City of Shawnee

Community Development Block Grant

NOTIFICATIONS

Public Comment Period for Substantial Amendment to the 2021 CDBG Action Plan
On or after Tuesday, March 12, 2024, the City of Shawnee intends to submit a substantial amendment to the 2021 Community Development Block Grant Annual Action Plan. The substantial amendment includes the reallocation of funds from a previously completed street improvement project to a street improvement project expected to be completed in fiscal year 2024 in the amount of $242,224.

The newly proposed use of the 2021 Program Year funds are as follows:
Project:
King Street – 59th Terrace to Johnson Drive
Purpose: Street, storm, and sidewalk improvements within an existing residential neighborhood

Detailed information on the project to be considered in this substantial amendment is available for review at the Shawnee Community Development Department, City Hall, 11110 Johnson Drive between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., or by contacting Lauren Grashoff at 913-742-6226 or[email protected].

Comments on the proposed amendment will be accepted beginning on January 31, 2024, and ending at 5:00pm on February 29, 2024. Comments may be provided in writing to Lauren Grashoff at 11110 Johnson Drive, Shawnee, Kansas 66203, by phone at (913) 742-6226, or by email to [email protected] prior to 5:00 p.m. on February 29, 2024.


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2023 Annual Action Plan

The Governing Body approved the projects below as part of the 2023 Annual Action Plan. The 2023 CDBG award amount is $264,979.

Barton Street (W. 59th Street to Johnson Drive) Improvements - $182,450 for the removal and replacement of the existing street to include grading, widening, curb, sidewalk/ADA ramps, storm drainage facilities, pavement markings, and LED streetlight luminaires. The street and stormwater improvements will reduce the traffic hazards, increase pedestrian safety, and reduce area flooding. The project will be completed in 2023.

Minor Home Rehabilitation Program - The City contracts with Johnson County Housing Services to provide housing rehabilitation services up to $5,000 per residence. Eligible projects include, but are not limited to, plumbing, heating, roofing, handicapped accessibility and remedy of interior code violations. Program applicants must be income qualified. The amount recommended for this program is $25,000. It is expected that 8 households in Shawnee will receive assistance through this program.

Johnson County Parks and Recreation - $8,711 for summer day camp and out of school care scholarship assistance to low and moderate income households with children.

The Salvation Army - $13,793 for emergency rent and utility assistance to income qualified Shawnee residents.

Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas - $3,448 to provide emergency rent and utility assistance to income qualified Shawnee residents.

Metro Lutheran Ministries - $13,793 to provide emergency rent, utility, and food assistance to income qualified Shawnee residents.

Friends of JCDS - $12,000 to pay for replacement of a clay sewer line to an existing single family residence occupied by individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities.

2022 Annual Action Plan
The Governing Body approved the projects below as part of the 2022 Annual Action Plan. The 2022 CDBG award amount is $303,796.

Barton Street (W. 59th Street to W. 59th Terrace) Improvements - $214,727 for the removal and replacement of the existing street to include grading, widening, curb, sidewalk/ADA ramps, storm drainage facilities, pavement markings, and LED streetlight luminaires. The street and stormwater improvements will reduce the traffic hazards, increase pedestrian safety, and reduce area flooding. The project will be completed in 2023.

Minor Home Rehabilitation Program - The City contracts with Johnson County Housing Services to provide housing rehabilitation services up to $5,000 per residence. Eligible projects include, but are not limited to, plumbing, heating, roofing, handicapped accessibility and remedy of interior code violations. Program applicants must be income qualified. The amount recommended for this program is $25,000. It is expected that 8 households in Shawnee will receive assistance through this program.

Johnson County Parks and Recreation - $17,723 for summer day camp and out of school care scholarship assistance to low and moderate income households with children.

The Salvation Army - $15,912 for emergency rent and utility assistance to income qualified Shawnee residents.

Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas - $3,978 to provide emergency rent and utility assistance to income qualified Shawnee residents.

Metro Lutheran Ministries - $7,956 to provide emergency rent, utility, and food assistance to income qualified Shawnee residents.

Friends of JCDS - $18,500 to supplement the construction of a new residence for four individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities. The funding will be used for accessible bathrooms. 
2020 - 2024 Consolidated Plan and 2020 Action Plan

The purpose of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program is to provide assistance to low and moderate income residents. Every five years a Consolidated Plan is adopted, and each year an Annual Action Plan (grant application) is submitted for approval, which conforms to the five-year plan.  In 2020, the City submitted both a five-year (2020-2024) Consolidated Plan and an annual Action Plan for the use of CDBG funds.

The City of Shawnee was awarded $414,752 of CDBG Coronavirus Funds by the Federal CARES Act in 2020. The additional monies were incorporated in the 2020 Annual Action Plan by two substantial amendments.

The following strategic priorities were selected to provide supports to low and moderate-income residents for the 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan.  
Public facilities and improvements
Housing rehabilitation
Homelessness prevention
Public Services, including in response to the coronavirus
Economic Development (added to support coronavirus response)

The Governing Body approved the projects below as part of the 2020 Annual Plan, as amended in April 2021.

59th Street (King Street to Barton Street) Improvements - $218,039 for the removal and replacement of the existing street to include grading, widening, curb, sidewalk/ADA ramps, storm drainage facilities, pavement markings, and LED streetlight luminaires. The street and stormwater improvements will reduce the traffic hazards, increase pedestrian safety, and reduce area flooding. The project will be completed in 2021. 

Minor Home Rehabilitation Program - The City contracts with Johnson County Housing Services to provide housing rehabilitation services. Eligible projects undertaken include plumbing, heating, roofing, handicapped accessibility and remedy of interior code violations. Program applicants must be income qualified. The amount recommended for this program is $35,000, an additional $10,000 from prior year allocations. It is expected that 12 households in Shawnee will receive assistance through this program. 

Friends of Johnson County Developmental Services - $9,925 to create an accessible bathroom for three residents at a home they own on 69th Terrace. The City CDBG funds would be in addition to other funding sources, which will support more significant accessibility improvements. The estimated total project costs is approximately $55,670. 

$2,850 to install air scrubbers/purifiers on HVAC systems at three residences owned by Friends of JCDS. The project is to prevent the coronavirus.

$16,000 for home improvements at a sing-family residence owned by Friends of JCDS. The home will be used to house clients that need to isolate due to testing positive for COVID-19. After that time, the residence will serve a permanently affordable housing for Friends of JCDS clients.

Johnson County Parks and Recreation - $11,700 for summer day camp scholarship assistance to low and moderate income households with children.

The Salvation Army - $7,500 for emergency rent and utility assistance to income qualified Shawnee residents and $7,500 for emergency rent, mortgage and utility assistance for households impacted by the coronavirus. 

Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas - $5,000 to provide emergency rent and utility assistance to income qualified Shawnee residents and $5,000 to provide emergency rent, mortgage and utility assistance to respond to persons impacted by the coronavirus.

Shawnee Community Services - $5,000 provide emergency rent, mortgage and utility assistance to respond to persons impacted by the coronavirus.

Economic Development - $112,000 for Micro-Enterprise Assistance & Low-Moderate Income job creation or Retention for businesses with 2-25 full time equivalent employees. The grants are awarded in response to economic hardship experienced by Shawnee small businesses as a direct effect of the coronavirus. The grants are used to pay lease or mortgages, up to $5,000.

Click to view the complete 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan and 2020 Annual Action Plan report.

  

 

  • Contact Info
  • Community Development Deputy DirectorLauren Grashoff 
  • Address11110 Johnson Drive 
  • Telephone(913) 742-6226 
  • Email
  • Hours8am-5pm