NOTE: There Are 2 Public Notice Listed Below
COMBINED NOTICE OF FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT AND NOTICE OF INTENT TO REQUEST RELEASE OF FUNDS
December 17, 2025
City of Columbus
90 W. Broad Street
Columbus, OH 43215
614-645-8069
This notice shall satisfy two separate but related procedural requirements for an activity to be undertaken by the City of Columbus.
REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF FUNDS
On or about, but not before, January 5, 2026, the City of Columbus, Department of Finance and Management will submit a request to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the release of HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) funds under Section 288 of Title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (NAHA), as amended, to undertake the following projects known as:
- Opportunity Pointe I, for the purpose of constructing 82 units of affordable housing in downtown Columbus. The City of Columbus is requesting $1,000,000 in HOME funds for the project.
- Opportunity Pointe II, for the purpose of constructing 84 units of affordable housing in downtown Columbus. The City of Columbus is requesting $1,000,000 in HOME funds for the project.
FINDING OF NO SIGNFICIANT IMPACT
The City of Columbus has determined that the project will have no significant impact on the human environment. Therefore, an Environmental Impact Statement under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) is not required. Additional project information is contained in the Environmental Review Record (ERR) on file at the City of Columbus, Department of Finance and Management at the above address. The ERR is available via email by contacting grantsmgmt@columbus.gov.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Any individual, group, or agency may submit written comments on an ERR to the City of Columbus, Department of Finance and Management at grantsmgmt@columbus.gov. All comments received by January 2, 2026, will be considered by the City of Columbus prior to authorizing submission of a request for release of funds.
ENVIRONMENTAL CERTIFICATION
The City of Columbus certifies to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development that Christopher S. Long, in his capacity as Director, Department of Finance and Management, consents to accept the jurisdiction of the Federal Courts if an action is brought to enforce responsibilities in relation to the environmental review process and that these responsibilities have been satisfied. HUD’s approval of the certification satisfies its responsibilities under NEPA and related laws and authorities and allows the City of Columbus to use HUD funds.
OBJECTIONS TO RELEASE OF FUNDS
HUD will accept objections to its release of funds and the City of Columbus’ certification for a period of fifteen (15) days following the anticipated submission date or its actual receipt of the request (whichever is later) only if they are on one of the following bases: (a) the certification was not executed by the Certifying Officer of the City of Columbus; (b) the City of Columbus has omitted a step or failed to make a decision or finding required by HUD regulations at 24 CFR Part 58; (c) the grant recipient or other participants in the development process have committed funds, incurred costs, or undertaken activities not authorized by 24 CFR Part 58 before approval of a release of funds by HUD; or (d) another Federal agency acting pursuant to 40 CFR Part 1504 has submitted a written finding that the project is unsatisfactory from the standpoint of environmental quality. Objections must be prepared and submitted via email in accordance with the required procedures (24 CFR Part 58, Sec. 58.76) and shall be addressed to the HUD Columbus Field Office at email address CPDColumbusRROF@hud.gov with the subject line being “Project Name and ER Objection.” Potential objectors should contact HUD Columbus Field Office to verify the actual last day of the objection period.
Christopher S. Long, Director
Department of Finance and Management
90 W. Broad Street
Columbus, OH 43215
Finance and Management is proposing changes to the City’s 2024 Annual Action Plan. Finance and Management plans to submit Substantial Amendment 1 for the 2024 Annual Action Plan after hosting a public meeting on December 18th, 2025 at 5:30PM located at 141 N. Front St. The purpose of the Substantial Amendment is to allocate Neighborhood Stabilization Program 1 and 3 Program Income and existing 2024 Community Development Block Grant funds, currently in the 2024 Housing and family services project, Infrastructure and public facility improvements and Non-profit facility upgrades and efficiency improvements budget, to the 2024 Grants Management Admin – CDBG project. The new funding in this project will be utilized by the City for eligible costs associated with the administration of the City’s U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development annual allocation grants.
1) Transfer $543,636.93 of NSP 1 and $7,257.27 of NSP 3 PI to the 2024 project “2024 Grants Management Admin – CDBG”
2) Cancel $100,000.00 from the 2024 AAP project “2024 Housing and family services”, Cancel $0.20 from the 2024 AAP project “2024 Infrastructure and public facility improvements”, Cancel $24,000.00 from the 2024 AAP project “2024 Non-profit facility upgrades and efficiency improvements” and add $124,000.20 to the “2024 Grants Management Admin – CDBG”
3) “2024 Grants Management Admin – CDBG” was funded at the amount of $858,680.00 and supported 2024 administration costs. Additional funding from 2024 and program income added to this project through this Substantial Amendment will be utilized for eligible costs associated with the administration of the City’s U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development annual allocation grants.