The City of Stuart applied for the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity for the Small Cities Community Development Block (CDBG) in the amount of $750,000 for the Housing Rehabilitation category in November 2020.

Attached is a CDBG policy that is required to be adopted by the City prior to the grant award.  Below is a summary of the policy:

The Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 provides that no qualified disables person shall solely on the basis of handicap, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity funded in whole or in part with Federal financial assistance.  The City completed its Section 504 Self Evaluation of structures in which programs and activities are conducted (particularly where public meetings are held) and determined that there are no public structures (City  Hall, City Hall Annex, Public Safety Building, Flagler Center) that have physical barriers to program participation.  At this time, a transition plan is not applicable due to all facilities being compliant.