Cooperative Endeavor Agreement - Year 2018 - Grant B-18-DP-22-0001

Sep 4, 2026

Cooperative Endeavor Agreement between the State of Louisiana, through the Office of Community Development, and the City of Shreveport establishes terms for providing CDBG Mitigation Funds for flood resilience. The agreement references Louisiana constitutional authority for public cooperative endeavors and explains administration under CDBG-DR federal requirements, including HUD oversight. It defines scope of services, grant award amount, project purpose under the Ockley Basin Storage, roles for grant subrecipient compliance, and goals to reduce flood risk and improve flood storage in the drainage basin.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryLetters

FormatPDF

Pages33

Reading Time12 min

AccessFree to download

Scope of Services

Concise Description of Services

Scope of Agreement

Grant Award

Implementation of Agreement

Goals and Objectives

Statement of Work

The Project

The Budget

Eligible Expenses

COOPERATIVE ENDEAVOR AGREEMENT by and between THE STATE OF LOUISIANA through the OFFICE OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT And CITY OF SHREVEPORT CDFA 14.228 GRANT B-18-DP-22-0001 YEAR 2018 PO\# This Cooperative Endeavor Agreement (“Agreement”) is made and entered into by and between the City of Shreveport (hereinafter referred to as “Grantee”) and the State of Louisiana, through the Office of Community Development (referred to as “OCD” or “State”), each represented herein by their undersigned authorized representatives. Grantee and OCD may sometimes herein be collectively referred to as the “Parties” and individually as a “Party.” WITNESSETH That; WHEREAS, Article VII, Section 14(c) of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana provides,“For a public purpose, the State and its political subdivisions or political corporations may engage in cooperative endeavors with each other, with the United States or its agencies, or with any public or private association, corporation, or individual”; and WHEREAS, OCD, on behalf of the State of Louisiana (“State”), administers the State’s Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery and Mitigation/Resiliency Programs, which are subject to the federal statutes and regulations governing Community Development Block Grants (“CDBG”), as modified by exceptions and waivers previously granted and which may hereinafter be granted by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD); and WHEREAS, on February 9, 2018, the President signed Public Law 115‐123, which included an appropriation of $28 billion to HUD, of which HUD allocated $1,213,917,000 of Community Development Block Grant (“CDBG”) funds to the State of Louisiana for the specific purpose of mitigation activities (“CDBG Mitigation Funds”) . Federal requirements for this funding were published in the Federal Register (84 FR 45838 (August 30, 2019); and WHEREAS, on February 20, 2020, HUD approved Louisiana’s Master Action Plan for the Utilization of CDBG-DR Mitigation Funds (the “Action Plan”) in the amount of $1,213,917,000 and the Action Plan has an allocation of $570,666,243 to the Local and Regional Watershed Projects and Programs; and WHEREAS, Grantee has the legal authority and responsibility for the rebuilding and recovery of the City of Shreveport. Recovery and rebuilding efforts of Grantee involve projects designed to provide resiliency against future flooding and other disasters; and WHEREAS, the actions of OCD and the Grantee will meet the national objective of benefit to low-and moderate income persons. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and the mutual representations, warranties, and covenants herein contained, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereby agree as follows: 1.0 SCOPE OF SERVICES 1.1 CONCISE DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES To increase flood resilience and assist in the enhancement of the drainage basin to reduce flooding potential. I. SCOPE OF AGREEMENT A. Grant Award Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the OCD, as administrator of the CDBG Mitigation Programs, shall make available to Grantee mitigation funds up to the maximum amount of five million three hundred fifty-eight thousandseven hundred eighty-four and 00/100 dollars ($5,358,784) (the “Grant Funds”) for the purpose of funding Grantee’s activities under the Ockley Basin Storage,(The“Project”), as identified in Exhibit A to this Agreement. B. Implementation of Agreement Grantee’s rights and obligations under this Agreement are as a grant subrecipient as set forth in 24 CFR 570.501. Grantee is responsible for complying with said regulations and for implementing Grantee’s responsibilities in the Program in a manner satisfactory to OCD and HUD and consistent with any applicable guidelines and standards that may be required as a condition of OCD’s providing the funds, including but not limited to all applicable CDBG Program Admin

FAQs

Who are the parties to this Cooperative Endeavor Agreement?

The agreement is between the City of Shreveport (Grantee) and the State of Louisiana through the Office of Community Development (OCD). Each is represented by authorized representatives.

What is the purpose of the grant funds described in the agreement?

The funds are intended to mitigate flooding and enhance drainage basin capacity to reduce flood risk, including through the Ockley Basin Storage project.

What are the main compliance responsibilities of the Grantee?

As a grant subrecipient, the Grantee must comply with applicable regulations and program requirements under 24 CFR 570.501 and related CDBG administrative and compliance standards, including award letter requirements unless waived in writing.

Sep 4, 2026

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