Public Notice (English) 2022 Action Plan Amendment

STATE OF ILLINOIS PUBLIC NOTICE

STATE OF ILLINOIS PUBLIC NOTICE
Notification of the Substantial
Amendment to the 2022 Action Plan
for the
Federal Housing Trust Fund (HTF)

In compliance with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) rules, which require the State to develop a Consolidated Plan, the Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) announces the availability of the draft of the Substantial Amendment to the 2022 Annual Action Plan of the Consolidated Plan, amending the federal Housing Trust Fund Program (HTF). This draft document will be available to the public by Friday, November 3, 2023.

The public comment period will begin Friday, November 3, 2023, and end Monday, December 4, 2023.

The HTF Amendment, in addition to the full language below, can also be reviewed at the Illinois Housing Development Authority website at: www.ihda.org

The Substantial Amendment covers how the State will distribute HTF Funds in circumstances where IHDA is unable to fully expend its Housing Trust Fund allocation under its PSH funding round(s) and/or its Housing Trust Fund allocation is nearing or at risk of expiration. The entire amendment to the “Methods of Distribution” (found in Section AP-30 of the 2022 Action Plan) for the Housing Trust Fund reads:

“…In circumstances where both (1) IHDA is unable to fully expend its Housing Trust Fund allocation under its PSH funding round(s) and (2) its Housing Trust Fund allocation is nearing or at risk of expiration, IHDA may also disburse the remainder of its Housing Trust Fund allocation
to projects seeking funding outside its PSH funding round(s) to support ELI units (serving 30% AMI or below) that also meet Housing Trust Fund standards, with a priority for projects that
contain ELI units that also meet IHDA’s definition of Supportive Housing Units above required minimums identified in the QAP. In cases where the source of funding is the national Housing
Trust Fund, eligible applicants must meet all Authority Standards including standards set out in 24 CFR 93.2 for the national Housing Trust Fund.”

The State will be holding one public hearing on Wednesday, November 29, 2023, at 10:30 a.m. It will be a hybrid meeting, presented in person and via WebEx virtual conferencing. Call-in participants are encouraged to leave their name and organization in the chat box. In person participants are encouraged to sign the attendance sheet which will be available on-site at the location.

The in-person location of the hybrid public hearing will be at the following:

Illinois Housing
Development
Authority (offices)
Wednesday, November 29, 2023,
at 10:30 a.m.
111 E. Wacker Drive, Suite 1000
Chicago, Illinois 60601

The WebEx virtual conferencing of the hybrid public hearing:

Join by meeting link:

https://illinois2.webex.com/illinois2/j.php?MTID=m96ffbdc9a94fc1db5de2a714c513e896

Join by meeting number:

Meeting ID: 2630 367 7585
Meeting Code: whQuhxB8e58

Join by phone:
+1-312-535-8110 United States Toll
(Chicago)
+1-240-454-0879 USA Toll
Access code: 2630 367 7585

Persons are welcome to provide public comments prior to, at, or after the public hearing. Written comments are also welcomed by email to bhughes@ihda.org or cshaw@ihda.org or mailed directly to IHDA to ensure that comments receive a written response. The site is fully accessible to persons with physical disabilities. Hearing-impaired and sight-impaired individuals in need of services such as an interpreter or documents in large-print/Braille are asked to make requests directly to IHDA at the telephone numbers below at least four (4) business days before the public hearing. IHDA will make reasonable efforts to accommodate such requests. To obtain additional information concerning the public hearing, please call (312) 836-7410 or TDD/TTY (312) 836-5222.

The State’s public comments period begins on Friday, November 3, 2023, and all written public comments must be received at IHDA by the close of business on Monday, December 4, 2023, the end of the public comment period. The State anticipates submitting the final 2022 Action Plan HTF Substantial Amendment to HUD by Friday, December 8, 2023.

For further information, contact:
Illinois Housing
Development Authority
Strategic Planning and Reporting/Compliance and Reporting (SPAR/C&R)
Attention:
Consolidated Plan
111 E. Wacker Drive, Suite 1000
Chicago, Illinois 60601
(312) 836-5217

Dated Tuesday, October 24, 2023

10/27/2023