In accordance with guidelines established by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), notice is hereby given that the City of Bowie, as an entitlement participant in the federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program, solicits public participation in the development of the Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) for fiscal year 2020. A Virtual Public Hearing will be held on Wednesday, September 23, 2020 at 7 p.m.
The link to participate in the Zoom call is http://bowie.fyi/BowieCaperPublicHearing
All City CDBG documents are posted on the City’s website: www.cityofbowie.org under “Grants”.
The Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) provides a yearly accounting of CDBG and other funds allocated towards the implementation of objectives outlined in the Five Year Strategy Plan, which is included in the Consolidated Plan for Community Development. The Five Year Strategy Plan identifies community needs and proposed solutions in the areas of Housing, Special Needs, Economic Development, and Non-Housing Community Development. The City’s CDBG activities benefitted low income citizens through the City’s Single Family Housing Rehabilitation Program and the Workforce Development Program.
The “Draft Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report, FY 2020” will also be available for review on the City’s website, and Bowie City Hall from September 23, 2020 – October 23, 2020.
For additional information, please call 301-809-3072.