabilities to obtain and retain housing. Additionally, the Program will provide funding for the development of a transitional Safe Haven Project and partial funding for a statewide Homeless Management Information System (HMIS). The Department of Social Services (DSS) shall serve as the lead agency. The state entered into an interagency agreement with the Department of Social Services (DSS) effective March 27, 2007. The first priority for use of the $25.9 million in CDBG funds is to restore storm-damaged homeless shelters in the most heavily impacted parishes. A Request for Proposals was advertised in January, 2007. Proposals submitted by March 2, 2007 were evaluated for awards. DSS announced that $2.1 million would be awarded to three local entities for repairs at 25 homeless facilities in the parishes of Orleans, St. Tammany, and Calcasieu. The repairs will restore 547, or approximately 32%, of an estimated 1,700 beds lost during the storms. The awards are to Unity of Greater New Orleans ($1,400.490 for 433 beds at 11 facilities), South West Louisiana Homeless Coalition ($399,966 for 60 beds at 13 facilities) and St. Tammany Parish ($254,818 for 54 beds at one facility). The second priority is to initiate the Homeless Prevention and Rapid Rehousing portion of the program. Total funding for this program is $6.2 million. Of that, $4 million is being allocated to impacted parishes and the balance to the remainder of the state. Additionally, $2.5 million is being made available in PSH Interim Rental Assistance for the most vulnerable population including the homeless, disabled homeless, children aging out of Foster Card and other groups targeted by DSS. These funds are being allocated to Local Continuums of Care organizations or local governments to address homeless prevention and move-in expenses, Housing First supportive services and Housing First rental assistance. The RFP for Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing was published on April 26, 2007. An amendment was published and the proposal deadline was extended from May 28, 2007 to June 29, 2007. During the second quarter of 2007, twenty-two additional homeless shelters were selected through the RFP process for rehabilitation. All are in various stages of environmental clearance and all are anticipated to be complete no later than July. No one project has cleared as of the date of this report. A CDBG training/workshop for grant recipients for homeless shelter repairs was held at DSS on May 17, 2007. A program description has been drafted for the Interim Rental Assistance program and the Capital Incentive Grants program, which are currently under review. DSS is also designing its program evaluation protocol for each program, the data collection requirements, HMIS data entry requirements and reporting requirements.


Activity Location:
Address City State Zip
No Activity Locations Found


Other Funding Sources Budgeted - Detail
Match Sources Amount
No Other Match Funding Sources Found


Other Funding Sources Amount
No Other Funding Sources Found



Grantee Activity ID:
Land (HLAS)

Activity Category:
Disposition

Activity Status:
Planned

Responsible Organization:
OCD and the Road Home Corporation 		Projected Start Date:
03/01/2007

Projected End Date:
02/28/2010

National Objective:
Slums and Blight


  This Report Period To Date
Total Projected Budget from All Sources N/A 2,070,000
Total CDBG Disaster Recovery Grant Funds Budgeted N/A 2,070,000
Obligated CDBG DR Funds 0 2,070,000
Expended CDBG DR Funds 0 0
Match Contributed 0 0
Program Income Received 0 0


Performance Measures
 
This Report Period
Cumulative Actual Total / Expected
  Low Mod Total Low Mod Total
# of Properties 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0
# of Households benefitting 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/1,125
# of Persons benefitting 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0
# of Permanent Jobs Created 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0


Activity Description:
The Land Assembly component of the housing program will serve as an additional way to jump-start development in the communities that lost the most housing as a result of hurricanes Katrina and Rita. This will be done by providing seed money to acquire multiple properties in good locations for replacement housing and package them for sale or grant to maximize further affordable housing development for example, to developers using CDBG-supported LIHTC tax incentives to develop rental housing, to supportive housing developers, to self-help ownership housing developers, etc. This program component will operate only in those jurisdictions where: 1. These activities are requested or supported by local governments; and 2. Local governments have substantially engaged in the planning work required to target areas that are suitable for the development of replacement housing. A total of $2,070,000 of CDBG funds are budgeted for capital to purchase residential properties as well as operating costs. The capital used to purchase properties will be recycled through sales of properties to developers. As a related activity, properties assembled through buy-out programs, funded through the State's homeowner assistance program, might be offered at below-market costs to developers of affordable or special needs housing. One of the targets of these sales of State-purchased properties would be to encourage the development of mixed income developments that include renters with incomes below 40% of area median income. If such assembled properties were not purchased and developed by affordable developers in accordance with strict income requirements, they still might carry a requirement that a certain percentage of the units developed on CDBG assembled land would be affordable with less stringent income and pricing requirements, but still ensuring that mixed-income developments occur in redevelopment areas. However, the $2 million Land Assembly fund is fundamentally different from and should not be confused with the buyout provisions of the Homeowner Assistance Program. This budget line item is not intended for purchases of single-family homes. Instead, the intention is to contract out to one or more qualified organizations that can identify suitable sites for housing development in the most distressed parishes and obtain options on them. The State intends, through contractual arrangements, to fund a small team of property acquisition experts who will scout out, analyze and obtain options on suitable sites that are not currently on the open market. These could include surplus properties held by government agencies, nonprofits, churches and businesses. Some might be Brownfield sites that could be cleaned up quickly and at feasible costs. This Land Assembly operation would result in assignable options in the name of the State of Louisiana or some designated quasi-public entity. These options, in turn, would be offered to developers on an open, competitive basis.


Location Description:
Disaster affected parishes


Activity Progress Narrative:
See the Housing Development Loan Fund program as these two programs are contractually combined.


Activity Location:
Address City State Zip
No Activity Locations Found


Other Funding Sources Budgeted - Detail
Match Sources Amount
No Other Match Funding Sources Found


Other Funding Sources Amount
No Other Funding Sources Found



Grantee Activity ID:
Local Infra-LMI (ILOC)

Activity Category:
Rehabilitation/reconstruction of public facilities

Activity Status:
Planned

Responsible Organization:
Local governments. 		Projected Start Date:
05/09/2006

Projected End Date:
05/09/2010

National Objective:
Low/Mod


  This Report Period To Date
Total Projected Budget from All Sources N/A 1,345,000,000
Total CDBG Disaster Recovery Grant Funds Budgeted N/A 395,000,000
Obligated CDBG DR Funds 0 0
Expended CDBG DR Funds 0 0
Match Contributed 0 0
Program Income Received 0 0


Performance Measures
 
This Report Period
Cumulative Actual Total / Expected
  Low Mod Total Low Mod Total
# of Public Facilities 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/185
# of Non-business Organizations benefitting 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/52
# of Persons benefitting 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0


Activity Description:
Of the $1,187,500,000 set aside for infrastructure activities, $95 million was initially set aside for the Local Government Emergency Infrastructure activity. Because of consultations with local governments and comments received from the local governments, the State allocated an additional $500 million to this activity. In addition to the match for eligible FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) funds. Also included in the expansion is ability to pay for repairs that are ineligible under the FEMA PA grant program, including but not limited to uninsured and underinsured damages, insurance deductables and improvements for code compliance, if they are determined to be critical to continued delivery and or protection of vital public services by state and local government entities in accordance with criteria established by the LRA. $200,000,000 of the $595,000,000 has been budgeted for primary and secondary education infrastructure and is being reported as a separate activity.


Location Description:
Disaster affected parishes.


Activity Progress Narrative:
HUD approved the release of funds for the Local Government Infrastructure Program; outlined in OCD’s Action Plan One; on May 9, 2006, to provide the match funding for FEMA Public Assistance and Hazard Mitigation projects to restore critical local infrastructure damaged by the storms, as well as other eligible local response/recovery activities. Action Plan One, Amendment 10, which includes $100 million for match of Category A&B FEMA PA grants, was submitted to HUD on March 23, 2007. The application forms for PA match and FEMA-ineligible repairs to schools, along with instructions for completing them, were posted on the OCD-DRU website, allowing local governments to begin applying for CDBG funds to cover the 10% non-federal match on FEMA Public Assistance grants. E-mails were sent to each PA applicant in the state to let them know the application was available, and training sessions/input meetings were held with several potential applicants. On June 25, the LRA board passed a resolution reducing the amount of this program by $20,273,333 in order to provide additional funding to the Road Home program.


Activity Location:
Address City State Zip
No Activity Locations Found


Other Funding Sources Budgeted - Detail
Match Sources Amount
No Other Match Funding Sources Found
 
Subtotal Match Sources 0


Other Funding Sources Amount
FEMA Public Assistance 950,000,000
 
Total Other Funding Sources 950,000,000



Grantee Activity ID:
LTLoan - LMI (ELTR)

Activity Category:
Econ. development or recovery activity that creates/retains jobs

Activity Status:
Planned

Responsible Organization:
OCD and Louisiana Economic Development Department 		Projected Start Date:
09/15/2006

Projected End Date:
09/15/2009

National Objective:
Low/Mod


  This Report Period To Date
Total Projected Budget from All Sources N/A 57,000,000
Total CDBG Disaster Recovery Grant Funds Budgeted N/A 57,000,000
Obligated CDBG DR Funds 0 40,800,000
Expended CDBG DR Funds 0 0
Match Contributed 0 0
Program Income Received 0 0


Performance Measures
 
This Report Period
Cumulative Actual Total / Expected
  Low Mod Total Low Mod Total
# of buildings (non-residential) 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0
# of Businesses 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0
# of Persons benefitting 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0
# of Permanent Jobs Created 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0


Activity Description:
The Long Term Recovery Loan Guarantee Program would be targeted to small firms that meet any of the following criteria: • Were rejected or deemed ineligible for SBA loans; • Did not apply for an SBA loan for good cause; or • Are in need of long-term loans for permanent repair or replacement of buildings, repair or purchase of replacement equipment and inventory. Louisiana will seek to use the infrastructure already in place through the Bridge Loan Program, a cooperative agreement with quasi-public organizations and local banks in the affected parishes to deliver the loans that will be guaranteed through this program. Under the Bridge Loan Program, there have been 22 participating banks throughout the affected parishes.


Location Description:
Disaster affected parishes.


Activity Progress Narrative:
The Long Term Recovery(LTR) Loan Guarantee Program was approved by HUD via Action Plan One, Amendment 2 on September 15, 2006