Environmental Review Process

The Division of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) funds a variety of projects: fire trucks, food banks, low-income housing, senior and community centers, homeless shelters, housing rehabilitation, and infrastructure. The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) supports many of these initiatives. DHCD administers four HUD-funded programs: the Home Investment Partnership Program (HOME), Housing Opportunities for People with AIDS (HOPWA), the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), and in partnership with the Department of Workforce Services, Office of Homeless Services, the Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG).

Recipients of HUD funds must determine their projects’ potential to harm residents and environments. The Code of Federal Regulations (24 CFR 58) outlines the environmental review procedures for entities assuming HUD environmental responsibilities. A project’s scale, location, usage, and funding source inform the review’s parameters. A properly conducted environmental review mitigates a project’s deleterious effects on the biosphere.

DHCD employs a grant management platform (Web Grants 3) to administer Utah’s environmental review process. Managers of HUD-funded projects must register as WebGrants 3 users before they can electronically submit their environmental reviews for clearance. DHCD’s Environmental Review Officer will assist preparers in this process.

For more information or assistance contact: 

Brandon C. Clark, PhD
Environmental Review Officer
[email protected]
385-566-7595