1. Building Partnerships Building Alliances
September 18, 2017
Denver, Colorado
Donna M. Enrico, Program Manager
Center for Community Development Operations

2. Building Partnerships
Partnership development for units of local government
DCED’s role in creating partnerships
Local Government Partnerships
Results – Example of a Project
Partnerships to Assist State to Carryout Projects – CDBG-DR – PEMA Partnership
What has DCED done to encourage partnerships
Examples – Renova Borough, Clinton County – PennVEST, PennDOT, DCNR – Fish and Boat Commission, CDBG Ent and Competitive
Greene County – PennVEST and CDBG Ent and Competitive
Disaster Recovery – BUYOUTS and Coxton Bridge Demolition and DEP, US Corpe

3. Pennsylvania partnership
Programs Impacted –
CDBG and CDBG-Disaster Recovery
Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP)
Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC)
HOME Program
Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG)

4. Pennsylvania partnership
Assisting in the creation of partnerships
Annual Conference
Sharing projects with DCED’s state funded program offices
Sharing of Projects with other state agencies for projects receiving CDBG Competitive funds
Participating in the Small Water Systems Task Force
ARC Annual Project Review
Invite to all state agencies with
Wx with HOME Program and Lead Hazard Grant Recipient

5. Brought together the following agencies:
Other funding sources
Annual Conference –
Brought together the following agencies:
Dept of Environmental Protection
– Water and Sewer Divisions
Dept of Conservation and Natural Resources
PENNVEST – Separate agency that provides funding for sewer and water systems – bond money
DEP is instrumental with permitting required for projects
Problem projects meeting convened to discuss options

6. Other Funding sources (con’t.)
USDA Rural Development
Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC)
DCED Grants Division State Programs that fund similar projects
Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB)
Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency (PHFA)
USDA – doesn’t like partnering with CDBG due to DB requirements
PHFA – Tax Credits with CDBG and CDBG-DR and HOME funds

7. Pennsylvania Partnerships
Sharing of Recommendations - Projects recommended for competitive CDBG funds
Competitive Awards are shared with other agencies that have funds or interest in these projects, collaborate to get as much bang for our buck; helps to identify any issues with potential projects that may hinder the timely execution of the project
Example: PennVEST Funds Grants and Loans -
Greene County

8. Partners At Annual Conference

9. Mt Carmel Project Information

10. Funding sources and uses

12. Sources and uses of funds
State Funds DEP $14,063,671.91
CDBG - $940,267.85

13. Renovo borough

14. Renovo Borough
The Borough of Renovo, located in Western Clinton County between the mountains of the Allegheny Plateau and the Susquehanna River, had its beginnings in the Pennsylvania Oil Rush.  In 1862, the recently formed Philadelphia and Erie Railroad Company arrived in what would become Renovo with its construction train; two years later the rail line from Erie and the oil fields in northwestern Pennsylvania to Philadelphia was completed, providing the shortest and most available rail line to the port for export of goods.  The community of Renovo was built around the railroad, and completely reliant upon it for employment and livelihood.  Just a little over 100 years later, the Renovo rail shops were relocated to Altoona. In 1980, Conrail, the owner of the former Philadelphia and Erie Railroad, shuttered the last of the rail yards. 
Between 1970 and 2010, the Borough lost more than half its population.  With the loss of jobs and citizens, businesses closed their doors, houses were abandoned, and maintenance was deferred on streets and other infrastructure.
Renovo has been working diligently in the last few years to turn the tide of five decades through economic and community development projects.  The Council’s vision for the Borough encompasses recreation, flood mitigation, public safety, code enforcement and critical infrastructure repairs and upgrades.   In addition to multimillion dollars of investment by PENNVEST and PennDOT, CDBG has been a crucial component of the revitalization effort.  Clinton County has consistently allocated entitlement CDBG funds towards road infrastructure.  In 2016, the Borough was awarded $750,000 in competitive CDBG funds which, along with $200,000 in Department of Conservation and Natural Resource funds are being used for the reconstruction of eight blocks of Ontario Avenue, new sidewalks, curbing and handicap ramp access, demolition of five severely blighted and dilapidated structures, and the construction of a new river access.  This project could not be accomplished or even envisioned by the Borough without the investment and availability of Community Development Block Grant funds.
In the past year, it was announced that a new natural gas fired power plant owned by Renovo Energy Center LLC is locating at the former railroad yards.  This new economic driver is already beginning to invest in the community and the efforts of Borough Council and Clinton County, utilizing entitlement and competitive funds, have set the bar for this new investment. 

15. Renovo Borough

16. Renovo Borough

17. Sources and uses of funds
PennVEST and Department of Transportation – Several millions in funding
$750,000 in competitive CDBG funds
$200,000 in Department of Conservation and Natural Resource