Springfield Standard

The City of Springfield’s FY2024-2025 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Annual Action Plan is available for final public review and comment through July 3, before submission to HUD. The City Council held the first reading and public hearing on the plan on May 6, with the second reading, public hearing, and approval vote on May 20.

Written comments may be sent to [email protected]. Paper copies of the Annual Action Plan are available at the Planning and Development Department, Busch Municipal Building, Room 201, 840 N. Boonville Ave., and branches of the Springfield-Greene County Library located within the city limits of Springfield. Additional information is available by contacting the Department of Planning and Development at 417-864-1031.

In fiscal year 2024, $1,569,131 will be available in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding and $1,027,506 will be available in Home Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) funding. All CDBG-funded activities will comply with the provisions of 24 CFR Part 570. All HOME-funded activities will comply with the provisions of 24 CFR Part 92.

The following activities have been identified for CDBG and HOME funding for FY 2024-2025 through a collaborative effort aimed at meeting City Council’s priorities and community needs. A minimum of 70% of funds will benefit low- and moderate-income people. Proposed projects include:

Affordable Housing

Housing activities will principally serve low- and moderate-income families in a targeted area bounded by West By-Pass, Glenstone, Interstate 44 south to Grand Street plus Census Tract 4. HOME activities include rental housing new construction and rehabilitation, as well as down-payment assistance loans. Approximately 15% of HOME funds are allocated for special nonprofit (CHDO) activities for rental housing rehabilitation or new construction. A CDBG-funded homeowner rehabilitation program will also be conducted in this area by four local non-profit organizations.

Economic Vitality

A commercial loan program and a business incentive loan program will continue within Springfield's corporate limits under the Economic Vitality Department.

Public Services

Public service funding is proposed for several IRS Code 501(c)(3) designated nonprofit corporations serving Springfield:

- Good Samaritan Boys Ranch Transitional Living Program: Funds foster care youth transitioning from group homes to scattered site apartments.

- Catholic Charities of Southern Missouri’s LifeHouse Crisis Maternity Home: Provides a residential program for homeless pregnant women.

- Betty & Bobby Allison Ozarks Counseling Center’s Mental Healthcare Program: Offers counseling treatment for low-income residents.

- Harmony House Domestic Violence Emergency Shelter: Provides meals to individuals fleeing domestic violence.

- Child Advocacy Center’s Forensic Interviewer Program: Funds forensic interviews within the CDBG catchment area.

- Council of Churches’ Safe to Sleep Program: Offers overnight shelter for homeless women.

- Isabel’s House Family Advocacy Program: Provides refuge to children whose families are in crisis.

- The Kitchen Inc.’s Rare Breed Youth Outreach Center: Assists youth experiencing or at risk of homelessness.

- Ozarks Food Harvest’s Weekend Backpack Program: Supplies nutritious weekend meals to at-risk children.

- Salvation Army’s Emergency Social Services Program: Offers emergency rent or mortgage assistance.

- Boys & Girls Clubs’ Academic Support Program: Provides academic support via partnership with Springfield Public Schools.

- Consumer Credit Counseling Services’ Say Yes to Address Program: Helps sheltered citizens move into sustainable homes by covering rental application fees and utility deposits.

- KVC Behavioral Healthcare Missouri Inc.’s Empowering Youth Program: Serves children facing issues like homelessness, abuse, neglect, poverty, abandonment, and substance abuse.

Administration and Planning

Reasonable costs for general oversight and management of the CDBG Program are provided. A policy planning capacity focused on neighborhood conservation and economic development is maintained partly through CDBG funding.

Anti-displacement

None of these activities are designed or anticipated to create involuntary residential displacement; however, a plan exists for avoiding displacement which can be inspected at the Planning and Development Department.

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