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Home My WebLink AboutKaryl Tobel - DNRC informationStatus of Community Development Block Grant Program Page 1 of 1 Mary Embleton From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: Tobel, Karyl [karylt@mt.gov] Thursday, May 05, 2005 8:54 AM Alberton; Anaconda-DeerLodge; Bainville; Baker, BearCreek; Belgrade; Belt; Big Sandy; Big Timber; Billings; Boulder; Bozeman; Bddger; Broadus; Brockton; Browning; Butte-Silver-Bow; Cascade; Chester; Choteau; Circle; Colstrip; Columbia Falls; Columbus; Conrad; Culbertson; Cut Bank; Darby; Deer Lodge; Denton; Dillon; Dodson; Drummond; East Helena; Ekalaka; Ennis; Eureka; Fair, eld; Flaxville; Forsyth; Fort Benton; Fort Peck; Fromberg; Glasgow; Glendive; Grass Range; Great Falls; Hamilton; Hardin; Harlowton; Havre; Helena; Hot Springs; Hysham; Joliet; Kalispell; Laurel; Lavina; Lewistown; Libby; Lima; Livingston; Malta; Manhattan; Medicine Lake; Miles City; Missoula; Moore; Nashua; Neihart; Philipsburg; Plains; Plentywood; Poison; Poplar; Red Lodge; Richey; Ronan; Roundup; Sac, o; Scobey; Shelby; Sheridan; Sidney; Sunburst; Superior; Terry; Thompson Falls; Three Forks; Townsend; Troy; Twin Bridges; Valier; Virginia City; West Yellowstone; Whitefish; Whitehall; Wibaux; Wolf Point Status of Community Development Block Grant Program Montana Congressional Contacts.doc; National Association of Development Organizations.doc; Budget Resolution Passes.doc TO: To All Persons Interested in the Montana Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG) FROM: Gus Byrom, Program Manager- CDBG Public Facilities and Housing (gbyrom@mt. gov) Karyl Tobel - Program Manager - CDBG Economic Development (karylt@mt.gov) RE: Current Status of 2006 Funding for the CDBG Program Please review the attached documents for information on the status of 2006 funding for the CDBG program. For continued updates, we suggest you refer to the website for the National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) at http://www, nado.org_/. We thank Senator Baucus, Senator Burns, Representative Rehberg, and the people of Montana for their continued support of the CDBG program. Any concerns regarding the availability of funding for the 2006 CDBG program may be directed toward¢ the state's congressional contacts (see attached list). <<Montana Congressional Contacts.doc>> <<National Association of Development Organizations.doc>> <<Budget Resolution Passes.doc>> Karyl S. Tobel Program Manager CDBG-ED Program Commeme Loan Fund Montana Department of Commerce 5/9/2005 National Association of Development Organizations April 29, 2005 |Legislative Update Joint Eud,qet Resolution Restores Community and Economic Develooment Funds House Homeland Security Leaislation Suooorts Role of RDOs . Recess Interruats Senate Hiohwav Debate NADO Legislative Action Alert ~ List of House Members on EDA Suooort Letter Federal News and Notes . StrenotheninR America's Communities Advisory Committee Notice Northeast Reoional Commission Leqislation Introduced EPA Administrator Confirmed Rural Infrastructure Aid Lef:lislation Introduced Legislative Update .Joint Budget Resolution Restores Community and Ec Development Funds On April 28, the House and Senate approved the fiscal year 2006 joint budget n Con Res 95). The concurrent resolution provides $2.6 trillion in total spending fc which $843 billion is discretionary spending, an increase of roughly $21 billion o current discretionary total. Congress' budget blueprint paves the way for $34.7 billion in cuts to mandatory programs, $70 billion in tax cuts and an increase of $781 billion to the statutory, The budget does not specify which programs or taxes would be cut, but instructi authorizing panels contained in the conference report assumes new revenue frc drilling rights in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, reductions in Medicaid and f, and the extension of tax cuts approved in 2001 and 2003. The budget plan envisions reducing the deficit to $254 billion by fiscal year 200~ the measure does not anticipate costs of military operations in Iraq and Afghani~ modifications to the alternative minimum tax and cuts in Medicare payments to ,, providers. The budget does assume $50 billion for Iraqi and Afghani military ope 2006, but does not anticipate costs in subsequent years. The conference report includes $1.5 billion over the President's request to "malt economic and community development programs such as CDBG at 2005 levels addition, the joint budget resolution provides $600 million over the administratio~ to maintain funding for the Community Service Block Grant (CSBG) program at In total, the joint budget resolution restores $2.1 billion in funding for programs,: Economic Development Administration (EDA) and the Community Developmenl Grant (CDBG) program, that are eliminated as part of the administration's prop(: Strengthening America's Communities Initiative. This is over the $1.8 billion in a funds that was provided in the Senate-passed version of the resolution and the: in extra spending outlined in the House version. With work complete on the budget resolution, legislators attention now moves t¢ appropriations. The House Appropriations Committee is expected to begin mark week of May 2 on the Interior-Environment and Homeland Security spending bil . Le,qislation Introduced to Senate is in recess through May 9. Reduce SBA 7(a'~ Fees [Return to ToPi HHS Fundinu Available for Community DeveloDment Activities Newsletter Links =e~Browse the Archives .~Email our Editor al, Contact the NADO Staff NADO Quick Links =l. Le.qislative Affairs .it. Meetinas and Conferences ,,~Job Opportunities .it. Federal Leaislative Resources [~ Print Articles ~ Forward to a Friend Mana,qe Your Subscription April 29t 2005 Council of State Community Development Agencies Budget Resolution Passes: Next Step- Appropriations Congress approved the FY06 Budget Resolution late yesterday, restoring funding to the Budget that will allow appropriators to fully fund the CDBG program and others proposed to be eliminated by the Administration. The Budget Resolution Conference report contains specific language in the Function 450 Account (Community and Regional Development) that adds $:[.5 billion "to maintain economic and community development programs such as CDBG at 2005 levels." What Does This Mean ? The Administration's FY 2006 Budget called for the elimination of CDBG and :[7 other community and economic development programs, funded at a total of $5.7 billion in FY05. The Administration proposed to replace these programs with the "Strengthening America's Communities Initiative" (SAC[) with a funding level of only $3.7 billion. That means there was a gap of $2 billion in the Budget, so even if Congress wanted to fund CDBG and the other programs, unless the FY06 Budget was increased there would not be enough money to fully fund the programs that were proposed to be eliminated. Therefore, Congress would have to either increase overall discretionary budget authority by $2 billion or find savings elsewhere in the Budget in order to make up the shortfall. The Budget Resolution does not exceed the President's requested cap of $843 billion for total discretionary budget authority, but thanks to your hard work, it appears that Congress did indeed find savings and has made it possible to fully fund these programs. The Senate Budget Resolution, which included an amendment sponsored by Senator Coleman (R- HN), prevailed in the Conference negotiations. It does specifically increase the funding levels to two budget "Functions" or accounts, $1.5 billion is added to Function 450 (Community and Economic Development programs), which is specifically to fully fund CDBG at the 2005 level, and $ 600 million is added to Function 500 (Education, Employment, Training, and Social Services), which includes the Community Services Block Grant program. The adoption of the Budget Resolution with this language is a strong indication that Congress believes the programs proposed to be eliminated should be maintained and fully funded. Next Steps BUT, now that the Budget Resolution is in place, the Appropriations Process begins. Note that the Budget Resolution is not binding on the Appropriations Process, it sets up the macro level accounts under which individual programs are funded. The next step is what is referred to as the 302(b) allocations, in which the Appropriations Committees apportions out its funds to each of its subcommittees. Montana Con,qressional Contacts Senator Max Baucus United States Senate 511 Hart Senate Office Bldg. Washington, D.C. 20510 (202) 224-2651 (DC) 800-332-6106 (MT) max@baucus.senate.gov Sharon Peterson, State Director Senator Max Baucus 207 N. Broadway Billings, MT 59101 (406) 657-6790 Senator Conrad Burns United States Senate 183 Dirksen Senate Office Bldg. Washington, D.C. 20210-2603 (202) 224-2644 (DC) 800-244-1513 (MT) Conrad Burns@burns.senate.gov Todd Capser, State Director Senator Conrad Burns 222 N. 32nd St., Ste. #400 Billings, MT 59101 (406) 252-0550 Representative Dennis Rehberg U.S. House of Representatives 516 Cannon House Office Bldg. Washington, D.C. 20515-2601 (202) 225-3211 (DC) 888-232-2626 (MT) dennis.rehberg@mail.house.gov Randy Vogel, State Director Representative Dennis Rehberg 1201 Grand Ave. #1 Billings, MT 59102 (406) 256-2071 L:\CDBG\HUD-CDBG Requirements\Congressional & Legislative Contacts\Montana Congressional Contacts.doc