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0 I. Lead Agency <br />The County of Hawai'i's Office of Housing and Community Development (OHCD) <br />manages and administers the use of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) <br />Program funds for the County. As the lead agency and direct recipient of CDBG funds, <br />the OHCD is responsible to complete the planning and submission process for the <br />County's CP. <br />The State of Hawaii is the recipient of the HOME, ESG, and HOPWA funds and is <br />therefore, required to submit a CP to HUD before it can receive these program funds. <br />The County is not required to address the State's programs in its CP, but will reference <br />and include portions of the State's CP as it relates to the County's housing - related and <br />homeless needs. <br />II. Institutional Structure <br />The OHCD has administrative responsibility for the CDBG program and the <br />implementation of the five -year Consolidated Plan, Annual Action Plan, and <br />Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report. OHCD works with a <br />variety of public agencies and nonprofit organizations to ensure that benefits from the <br />CDBG program are delivered to the community. <br />Each year, OHCD issues a Request for Proposal (RFP) for CDBG through a series of <br />• public hearings, community meetings and website postings to encourage participation <br />among public agencies and private organizations in applying for CDBG funds. The <br />County's primary emphasis is on the effective delivery of services through private <br />organizations. Public agencies within the County also use CDBG funds to provide public <br />services, public facility improvements and housing assistance. <br />Public agencies and private organizations (sub - recipients) are awarded CDBG funds <br />through an RFP process. Selected projects are described in the County's Annual Action <br />Plan submitted to HUD. The Annual Action Plan ensures that the priority needs <br />established in the Consolidated Plan are being addressed. The County is not aware of any <br />gaps to the institutional structure that would impair its ability to implement this five -year <br />Consolidated Plan, <br />III. Consultation and Coordination <br />In July 2008, the County of Hawaii, together with the other counties and HUD began the <br />process of developing the format for its CP. These agencies included: <br />• U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) <br />• Office of Housing and Community Development, County of Hawaii <br />• Department of Housing and Human Concerns, County of Maui <br />• Kaua'i County Housing Agency, County of Kauai <br />0 2010 -14 CF Final <br />