Camden County Action Plan for Public Review
2024 SNJ CoC HUD NOTICE of FUNDING OPPORTUNITY (NOFO) for New and Renewal Projects
COUNTY OF CAMDEN NOTICE OF SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENT TO FY 2024 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN
The purpose of this notice is to present a substantial amendment to the Camden County FY 2024 Annual Action Plan to revise the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding for previously approved projects. The 2024 Annual Action Plan was approved as part of the 2020 Five-Year Consolidated Plan, with a budget that included $2,423,220 in CDBG funds, along with $100,000 of anticipated Program Income. In accordance with CDBG program regulations, the County is allowed to make substantial amendments to its Annual Action Plan and Budget in accordance with its Citizen Participation Plan.
An amendment of the Annual Action Plan is necessary because the County is proposing the following changes in funding:
- The Hi-Nella Street Reconstruction and Storm Water Lines project, originally funded for $200,000 will canceled. This project is no longer eligible due to a change the data HUD uses to determine low-and-moderate-income eligibility. This funding will be reallocated to two eligible projects:
- $100,000 for Oaklyn Senior Center Improvements
- $100,000 for Audubon Senior Center Improvements
Under the County’s CDBG Citizen Participation Plan, a decision to “change the purpose, scope, location, or beneficiaries of an activity” constitutes a “substantial change” necessitating a Substantial Amendment to a Five-Year Consolidated Plan or Annual Action Plan as applicable.
This substantial amendment will reallocate $200,000 of funding from the 2024 Annual Action Plan.
| Program | Project | Description | Original Budget | Revision | Final |
| CDBG | Hi-Nella Street Reconstruction & Storm Water Lines – 2024 | Reconstruction of Minnetonka Road, including storm water line replacement. | $200,000 | -$200,000 | $0 |
| CDBG | Oaklyn Senior Center Improvements – 2024 | Public facility improvements to the Oaklyn Senior Center | $0 | $100,000 | $100,000 |
| CDBG | Audubon Senior Center Improvements – 2024 | Public facility improvements to the Audubon Senior Center | $0 | $100,000 | $100,000 |
In order to obtain the views of residents, public agencies and other interested parties, Camden County has placed the Substantial Amendment on public display beginning today on the County’s website at the following address: www.camdencounty.com/public-notices
The amendment document will be available to the public for a period of thirty (30) days – from October 23, 2024 through November 23, 2024 after which time the Camden County Board of Commissioners will consider a resolution to authorize its submission to the US Department of Housing & Urban Development.
The County is holding a Public Hearing on the Substantial Amendment on November 6th 10:30am at M. Allan Vogelson Regional Branch Library, 203 Laurel Road Voorhees, NJ 08043. Camden County wishes for the public to review the amendment in order to obtain comments and views of citizens, public agencies and other interested parties.
All interested individuals and organizations are invited and encouraged to attend this public hearing. Persons interested in attending the hearings who require interpretive assistance (i.e. – hearing impaired or non-English speaking), or other accommodation, shall notify the County by telephone (856)374-6200, fax (856)-566-3105 or email tracy.wilson@camdencounty.com. The County requests at least five (5) working days prior to the meeting in order to make the appropriate arrangements.
Those unable to attend the public hearing, and any members of the public, may submit written, signed comments until November 23, 2024. Please forward comments to: Camden County Community Development Office, 520 Market Street, 6th Fl, Camden, NJ 08102, or telephone (856)374-6200, fax (856)-566-3105 or email tracy.wilson@camdencounty.com.
Notice of Public Hearing and Public Display
Notice is hereby given that Camden County has completed its first draft of the FY 2024 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Annual Action Plan which is funded by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and includes, federal HOME Investment Partnership (HOME) funds, Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funds.
HUD allocated funding amounts for FY 2024 are as follows:
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- CDBG = $2,423,220
- HOME = $1,201,972
- ESG = $206,667
The purpose of the County’s Annual Action Plan is to improve the housing and living conditions of its residents, especially the extremely low, low and moderate-income households; the homeless and persons with special needs; upgrade and improve the public and community facilities in the County; improve and expand the public services for residents of the County; and promote economic development opportunities for all residents.
Prior to the submission of the Annual Action Plan, the County is holding a hybrid Public Hearing on May 28, 2024 at 11am. For those that wish to attend in person, the physical location of the hearing will be at M. Allan Vogelson Regional Branch Library, 203 Laurel Road Voorhees, NJ 08043. For those that wish to attend online, contact Rob Jakubowski via email at Robert.Jakubowski@camdencounty.com by Friday, May 24, 2024 to receive the online access information.
At this hearing, Camden County wishes to review the draft plan in order to obtain comments and views of citizens, public agencies and other interested parties for the planning process for allocation of federal Community Block Grant funds in the County. The information received from interested persons at the hearing will assist the County in the preparation of the final 2024 Annual Plan. All interested individuals and organizations are encouraged to attend this hearing and offer their views and comments on the housing and community development needs of the County. Persons interested in attending the hearings who require interpretive assistance (i.e. – hearing impaired or non-English speaking), or other accommodation, shall notify the County by telephone (856) 374-6033, fax (856) 566-3105 or email Robert.Jakubowski@camdencounty.com. The County requests at least five (5) working days prior to the meeting in order to make the appropriate arrangements.
Those unable to attend may submit written, signed comments by the date of the public hearing. Please forward comments to: Camden County Community Development Office, 520 Market Street, 6th Fl, Camden, NJ 08103, or telephone (856) 374-6033, fax (856) 566-3105 or email Robert.Jakubowski@camdencounty.com.
The County intends to submit their Annual Action Plan on or before June 30, 2024 to the HUD Newark Office. The first draft of the Action Plan is available to the public for review on the County’s website: www.camdencounty.com. The public review and comment period will take place from May 19 – June 19, 2024 during which period the public is invited to address written comments to: Camden County Community Development, 520 Market Street, Camden, NJ 08102 or email Robert.Jakubowski@camdencounty.com.
This notice is issued in accordance with the CDBG and HOME regulations,
Camden County, NJ
Robert Jakubowski, Director of Community Development
Camden County Board of Commissioners
Equal Housing Opportunity
Notice of Availability
Camden County Community Development
Consolidated Annual Performance & Evaluation Report (CAPER) for Fiscal Year 2022
In accordance with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s CDBG regulations, the County of Camden has prepared the Fiscal Year 2022 Consolidated Annual Performance & Evaluation Report (CAPER) for the Community Development program. This report contains information including: 1) A summary of the its resources and uses, 2)Status of actions taken during the program year to implement foals outlined in the Consolidated Plan, and 3) Evaluation of the progress made during the year in addressing identifiers priority needs and objectives.
The County will make a copy of the report available for review on its website, www.camdencounty.com/service/community-development/ from September 1, 2023 until September 21, 2023. Public comments must be submitted in writing and received by 4:00pm on September 21, 2023. Comments should be addressed to the Camden County Office of Community Development, 520 Market Street, 15th Floor, Camden NJ 08102 Attention: Robert Jakubowski. Comments may also be submitted via email to robert.jakubowski@camdencounty.com .
The County of Camden plans to submit the 2022 CAPER report to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development on or about September 28, 2023.
Robert Jakubowski
Director
Camden County Community Development
Camden County Five-Year Consolidated Plan Community Survey
Camden County has completed its first draft of the FY 2021 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Annual Action Plan which is funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and includes, federal HOME Investment Partnership (HOME) funds, Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funds. The purpose of the County’s Annual Action Plan is to improve the housing and living conditions of its residents, especially the extremely low- , low- and moderate-income households; the homeless and persons with special needs; upgrade and improve the public and community facilities in the County; improve and expand the public services for residents of the County; and promote economic development opportunities for all residents.
The County intends to submit their Annual Action Plan on or before June 21, 2021 to the HUD Newark Office. The first drafts of the Annual Action Plan is available to the public for review on the County’s Community Development website https://www.camdencounty.com/service/community-development/ . The public review and comment period will take place from May 10, 2021 through June 10, 2021, during which period the public is invited to address written comments to: Camden County Community Development, 520 Market Street, Camden, NJ 08102 or emailanthony.bianco@camdencounty.com
Notice of Award
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded Camden County $2,147,747 in Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) Program funds as Authorized by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), Public Law 116-136. These special ESG funds are to be used to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus pandemic 2019 (COVID-19) among individuals and families who are homeless or receiving prevention activities to mitigate the impacts of COVID-19.
As a result of COVID-19, the County has experienced a significant loss in homeless shelter capacity due social distancing and capacity limits. Camden County intends to use these ESG funds to create and operate a new homeless shelter for those displaced by COVID-19.
Downloads and Notices
- 2021 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report
- 2020 5 Year Consolidated Plan
- 2019 Annual Action Plan
- Citizen Participation Plan