2020 Annual Community Assessment Report

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PZIAIIJE��IN T°� tiG II�IIN ae4ry oev�v°� OFFICE OF COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT 9CD-21413 The Honorable Mitch Roth Mayor of the County of Hawaii 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, HI 96720 Dear Mayor Roth: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Honolulu Field Office — Region IX 1132 Bishop Street, Suite 1400 Honolulu, Hawaii 96813-4918 www.hud.gov espanol.hud.gov November 4, 2021 SUBJECT: Annual Community Assessment (ACA) Report Program Year 2020 This letter is being sent to convey HUD's assessment of the County of Hawaii's (County's) performance for its 2020 Community Planning and Development (CPD) Program Year. The report reflects the County's efforts to ensure HUD program compliance. As part of HUD's annual review, the Department wants to take this opportunity to address the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program timeliness requirements, and the importance it plays in ensuring that the intent of the CDBG program is achieved. HUD CDBG regulations require recipients to carry out their CDBG activities in a timely manner thus ensuring low- and moderate -income persons are assisted. The standard requires grantees to be at a 1.50 CDBG timeliness ratio 60 days prior to the end of their program year. On the test date of May 2, 2021, the County had a CDBG timeliness ratio of 1.43. HUD is pleased that the County is in compliance with the timeliness regulations and congratulates the County on the successful implementation of the CDBG Program. The enclosed Annual Community Assessment Report reflects HUD's assessment of the County's implementation of its CPD programs. The County will have 30 days from the date of this letter to comment on the report. Should the County not wish to comment on the report, or fail to comment within the above time period, please consider the report final and make it available to the public using your standard notification process.