Council adopts CDBG 2026 action plan; nonprofits present program summaries and needs
Dean Allen presented the 2026 CDBG action plan and introduced nonprofit applicants; agency representatives described services to veterans, families, victims of domestic violence, foster children and others, and council discussed application timelines and the 15% public-service threshold.
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Dean Allen, the city’s CDBG program manager, presented the 2026 action plan and introduced a sequence of nonprofit speakers who summarized their programs and requests for funding. Organizations that addressed the council included BTX Sports (youth and veteran services), Compassion House (maternity home for young mothers), Feed 479 (food pantry serving approximately 150 families per day), CASA of Northwest Arkansas (court-appointed special advocates), the Northwest Arkansas Continuum of Care (homelessness response), Freedom Finder (resources for victims of domestic violence and trafficking), Samaritan Church (emergency winter shelter and Agape House), Family Network/Diaper Collective, and the VFW (veterans services).
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