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Community Redevelopment Area and must benefit an area of 51% low -to -moderate income. Housing grants must benefit 100% low -to -moderate income households. A separate category u nder Economic Development provides infrastructure for business expansion or new businesses that will create new jobs. Economic Development grants can fund highway, traffic, water, sewer, gas, fiber, rail and other public improvements. Economic Development CDBG grants can be as high as $1.5 million in grant based upon a limit of $35,000 of grant per new job created. Fifty one percent (51%) of positions created must be available to persons of low -to -moderate income prior to taking the new position. These low -to -moderate income positions must require more than a high school diploma or equivalent and on the job training. The County may have one regular category grant open at a time. The County may also have an Economic Development grant open e ach year as long as all CDBG grants are on time. Guardian CRM, Inc , the County's Community Development Block Grant consultant for the Gifford Fire Station Neighborhood CDBG project offered to assist with assembling a 2011 CDBG application. That assistance included calculating the expected application score for each of the potential CDBG funded projects. The results of the consultant s analysis were reviewed with the Community Advisory Task Force (CATF) before the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) during the 2nd Public Hearing. County staff, the CATF and the BOCC considered these options for the CDBG application cycle that closed on August 15, 2011. The CATF and Board of County Commissioners agreed to seek application for the neighborhood revitalization category. This category is primarily for potable water and sanitary sewer installation or replacement (including hook-ups), street paving, and drainage improvements in low and moderate income neighborhoods. -This is a very competitive grant category. The selected CDBG Project was the West Wabasso Sewer Expansion and Drainage Improvements CDBG - Phase 1. The CDBG application was made and awarded to the County by the State of Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (FDEO). D ESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS N eighborhood Revitalization Program — West Wabasso Sewer and Drainage Phase 1 As part of the overall West Wabasso Sewer Improvements Plan Phase I project, CDBG funds were u sed for improvements associated with sanitary sewer and flood and drainage. Problems with antiquated on-site septic systems formed the need for sewer mains. A canal that drains the area n eeded dredging to improve drainage and lessen flooding Based on discussions with staff and G uardian, the grant funds were used for sewer mains as well as drainage improvements while the County funded hook-ups with other SHIP/local funds. These funds were used for points as leverage. The County avoided overly complicated CDBG qualification requirements for hook-ups with this approach. The county also funded the preparations of plans and specifications to submit with the application for points. The overall strategy was a success. Service Area 1 (North of CR 510): New Sewer Hookups (64th Avenue, 86th Street & 86th Lane) (53 HU) (funded by SHIP/Countv) 2 40