A.) Approve Financial Management and Grant Compliance Certification submission to HUD for CDBG-DR Funding.
B.) Authorize the Chair to execute required Compliance Certification documents on behalf of the Board of County Commissioners.

C.) Authorize Chair to sign forms, certifications, and other related documents for HUD Environmental Review Records, on behalf of the Board of County Commissioners. 

D.) Authorize Chair to execute any additional forms, revisions to current submissions, or other documents required for Financial Management and Grant Compliance with CDBG-DR funding.

The CDBG-DR funding is a direct allocation from HUD to Lee County, Florida. It is the second largest direct allocation award to a local government in HUD’s history. HUD’s Secretary is required to certify that Lee County has proficient controls in place to manage and implement the CDBG-DR funds. Lee County reviewed HUD requirements for each element of the Financial Management and Grant Compliance Certification and has prepared new CDBG-DR specific policies and procedures to support the requirements.

The Consolidated Notice describes the grant award process for CDBG-DR grantees, including the certification of financial controls and procurement processes and adequate procedures for proper grant management in Section III.A.1 of the notice. All CDBG-DR grantees must complete the Financial Management and Grant Compliance Certification Requirements and submit the Financial Management and Grant Compliance Certification Checklist (the “Certification Checklist”) to enable certification by the Secretary.  

Upon submission of the checklist, HUD will review the County’s Annual Comprehensive Financial Report and Single Audit (both of which can be located on the Clerk of Courts website - https://www.leeclerk.org/departments/finance/financial-reports), along with submitted CDBG-DR policies and procedures to ensure sufficient financial management capacity and internal controls to manage CDBG-DR funds. 

HUD will continue to monitor Lee County’s submission and updates made to the policies and procedures during the normal course of business. Lee County must notify HUD of any substantial changes made to these submissions.