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July 19, 2022

 

 

Notice of Public Hearing: Cares Act Community Development Block Grant

 

The Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority (VIHFA), as the administering agency for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), announces that a public hearing has been scheduled to present projects which are being considered for funding from the CDBG-CV (CARES Act) supplemental grant allocation.  These special funds (CDBG-CV) shall be used specifically to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic among persons who are low to moderate income.

Pursuant to the Citizen Participation Plan as approved by HUD, the U.S. Virgin Islands is required to seek public input relative to the needs of the Territory with regards to housing, homelessness and community development, the funding priorities which should be established, and the selection of activities to be funded. In the case of this public hearing relative to CARES Act funding, the focus of the public input should be on identifying needs and establishing priorities for projects/activities that will directly help the Territory’s ongoing efforts to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The CDBG-CV (CARES Act) virtual public hearing has been scheduled as follows:

Wednesday, July 20, 2022, at 5:30 PM

Public input is critical to the process so participants will be able to ask questions relative to the proposals while the hearing is in progress. As a result of the number of proposals to be presented, a strict time limit will be enforced for questions about each project.  Members of the public interested in participating in the virtual public hearing are welcome to register via Zoom.

To attend the public hearing via the telephone, please register in advance at:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAodeqprTsvH91ctd9uB6prdAkMfr_RyMtb

Registrants will receive a confirmation e-mail containing instructions for joining the public hearing.

To join the public hearing via telephone, please call: 1 (929) 205-6099

Meeting ID:  817 2654 6961           Passcode: 148512

 

For assistance with the registration process and/or additional information, please contact Ms. Jennifer Jones, CDBG Program Manager at (340) 777-4432 or Ms. Jasheda Reyes, CDBG Associate Planner II at (340) 772-4432.