Community Development & Real Estate Services has three committees whose primary responsibilities are to provide, through a public process, recommendations of funding requests for the allocation of eligible activities and use of funds for the City’s federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME funds.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE: This seven-member committee serves as an advisory committee on the use and allocation of the City’s Community Development federal funds. Members serve for two years and can be renewed upon re-application for three terms. The committee meets on the second Thursday of each month (unless otherwise designated) to provide a public forum for citizens concerning eligible grant activities within the City. The committee specifically makes funding recommendations to the City Council annually for all CDBG and HOME activities, with the exception of public service funding. These funds are recommended through through the Joint Relief Funding Review Committee (JRFRC).
JOINT RELIEF FUNDING REVIEW COMMITTEE: This six team committee is a joint committee, which shares responsibilities with the City of College Station for allocation recommendations for public service funding. The Bryan portion has three volunteers who serve for three years and can be renewed for up to two terms. During the review phase (April through June) the committee meets once a week in a public meeting to discuss public service applications. Key factors in reviewing these applications include the need for the service in the community, capacity of the agency to deliver the service, capacity of the agency to comply with city/state/federal regulations, ability of the agency to demonstrate that this is a new service or an increase in need for this service. Information is provided to the committee from both Cities concerning their 5-Year Consolidated Plan, needs assessments, and the history of funding. This committee also reviews the funding process and makes recommendations to revise if necessary. Surveys and evaluations are sent to public service agencies for input on the process.
THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT LOAN COMMITTEE: This committee, composed of five volunteers, and two staff members, meets on an as needed basis. The committee reviews, approves or disapproves funding requests from citizens for economic development loans through public meetings. The Community Development & Real Estate Services Department has two loans, the business development loan and the building improvement loan, as well as a paint program grant. The business development loan program is citywide and requires through a federal stature, that the business create jobs for low to moderate-income individuals. The building improvement loan and the paint program are limited to historic downtown area of Bryan.
|
Site Map
|
Contact Us
