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<br />The loss of jobs combined with the subsequent recession, have widened the page between <br />employed wages and housing gaps. <br />Community Survey responders identified creating jobs in low-income neighborhoods as the <br />greatest economic development need. <br />Low-IncomeandAreasofSlumsBlight <br />Geographic areas defined as areas of slums or blight or as low-income areas need additional <br />support for rehabilitation and public facilityand infrastructureimprovements. <br />There are several areas in this community that are or could meet theHUDrequirement for <br />an area of slums and blight which would allow differentuses of CDBGfunds. These areas <br />could benefit from increased investments in the area. There are also specific properties with <br />deteriorated conditions that could addressed usingCDBG funds. <br />Thereare several areas of this community that are characterized by 51% or more low- to <br />moderate-income residents,whichcan benefit from increased investments in this area. <br /> <br /> <br />StrategicPlan <br />As partof the consolidated planning process,priority needs were identifiedbased on the needs <br />assessment, market analysis, stakeholder consultation, and input fromresidents. Next, strategies <br />and goals were developed toaddress these priority needs withthe cities’ anticipated CDBG and <br />HOME grants, which will help leverage additional public and private resources. <br />Below isa summary of the strategies that have been identifiedthat both meet priority needs and <br />are also eligible uses of HUD funds. A table following this section shows therelationship between <br />identified strategies and the priority needs of Eugene and Springfield for use of federal funds <br />received from HUD.During the public comment period in March 2020, nonprofit partners and <br />stakeholders reported concerns about residents already experiencing sudden and significant losses <br />of income due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Beyond the real threats among residents of housing <br />instability and homelessness, affordable housing agencies reported concerns about the <br />destabilization of existing affordable housing developments due to interruptions in rental income. As <br />a result of these comments, a fifth housing strategy — Provide Rent Assistance — was added to <br />provide an option to address housing instability among rentersand preserve existing affordable <br />rental housing. <br />2020Consolidated Plan 14Eugene and Springfield, OR <br /> <br />