PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
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PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
CITY OF ...
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
CITY OF JOHNSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT AND
THE HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMS
Notice is hereby given that the City of Johnstown, Cambria County, PA will hold a public hearing on Thursday, January 29, 2026 at 5:30 PM, prevailing time, in the Johnstown City Hall, Second Floor Conference Room, 401 Main Street, Johnstown, PA 15901. The City Hall and the Second Floor Conference Room are accessible to persons with physical disabilities. If special arrangements need to be made to accommodate residents for them to participate in the public hearing, please contact Mr. Owen Falvo, Community and Economic Development Fiscal Officer, at (814) 539-2504, Ext. 114 or via email at ofalvo@johnstownpa.gov, to make those arrangements. The telephone number for the hearing impaired is 711.
The purpose of this public hearing is to gather information for the City's Annual Action Plan for FY 2026, which the City must submit to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME) Entitlement Funds. Additionally, the hearing will be used to solicit the views and comments of individuals and organizations concerning the housing, community and economic development, and fair housing needs in the City of Johnstown.
Based off its 2025 allocations, the City of Johnstown anticipates that it will receive an allocation of approximately $1,166,725 in CDBG Entitlement funds and an allocation of approximately $184,090.31 in HOME funds. In order to receive those funds, the City of Johnstown must prepare an Annual Action Plan for the use of Federal funds. At least 70% of the CDBG funds must benefit low- and moderate-income persons living in the City of Johnstown. The City will be preparing its CDBG and HOME application and it intends to afford residents, local agencies, and interested parties the opportunity to become involved in the planning process.
Application packets for not-for-profit organizations seeking CDBG and HOME funds for FY 2026 are available at the Department of Community and Economic Development or at the City of Johnstown website at https://johnstownpa.gov/. The deadline to submit a completed application packet to the Department of Community and Economic Development, City of Johnstown, 401 Main Street, Johnstown, PA 15901 is 4:00 PM on Friday, February 20, 2026.
The following types of activities may be eligible for funding under the CDBG program: acquisition of property; disposition costs; improvements to public facilities, including the removal of architectural barriers; demolition and environmental clean-up; public services that are new or a quantifiable increase in the level of service; interim assistance; relocation payments for persons displaced as a result of a CDBG activity; rehabilitation of houses; code enforcement; special economic development activities; special activities undertaken by a community based development organization; home ownership assistance for purchase; planning; environmental; review; program administration; audit; and other miscellaneous activities.
The following types of activities may be eligible for HOME funding: Acquisition of property; rehabilitation of housing; new construction of housing; down payment and closing costs; tenant based rental assistance; administration; and other miscellaneous activities.
If the City would undertake an activity that would result in the displacement of families or individuals, then the City would utilize its policy for minimizing such displacement. Furthermore, the City is responsible for replacing all low- and moderate-income housing units that may be demolished or converted as a result of the expenditure of CDBG funds.
All interested residents are encouraged to attend this public hearing and they will be given the opportunity to present oral or written testimony concerning the needs of the City of Johnstown and the use of CDBG and HOME funds to address those needs over the next fiscal year. Written comments may be addressed to Mr. John Rutledge, Community and Economic Development Planning Director, City of Johnstown, 401 Main Street, Johnstown, PA 15901 or via email at jrutledge@johnstownpa.gov.
Rev. Sylvia King, Mayor
City of Johnstown
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
CITY OF JOHNSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT AND
THE HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMS
Notice is hereby given that the City of Johnstown, Cambria County, PA will hold a public hearing on Thursday, January 29, 2026 at 5:30 PM, prevailing time, in the Johnstown City Hall, Second Floor Conference Room, 401 Main Street, Johnstown, PA 15901. The City Hall and the Second Floor Conference Room are accessible to persons with physical disabilities. If special arrangements need to be made to accommodate residents for them to participate in the public hearing, please contact Mr. Owen Falvo, Community and Economic Development Fiscal Officer, at (814) 539-2504, Ext. 114 or via email at ofalvo@johnstownpa.gov, to make those arrangements. The telephone number for the hearing impaired is 711.
The purpose of this public hearing is to gather information for the City's Annual Action Plan for FY 2026, which the City must submit to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME) Entitlement Funds. Additionally, the hearing will be used to solicit the views and comments of individuals and organizations concerning the housing, community and economic development, and fair housing needs in the City of Johnstown.
Based off its 2025 allocations, the City of Johnstown anticipates that it will receive an allocation of approximately $1,166,725 in CDBG Entitlement funds and an allocation of approximately $184,090.31 in HOME funds. In order to receive those funds, the City of Johnstown must prepare an Annual Action Plan for the use of Federal funds. At least 70% of the CDBG funds must benefit low- and moderate-income persons living in the City of Johnstown. The City will be preparing its CDBG and HOME application and it intends to afford residents, local agencies, and interested parties the opportunity to become involved in the planning process.
Application packets for not-for-profit organizations seeking CDBG and HOME funds for FY 2026 are available at the Department of Community and Economic Development or at the City of Johnstown website at https://johnstownpa.gov/. The deadline to submit a completed application packet to the Department of Community and Economic Development, City of Johnstown, 401 Main Street, Johnstown, PA 15901 is 4:00 PM on Friday, February 20, 2026.
The following types of activities may be eligible for funding under the CDBG program: acquisition of property; disposition costs; improvements to public facilities, including the removal of architectural barriers; demolition and environmental clean-up; public services that are new or a quantifiable increase in the level of service; interim assistance; relocation payments for persons displaced as a result of a CDBG activity; rehabilitation of houses; code enforcement; special economic development activities; special activities undertaken by a community based development organization; home ownership assistance for purchase; planning; environmental; review; program administration; audit; and other miscellaneous activities.
The following types of activities may be eligible for HOME funding: Acquisition of property; rehabilitation of housing; new construction of housing; down payment and closing costs; tenant based rental assistance; administration; and other miscellaneous activities.
If the City would undertake an activity that would result in the displacement of families or individuals, then the City would utilize its policy for minimizing such displacement. Furthermore, the City is responsible for replacing all low- and moderate-income housing units that may be demolished or converted as a result of the expenditure of CDBG funds.
All interested residents are encouraged to attend this public hearing and they will be given the opportunity to present oral or written testimony concerning the needs of the City of Johnstown and the use of CDBG and HOME funds to address those needs over the next fiscal year. Written comments may be addressed to Mr. John Rutledge, Community and Economic Development Planning Director, City of Johnstown, 401 Main Street, Johnstown, PA 15901 or via email at jrutledge@johnstownpa.gov.
Rev. Sylvia King, Mayor
City of Johnstown
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