New River Valley HOME Consortium and Town of Blacksburg

2023 Annual Action
Plan
HOME and Community
Development Block Grant
Programs
Notice of Public Comment
Period
In accordance with
guidelines established by
the U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban
Development (HUD), the
New River Valley HOME
Consortium and the Town of
Blacksburg seek public
comment on the proposed
draft of the 2023 Annual
Action Plan
for the New River Valley’s
HOME Program and the
Town of Blacksburg’s
Community Development
Block Grant (CDBG)
Program.
The Annual Action Plan
provides a yearly
accounting of HOME,
CDBG, and other funds
allocated towards the
implementation of
objectives outlined in the
Consolidated Plan.
The Consolidated Plan
identifies community needs
and proposed solutions in
the areas of Housing,
Special Needs, Economic
Development and NonHousing Community
Development. HOME and
CDBG activities benefit low
and moderate- income
persons by making
improvements throughout
the New River Valley, taking
into consideration the
public input received.
Funding for the 2023 fiscal
year will be $554,576 for the
CDBG program and
$634,440 for the HOME
program.
The proposed Housing and
Community Development
goals for 2023 are:
1) Support affordable
housing
2) Prevent and end
homelessness
3) Support non-homeless
special needs
Proposed use of 2023
CDBG funds:
Housing Resiliency Grant
Program – $50,000
New River Community
Action – $11,268
Women’s Resource Center
of the NRV – $6,417
Live, Work, Eat, Grow –
Blacksburg Community
Gardens – $14,421
Valley Interfaith Child Care
Center -$45,315
Affordable Housing
Initiatives – $316,240
Program Administration –
$110,915
CDBG TOTAL – $634,440
Proposed use of 2023
HOME funds:
HOME Administration –
$63,440
Community Housing
Development Organization
Operational Support –
$30,000
Community Housing
Development Organization
Projects – $95,166
Affordable Homeownership
Projects – $184,352
Affordable Rental Projects –
$261,482
HOME Total – $634,440
The draft 2023 Annual
Action Plan can be
reviewed on the Town’s
website at
https://www.blacksburg.gov/
departments/departmentsa-k/housing-andneighborhoodservices/consolidated-plan .
A public comment meeting
will be held on Monday
August 28 at 10 am at the
Town of
Blacksburg Housing and
Community Connections
office at 303 Wilson Ave,
Blacksburg,
VA.
Comments may also be
given via e-mail to:
housing@blacksburg.gov ,
by phone at (540)
443-1613, or by mail to
Housing and Neighborhood
Services, P.O. Box 90003,
Blacksburg, VA 24062.
Copies of the Plan may be
viewed at the office and are
also
available upon request.
Comments must be
received by 5:00 p.m.
August 28, 2023.
Accommodations for
persons with disabilities and
non-English speaking
residents will be
provided upon request. For
additional information,
please call (540) 443-1613.