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. Preliminary discussions were conducted with commercial lenders participating in the current bridge loan program. No program activity occurred before approval of Action Plan One, Amendment 8, on February 9, 2007; which was for the purpose of transferring $27 million to the Small Firm Recovery Loan and Grant (SFLG) program. Subsequently, the LRA has approved a resolution to transfer the remaining balance of $68 million to the SFLG program and abolish the LTR Loan program. A committee of the Louisiana Legislature approved a resolution to transfer the money to the SFLG program, however the full legislature did not vote on the measure before the adjournment of the regular session on June 28, 2007.


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:
LTLoan -UN (ELTR)

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

Activity Status:
Planned

Responsible Organization:
OCD and Louisiana Economic Development 		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 38,000,000
Total CDBG Disaster Recovery Grant Funds Budgeted N/A 38,000,000
Obligated CDBG DR Funds 0 27,200,000
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:
See Activity Narrative for LTLoan – LMI (ELTR).


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:
Piggyback (HTXC)

Activity Category:
Construction of new housing

Activity Status:
Under Way

Responsible Organization:
Local governments. 		Projected Start Date:
05/30/2006

Projected End Date:
05/30/2045

National Objective:
Low/Mod


  This Report Period To Date
Total Projected Budget from All Sources N/A 0
Total CDBG Disaster Recovery Grant Funds Budgeted N/A 0
Obligated CDBG DR Funds 25,894,694.5 26,500,000
Expended CDBG DR Funds 7,710,986.31 8,316,291.81
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:
The program was available with the rollout of the 2007/2008 GO Zone LIHTC Qualified Allocation Plan. The Program Description was approved by OCD and the LRA. The plan was presented to developers at a series of LHFA Developers Meetings in August and September of 2006. The application deadline for the 2007 Tax Credit Applications was October 20, 2006 with reservation of credits made on December 13, 2006. Award Acceptance Agreements were mailed to the 33 projects receiving the Piggyback awards on December 21, 2006 and all were returned to OCD by the January 5, 2007 deadline. The 33 projects will result in a total of 5,737 new units when completed. In April, OCD/LHFA addressed the skyrocketing insurance costs for LIHTC developments by launching the Operating Deficit Loan Program (ODLP). Applications for ODLP were accepted through April 4, 2007. ODLP Award Acceptance letters continue to be returned with 69 of the 84 accepting the conditional award. No ODLP closings took place in June. The first is expected in early August. The first CDBG Piggyback development to close was 200 Carondelet; it is a 190 unit mixed-income (60% Market rate, 40% affordable) acquisition/rehab in the CBD of New Orleans. This CDBG loan of $26,500,000 is part of $70,000,000 in total development costs and closed May 16, 2007. OCD-DRU also closed the second and third Piggyback deals (the Crescent Club and the Preserve) on May 24th. These two mixed income developments account for $19,600,000 and $15,950,000, respectively, in CDBG funding. Both are new construction and located in New Orleans on Tulane Avenue. The Crescent Club will develop 228 units while the Preserve will account for 183 total units. Closing in June, Tiffany Apartments, located in Abbeville in Vermilion Parish, is the first South-West Louisiana Piggyback development to aid in the recovery of this Hurricane Rita affected area. Tiffany is a 250 unit mixed-income (60% Market rate, 40% affordable) development with $42,000,000 in total development costs; utilizing $19,600,000 in CDBG gap financing. 100 units are being set aside for income levels ranging from 30%-60% of area median income, while 13 of the 100 low/mod units will be reserved for permanent supportive housing. The 4 closed Piggyback deals total $81,650,000 in closed loans and 849 units of rental housing starts. It is anticipated that two Piggyback deals, Walnut Square and Lakeside Apartments will close in the month of July. A total of 21 (of the 33) projects have cleared the environmental review process. The LHFA carry-forward deadline of July 1, 2007 was extended by the LHFA Board of Commissioners to September 30, 2007, for all Piggyback projects.


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:
Planning (PLAN)

Activity Category:
Planning

Activity Status:
Under Way

Responsible Organization:
OCD, Louisiana Recovery Authority (LRA) 		Projected Start Date:
05/09/2006

Projected End Date:
05/09/2008

National Objective:
N/A


  This Report Period To Date
Total Projected Budget from All Sources N/A 14,875,341
Total CDBG Disaster Recovery Grant Funds Budgeted N/A 9,500,000
Obligated CDBG DR Funds 975,223.77 4,826,417.98
Expended CDBG DR Funds 846,347.49 2,697,541.7
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:
In the wake of the devastation wrought by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, Governor Blanco established the Louisiana Recovery Authority (LRA) to plan the recovery and rebuilding of Louisiana. The LRA was established by Executive Order KBB 2005-63 on October 17, 2005. Due to the unprecedented scale of destruction to southern Louisiana, the Governor determined that a single state agency should coordinate the resources committed by various state, federal, and private entities toward disaster recovery. The LRA coordinates, leverages, and targets these newly committed resources with existing state and federal resources to improve their efficiency and effectiveness and to avoid duplication of efforts. In accord with the scale of the disaster, LRA’s planning responsibilities are broad in scope. The LRA is charged with securing funding and other resources for recovery efforts. The LRA has established priorities and continues to develop strategies for disaster recovery. The LRA leads long-term community and regional planning efforts and works to ensure transparency and accountability. It also assists coordination of resource allocations as it pertains to issues that may include, but are not limited to the following: 1) economic and workforce development; 2) environmental quality and review; 3) temporary and permanent housing; 4) healthcare; 5) infrastructure and transportation; 6) education; 7) fiscal stability; 8) family services; and 9) law and order.


Location Description:


Activity Progress Narrative:
Through the work of its various committees and task forces, the Louisiana Recovery Authority (LRA) has developed a series of strategic priorities and recovery plans in the areas of housing, infrastructure and economic development. The LRA has led the development of recovery policy and initiatives in the areas of housing, infrastructure, and economic development. These initiatives overlap with policy and planning in areas of health care, social services, education, and other subjects. The majority of LRA’s work on the development, passage, submission and implementation of CDBG action plans has been tied to policies on housing, infrastructure and economic development -- the bedrocks of recovery. During 2006 and the first 2 quarters of 2007, the LRA focused heavily on economic and workforce development program development and implementation; infrastructure recovery programs and implementation issues, including education infrastructure design considerations; homeowner and rental housing program policy and implementation oversight issues; and community and regional planning efforts related to recovery priorities. Regarding the long-term planning process, the LRA collaborated with the American Institute of Architecture (AIA) and American Planning Association (APA) to develop rebuilding principles, upon which the LRA initiated a planning effort called Louisiana Speaks. This was a multifaceted planning initiative designed to address planning at every level. This extends from community planning such as the Unified New Orleans Plan (the LRA has supported UNOP through the recruitment of $3 million in private funding from the Rockefeller Foundation and the commitment of $2 million in CDBG funds for outreach, including communications and input with the New Orleans Diaspora) to other parish-wide comprehensive, long-term recovery strategies in collaboration with FEMA in the most severely impacted parishes. Lastly, Louisiana Speaks has engaged a team of top local and national planning experts to gather public input and support the development of a regional vision for South Louisiana that will guide recovery and long-term growth. Over the last year, Louisiana Speaks has surveyed more than 2,500 Louisiana citizens, including residents who are back home and those who are displaced, and brought together nearly 1,000 stakeholders for a series of hands-on workshops. During day-long sessions, participants provided critical and creative input for shaping policy on coastal restoration and storm protection; community growth and transportation infrastructure; and economic development and equity. During the most recent quarter, Louisiana Speaks has launched for the public at large to weigh in on recovery priorities resulting from the year-long input process that has occurred throughout the affected areas. The resulting long term recovery strategic plan will be published at the conclusion of this process. Funds from the planning allocation are also being used to support recovery planning capacity at the parish level, to assist in the implementation of recovery plans, development of production and printed materials related to Louisiana Speaks public input and final products, and funding for parish planner to be trained on implementation of the Smart Code. Because the availability and affordability of insurance in coastal Louisiana has been an impediment to recovery, the LRA also continues to explore strategies for reducing the burden of insurance on all those affected by the storms. Oversight, accountability, and fraud prevention are a primary concern for the LRA Board. The LRA Audit Committee meets monthly to monitor recovery funds through reports from the Legislative Auditor, the State Inspector General, federal inspectors general staff, and other independent accounting firms engaged by various entities of the state.


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
Private Funds 5,375,341
 
Total Other Funding Sources 5,375,341



Grantee Activity ID:
Ratepayer Mitigation - LMI (IRMP)

Activity Category:
Privately owned utilities

Activity Status:
Under Way

Responsible Organization:
Office of Community Development (OCD) 		Projected Start Date:
02/09/2007

Projected End Date:
02/09/2010

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 108,000,000 108,000,000
Expended CDBG DR Funds 97,638,800.22 97,638,800.22
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 0 118,800 118,800 0/0 118,800/118,800 118,800/118,800


Activity Description:
HUD approved the release of funds for the Ratepayer Mitigation Program; outlined in Action Plan One, Amendment 6; on February 9, 2007, to defray gas and electric utility system repair cost in an effort to mitigate rate increases that would otherwise be passed on to the New Orleans gas and electric utility ratepayers. The 118,800 people this program is designed to benefit is 54% of the total New Orleans population.


Location Description:
Disaster affected parishes


Activity Progress Narrative:
In March 2007, the contract was finalized between OCD-DRU and Entergy and $171.7M was transferred to Entergy New Orleans to mitigate rate increases in New Orleans. In May, Entergy submitted an additional request for payment for $5,092,614 for eligible activities performed during the month of March. In June, Entergy submitted an additional request for payment for $4,019,979 also for eligible activities performed during the month of March. Personnel from the Infrastructure and Financial teams plan to perform monitoring on this project during the month of July. # of businesses LMI - 7,128; # of households benefiting LMI - 61,398.


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:
Ratepayer Mitigation - UN (IRMP)

Activity Category:
Privately owned utilities

Activity Status:
Under Way

Responsible Organization:
Office of Community Development (OCD) 		Projected Start Date:
02/09/2007

Projected End Date:
02/09/2010

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 92,000,000 92,000,000
Expended CDBG DR Funds 83,173,792.78 83,173,792.78
Match Contributed 0 0
Program Income Received 0 0


Performance Measures
 
This Report Period
Cumulative Actual Total / Expected
  Low Mod Total Low Mod Total
# of Businesses 0 0 6,072 0/0 0/0 6,072/6,072
# of Households benefitting 0 0 52,302 0/0 0/0 52,302/52,302
# of Persons benefitting 0 0 101,200 0/0 0/0 101,200/101,200


Activity Description:
HUD approved the release of funds for the Ratepayer Mitigation Program; outlined in OCD's Action Plan One, Amendment 6; on February 9, 2007, to defray gas and electric utility system repair cost in an effort to mitigate rate increases that would otherwise be passed on to the New Orleans gas and electric utility ratepayers.


Location Description:


Activity Progress Narrative:
See Activity Progress Narrative for Ratepayer Mitigation - LMI (IRMP).


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:
Road Home-LMI (HAOO)

Activity Category:
Payment for compensation and incentives (Louisiana only)

Activity Status:
Under Way

Responsible Organization:
OCD and ICF Emergency Management, LLC as the contract administrator. 		Projected Start Date:
05/30/2006

Projected End Date:
05/30/2016

National Objective:
Low/Mod


  This Report Period To Date
Total Projected Budget from All Sources N/A 2,755,669,036.75
Total CDBG Disaster Recovery Grant Funds Budgeted N/A 2,125,236,588.75
Obligated CDBG DR Funds 996,874,767.66 1,678,443,920.36
Expended CDBG DR Funds 1,145,793,843.59 1,472,549,233.71
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 housing units 0 0 13,100 0/0 0/0 13,108/67,500
# of Households benefitting 0 0 0 2,147/0 0/0 2,147/0


Activity Description:
The Road Home Homeowner Assistance program provides financial compensation and advisory services will be available for homeowners who wish to select from one of the three following options: 1. Repair/Rebuild – financial incentives to repair or reconstruct on the same site; 2. Sell and Relocate within the state – purchase of the home by the program in exchange for an agreement to resettle in Louisiana; or 3. Sell and Relocate out of the state – voluntary sale of the home with no expectation of resettlement in the state. The allocation for this program represents uses an estimated 55% benefit to low and moderate income citizens. This estimate is based on first and second quarter data which differs from the Road Home registry data. The registry data showed 76.2% of the 107,713 registrants earned at or below $50,000. Since the registry did not collect data on household size, it is impossible to estimate the number of low income households. This allocation amount and estimated performance will be continually modified as data on the actual applicants is collected. The amount allocated to LMI includes $8,229,915 of Road Home start up costs that funded program design, the Road Home Registry call center and other start up costs.


Location Description:
The program will serve homeowners in at least 17 permanent and mobile homeowner assistance centers in disaster affected parishes and other areas in and out of state where concentrations of displaced citizens are located.


Activity Progress Narrative:
On June 25, the LRA board passed a resolution increasing the amount of this program by moving $3 million from the Infrastructure programs. During the second quarter of 2007, ICF International held 36,306 appointments with Louisiana homeowners whose homes had been adversely affected by hurricanes Katrina and Rita, for the purpose of discussing and deciding upon the homeowner's best option with the program. ICF received 30,870 applications for assistance this quarter (20,450 online; 5,242 hardcopy; 5,178 phone in system). HGI and First American Title companies held 28,746 closing, resulting in the release of $2,096,246,267.79 to Louisiana homeowners. According to ICF, 6,717 closings ($555,620,271.28), were held with clients falling in the elderly category.


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
HMGP 630,432,448
 
Total Other Funding Sources 630,432,448



Grantee Activity ID:
Road Home-UN (HAOO)

Activity Category:
Payment for compensation and incentives (Louisiana only)

Activity Status:
Under Way

Responsible Organization:
OCD and ICF Emergency Management, LLC as the contract administrator. 		Projected Start Date:
05/30/2006

Projected End Date:
05/30/2016

National Objective:
Urgent Need


  This Report Period To Date
Total Projected Budget from All Sources N/A 2,254,638,303.25
Total CDBG Disaster Recovery Grant Funds Budgeted N/A 1,738,829,936.25
Obligated CDBG DR Funds 815,624,809.91 1,270,004,245.09
Expended CDBG DR Funds 891,649,189.46 1,109,486,116.2
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 housing units 0 0 15,654 0/0 0/0 19,318/55,500


Activity Description:
See Road Home-LMI (HAOO) Activity Description.


Location Description:
See Road Home-LMI (HAOO) Location Description.


Activity Progress Narrative:
See Road Home-LMI (HAOO) Activity Progress Narrative. HGI and First American Title companies held 28,746 closing, resulting in the release of $2,096,246,267.79 to Louisiana homeowners. According to ICF, 6,717 closings ($555,620,271.28), were held with clients falling in the elderly category.


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
HMGP 515,808,367
 
Total Other Funding Sources 515,808,367



Grantee Activity ID:
Small Loan (ESLG)

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

Activity Status:
Under Way

Responsible Organization:
OCD in partnership with local nonprofit community based lenders 		Projected Start Date:
02/09/2007

Projected End Date:
02/15/2010

National Objective:
Low/Mod


  This Report Period To Date
Total Projected Budget from All Sources N/A 38,000,000
Total CDBG Disaster Recovery Grant Funds Budgeted N/A 38,000,000
Obligated CDBG DR Funds 0 65,000,000
Expended CDBG DR Funds 56,098,877.84 56,160,051.86
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 4,500/0
# 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 Small Firm Recovery Loan and Grant Program is proposed as a program to target assistance to small firms that are deemed to have a chance to survive, contribute to the economy, and maintain and create jobs. Funds would support low-cost loans on flexible terms, small grants to reimburse for tangible losses, and technical assistance to support the firms receiving the financial support, some of which may not qualify for or have received bank and/or Small Business Administration (SBA) loans. Firms assisted would be those expected to survive and pay back the funds if given an opportunity for a loan. Firms will be asked to provide a plan showing how they would use the loans, grants, and technical assistance to survive and move ahead. Louisiana plans to implement a program that is similar to that developed and used in New York after the terrorist attacks on 9/11/2001. Through a Request for Proposals (RFP), Louisiana will seek proposals from nonprofits and community development financial institutions that would be used as intermediaries to provide working capital loans on flexible terms and small grants to reimburse for tangible losses to small firms, including nonprofits, and technical assistance services to companies receiving loans and grants. Results after 9/11 showed that technical assistance linked to the loans and grants was found to be important for the success of the small firms and subsequent repayment of the loans. Among other things, potential contractors seeking to offer assistance to small firms through this program will define in their RFP response information about the amount of funding to be dedicated to the loan category, grant category, or for technical assistance. Firms to be assisted would be those located in the parishes in southeast and southwest Louisiana most affected by hurricanes Katrina and Rita, including but not limited to those with substantial infrastructure damage. This program is planned to close 140 loans, award 2,400 grants, and create or retain 2,400 jobs.


Location Description:
Disaster affected parishes.


Activity Progress Narrative:
The Small Firm Recovery Loan and Grant (SFLG) program was approved in Action Plan One, Amendment 2 on September 15, 2006. The Solicitation for Grant Application process was initiated in October 2006 and due December 1. Just prior to the SGA due date, the State decided to change the parameters of the program and augment it with additional funds beyond $38 million allocated in Amendment 2. An additional $105 million was transferred to the program in Amendment 8, approved on February 9, 2007. In the first round of grant reviews, 5,553 applications for this funding were received and 3,469 (62%) grants were awarded to small firms. The total amount of funding was $62.7 million with the average amount being $18,100. The funds were distributed across the state as follows: 8% - Central LA, 12% - Southwest LA, and 80% Southeast LA. Minority and/or woman owned businesses accounted for 53% of the funds. Approximately one third of the businesses assisted were single person firms which explains why 88% of the firms assisted created less than 10 jobs each; leaving 9% creating 11-25 and 3% creating 26-50. The total amount of funding approved was $30,856,618 in amounts of up to $20,000. A second round for this program will be undertaken later in the year, with the potential for additional funding of $38 million in grants and loans. Collaboration with the OCD-DRU, SBA and LED continued in May to ensure non-duplication of benefits to business grantees. This monitoring continues in weekly telephone conferences to ensure that financial responsibility and proper reimbursement processes are in place. Pre-monitoring reviews were conducted for all sub-recipients/lenders by the OCD-DRU staff. The reviews are to identify any problems with grantee files and documentation and to provide LMI training. The appeals process for the first round of grants was set in place by LED and appeals are being reviewed by LED’s appointed board. The OCD-DRU will review a number of these appeals. A second round of checks for the grant program was processed for payment and proof of business related expenses. Second disbursement checks will be mailed to the grantee upon their submittal of 2nd disbursement application and receipts as proof of expenditures toward business operations, in addition to LMI information. 2nd Quarter of 2007: # of Loans Closed -- Total-240, LMI-120; # of Grants Awarded -- Total-3,423, LMI-1,712; # of Jobs Created/Retained -- Total-11,981, LMI-6,052


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:
Small Rental (HSRP)

Activity Category:
Rehabilitation/reconstruction of residential structures

Activity Status:
Under Way

Responsible Organization:
OCD in conjunction with ICF International 		Projected Start Date:
05/30/2006

Projected End Date:
05/30/2016

National Objective:
Low/Mod


  This Report Period To Date
Total Projected Budget from All Sources N/A 376,300,000
Total CDBG Disaster Recovery Grant Funds Budgeted N/A 376,300,000
Obligated CDBG DR Funds 0 128,520,000
Expended CDBG DR Funds 5,604,942.86 9,499,442.45
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 0/0
# of Households benefitting 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0


Activity Description:
Before the disaster, a large portion of very low income working families resided in single-family homes, “doubles” and small, multi-family buildings that were owned and operated by small-scale landlords. A sizeable number of these properties were underinsured or uninsured and no longer available for occupancy. The State proposes to provide up to $869,000,000 in financial assistance to small rental property owners so that they may effectively return an estimated 18,000 affordable and ready to be occupied units to the rental housing market. A portion of the funds ($40 million) is set aside as a pilot program to assist in the creation of homeownership opportunities for renters and will be administered by the Louisiana Housing Finance Agency. The primary purposes of this incentive program is to enable small-scale rental properties to return to the market while limiting the amount of debt (and therefore debt service) required for the properties, so that the owners will be able to charge affordable rents. The program will, on a competitive basis, offer incentives in the form of forgivable loans to qualified owners who agree to offer apartments at affordable rents to be occupied by lower income households. Subsidies will be provided on a sliding scale, with the minimum subsidy provided for units made available at affordable market rents to be occupied (rents affordable to household with incomes at or below 80% of median) and maximum amount of subsidy going to units affordable to families with incomes at or below 50% of AMI. In addition to funding incentives for providing affordable units in small rental properties, the program will, where practical, make funds available to improve building design and make properties less susceptible to damage from natural events. In general, higher per unit amounts will be available to property owners who agree to offer lower rents to reflect the lower amount of rental income these properties will receive. The assistance will be offered as deferred payment loans at zero percent interest, due only upon resale of the property or failure to comply with the agreed-upon restrictions on rents and household incomes. The program will, on a competitive basis, provide zero interest gap financing to restore units that are rented at affordable rates. Higher funding amounts up to $100,000 per unit are available to qualified landlords who agree to offer lower rents, with the maximum amount of subsidy going for larger rental units where rents are affordable for families with incomes at or below 50% area median income. This program is planned to create 18,000 units - 8,100 Low and 5,400 Mod income; 13,500 affordable units - 8,100 Low and 5,400 Mod income; 1,500 assisted units occupied by the low income elderly; 600 units subsidized with project based rental assistance; 4,500 lead safe units; and 1,500 units which meet Sec. 504 accessibility standards.


Location Description:
Disaster affected parishes.


Activity Progress Narrative:
The Small Rental Property Program design was approved by LRA and OCD-DRU December 28, 2006; the final scoring design was approved January 5, 2007. The Small Rental application was approved by the LRA late January, 2007. ICF International began accepting applications for the first of multiple competitive rounds January 29, 2007, and continued receiving them through March 15, 2007, for the general pool, and March 22, 2007 for the non-profit pool. $202,029,100 in federal funds was awarded to 2,693 applications in Round 1, with the average award of $75,020 for a project. The total number of applications received was 6,734. Of all the applications received, 5,338 met basic eligibility requirements and were admitted to the Round 1 competition. The other 1,396 were either deferred or denied; they have the opportunity to re-apply and compete again in the next round. Of the 2,693 awarded applications, 237 were owner-occupants of three- and four-unit properties. Non-profit organizations submitted 80 of the awarded applications. 2,376 of the awards were made to applicants from a “general pool” of small owners of rental properties. The remaining 2,645 applicants may apply in Round 2. Round 2 opened on June 5, and will accept applications until July 31. Since the opening of Round 2, there have been 2,559 applications received (812 paper; 1747 online). As of the end of June, total conditional award packages returned for processing, out of the 2,693, were 2,046. 1,998 packages have been reviewed. 98 were complete packages, meaning no information was missing. There have been 368 withdrawn packages.


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:
Small TA (ETAS)

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

Activity Status:
Planned

Responsible Organization:
OCD in partnership with small business development technical assistance providers. 		Projected Start Date:
09/15/2006

Projected End Date:
04/15/2010

National Objective:
Low/Mod


  This Report Period To Date
Total Projected Budget from All Sources N/A 9,500,000
Total CDBG Disaster Recovery Grant Funds Budgeted N/A 9,500,000
Obligated CDBG DR Funds 0 9,500,000
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 0/500
# of Persons benefitting 0 0 0 0/0 0/160 0/300
# of Permanent Jobs Created 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0


Activity Description:
Firms to be assisted would be those located in the parishes in southeast and southwest Louisiana most affected by Katrina and Rita, including but not limited to those with substantial infrastructure damage. Because of the impacts of the storms, many firms need assistance in dealing with changed circumstances. Small firms in niche sectors such as fisheries, tourism, or the cultural economy may require unique assistance that can be provided by nonprofits with a proven track record within that sector. Through this program, technical assistance will be provided in areas such as business management, strategic planning, accounting, insurance, marketing, and legal. Similar to a technical assistance program created in New York after 9/11/2001, Louisiana will seek proposals from intermediaries, which would provide some form of technical assistance. The technical assistance may be provided to existing small firms, to entrepreneurs/persons seeking to start a new business to locate within and take advantage of opportunities in the most affected parishes, and/or provided in other ways that help address the unique needs for local/regional business recovery. The contracting agency will retain the right to select all or some of the applicants, reject any or all proposals, select all or fewer than all responding to the RFP as part of a consortia or partnership, allocate funds in any amount depending on the number and quality of the proposals, and negotiate any part(s) of any proposal. Respondent organizations will be encouraged to develop partnerships with other groups to provide a team that might serve a specific geographic area or specific type of company or industry.


Location Description:
Disaster affected parishes.


Activity Progress Narrative:
The Small Firm Technical Assistance Program as outlined in Action Plan One Amendment 2 was approved by HUD on September 15, 2006. The Solicitation for Grant Application (SGA) process commenced in October, 2006. In January of 2007, a review board was initiated. In February, 19 sub-recipients were selected. LED met with the 19 in March to go over program content and process. In April, LED established a contract template through collaboration with OCD-DRU. In May, a kick-off meeting was held for the program sub-recipients. The agenda consisted of training on LED’s Sage system and program training by the OCD-DRU staff. Contracts with sub-recipients are still being negotiated with LED at this time. Some recipients attended basic CDBG training provided by the OCD-DRU in June.


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:
State Bldg-LMI (ISTB)

Activity Category:
Construction of buildings for the general conduct of government

Activity Status:
Planned

Responsible Organization:
Office of Community Development, Disaster Recovery Unit 		Projected Start Date:
09/30/2006

Projected End Date:
10/01/2016

National Objective:
Low/Mod


  This Report Period To Date
Total Projected Budget from All Sources N/A 1,567,500,000
Total CDBG Disaster Recovery Grant Funds Budgeted N/A 142,500,000
Obligated CDBG DR Funds -9,395,767.35 0
Expended CDBG DR Funds -9,395,767.35 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 -1 0/0 0/0 0/0
# of Persons benefitting 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0


Activity Description:
State Building Infrastructure Program This program provides the 10% match required for the FEMA Public Assistance projects to restore critical state infrastructure damaged by the storms. Eligible applicants include all FEMA PA projects that require match. The State will provide this match via a “global match” procedure in which certain projects will be funded in their entirety with CDBG funds while the majority of the projects will be funded entirely with FEMA PA dollars. Since this project is in planning, the projected performance figures are not available at this time.


Location Description:
Projects are located throughout the Gulf Coast area in parishes that are classified as FEMA PA parishes.


Activity Progress Narrative:
Due to the passage of the match waiver legislation, the "match" portion of this program is no longer necessary and the necessary amendment to Action Plan One will be submitted to reallocate those funds for other purposes. During the regular session of 2007, the Louisiana Legislature passed and the Governor signed, an appropriations bill that provides funding for the "FEMA-ineligible" portion of this program. On June 25, the LRA board passed a resolution effectively removing funding from this program. As such, an Action Plan Amendment will be completed and processed to eliminate funding for this program. The $9,395,767 already expended for match of FEMA PA was returned to the program by Facility Planning and Control.


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 1,425,000,000
 
Total Other Funding Sources 1,425,000,000



Grantee Activity ID:
Support HSG (HSHO)

Activity Category:
Public services

Activity Status:
Planned

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

Projected End Date:
05/30/2016

National Objective:
Low/Mod


  This Report Period To Date
Total Projected Budget from All Sources N/A 46,750,000
Total CDBG Disaster Recovery Grant Funds Budgeted N/A 46,750,000
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 Persons benefitting 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0


Activity Description:
HUD approved the release of funds for the Supportive Housing Services program; outlined in Action Plan One, Amendment 1; on May 30, 2006, to offer grants for Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) which are designed to provide flexible, community-based supportive services for special needs households linked to affordable rental housing units in community-integrated, non-institutional settings. The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH) will serve as the lead agency for funding, administration, and monitoring of CDBG funds for the Grants. Grants will also be made to sub-recipient Local Lead Agencies designated by DHH and by the Louisiana Department of Social Services (DSS). The Local Lead Agencies will conduct outreach to identify individuals eligible for PSH, develop and maintain waiting lists, enter into agreements with providers of PSH units, pre-screen, prioritize and refer eligible individuals for PSH, and provide the necessary services. This program is planned to assist 3,000 low income people by providing them with new access to a service.


Location Description:
Disaster Affected Parishes.


Activity Progress Narrative:
The State’s CDBG funds totaling $72,730,000 will be administered by the Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH) through an interagency agreement should be complete in July, 2007. DHH will, in turn, contract with designated Local Lead Agencies (LLA) who will directly administer the funds for supportive services in conjunction with the property providers. The majority of the PSH units will be provided by LIHTC developments that have committed to at least a 5% set aside of units for PSH. It is anticipated that the Department of Social Services, through a separate interagency agreement, will provide some additional PSH units that can be served through DHH. Additionally, in the Small Rental Property program, some non-profits receiving incentive awards will be providing PSH units that will be available for support through this grant. Awards are limited to $25,000 per PSH unit and have a term of 10 years. As PSH units are built and available for occupancy, the LLA’s will contract directly with the property providers to ensure compliance with the requirements of the funding and provide the PSH tenant to the owner for occupancy. LIHTC units are not expected to be available until 2008 and 2009.


Activity Location:
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No Activity Locations Found


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


Other Funding Sources Amount
No Other Funding Sources Found



Grantee Activity ID:
Tourism (ECRT)

Activity Category:
Tourism (Louisiana only)

Activity Status:
Under Way

Responsible Organization:
OCD and Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism 		Projected Start Date:
09/15/2006

Projected End Date:
06/15/2008

National Objective:
Urgent Need


  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 28,500,000
Expended CDBG DR Funds 5,363,986.82 5,447,829.44
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 Permanent Jobs Created 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/6,000


Activity Description:
In 2004, the State of Louisiana hosted 24.6 million visitors, of which 76 percent were from outside of the State. Those 24.6 million visitors spent $9.9 billion in the State and contributed $600 million in state and local tax revenues (Source: Travel Industry Association of America). Out-of-state tourists come to Louisiana as a result of marketing and promotion of Louisiana’s many cultural and natural assets, family recreation destinations, and various special events Louisiana hosts each year. South Louisiana is the largest draw for the State’s tourism and convention business. Prior to the storms, tourism was the second largest industry in the State in terms of employment (Louisiana Office of Tourism), and the cultural economy was the fastest growing industry in the State (Source: Louisiana: Where Culture Means Business, Mt. Auburn Associates, July 31, 2005). The tourism and cultural industries combined sustained 260,000 jobs for Louisiana residents. This funding will be allocated to local tourism agencies and bureaus to promote recovery tourism in their areas. Activities to be funded include advertising and event promotions.


Location Description:
Disaster affected parishes.


Activity Progress Narrative:
HUD approved the release of funds for the Louisiana Tourism Marketing Program; outlined in Action Plan One, Amendment 2; on September 15, 2006, to provide resources to conduct a national campaign and other initiatives designed to bring out-of-state travelers back to the New Orleans region, Southeast and Southwest Louisiana. The program has awarded $28M to 17 tourism agencies throughout the disaster affected parishes. The interagency agreement with the Department of Culture, Recreation, & Tourism (DCR&T) is complete and all the sub-recipient agreements have been signed. A funds distribution process was established between DCR&T and OCD-DRU for creating internal controls to insure a reasonable turn-around in DCR&T's request for payments. Tourism has spent funds on disaster marketing and of the 17 sub-recipients only 3 have not began submitting request for reimbursement. OCD-DRU staff has made pre-monitoring visits to the New Orleans area and one pre-monitoring visit to the Lafayette area. In June of 2007, the OCD-DRU staff continued the pre-monitoring visits. There is now visible evidence of DCR&T's marketing and public relations efforts in advertising campaigns with Patricia Clarkson, John Goodman and Tim McGraw. There have been many public relations stories related to the changes in the New Orleans area, positive media stories and advertising coverage in magazines such as Costal Living, National Geographic Traveler and Time Magazine.


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:
Workforce (ERWT)

Activity Category:
Public services

Activity Status:
Planned

Responsible Organization:
OCD and the Workforce Commission 		Projected Start Date:
09/15/2006

Projected End Date:
12/31/2009

National Objective:
Low/Mod


  This Report Period To Date
Total Projected Budget from All Sources N/A 38,000,000
Total CDBG Disaster Recovery Grant Funds Budgeted N/A 38,000,000
Obligated CDBG DR Funds 0 38,000,000
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 Public Facilities 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0
# of Businesses 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:
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita dealt a devastating blow to the economic engine in South Louisiana. Approximately 360,000 Louisiana citizens are estimated to have been displaced outside of the State (LRA analysis of population estimates). Some 1.3 Million FEMA applicants were scattered across 50 states by Hurricane Katrina alone (FEMA). It is reported that approximately 18,000 businesses were severely damaged or destroyed, and 220,000 jobs are estimated to have been lost due to the hurricanes (BLS). The loss of jobs from the hurricanes impacted every sector from healthcare and construction to retail and tourism. The Recovery Workforce Training Program (RWTP) will address the loss of jobs and the re-employment of our workforce as a top priority in the recovery of the impacted areas and the long-term recovery of the State’s overall economy. The program is centered on three inter-related factors critical to the recovery of Louisiana’s economy: the return of the displaced workforce; the retention of the existing workforce; and a concerted effort to increase skills development for new jobs in sectors related to the immediate and long-term recovery and rebuilding efforts and the future of our economy. This program is planned to train 9,526 people total to be productive members of the workforce. 4,858 will be in the moderate income range.


Location Description:


Activity Progress Narrative:
HUD approved the release of funds for the Recovery Workforce Training Program; outlined in Action Plan One, Amendment 2; on September 15, 2006, to provide grants to workforce providers to implement sector based work force training programs to train and place workers into jobs within businesses involved in the six identified recovery sectors. Of the $38 million awarded 54% will serve the Katrina affected areas, 16% benefit the Rita area and 30% covers both regions. The RFP issued on October 4, 2006 required proposals to be turned in to the Workforce Commission (WC) on or before November 28, 2006. The WC created an evaluation team to review the submitted 48 proposals amounting to $165 million. The final evaluation of the proposals was due to the WC by December 7 for final approval by December 14, 2006. Of the 48 proposals submitted 19 were chosen to be funded. In March of 2007, an agreement between WC and OCD-DRU was signed and submitted to the Office of Contractual Review (OCR). Meeting between WC Acting Director and OCD-DRU staff resulted in the completion of a template for sub-recipient agreements. As of June, 2007, all completed agreements submitted by the WC in the previous month have passed contractual review and all agreements are now with the OCD-DRU whose staff is in the process of creating a system of tracking and utilizing the information contained in the agreements to help with future monitoring efforts. One of the programs under development by the WC is HeaRTS, which stands for Healthcare Recovery Training System to train and find positions for nearly 1000 people in the healthcare sector. It will be starting sometime in July of 2007.


Activity Location:
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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