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Urban County Policy Board approves CDBG reallocations, emergency funding to meet HUD timeliness test
Summary
The Clark County Urban County Policy Board approved several funding moves Oct. 13 to address a HUD timeliness exception and reduce the risk of losing CDBG entitlement funds, including a $300,000 reallocation to the housing preservation program and one-time allocations to TBRA programs.
The Clark County Urban County Policy Board on Oct. 13 approved a package of funding changes designed to improve the county’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) timeliness and avoid potential federal penalties.
Michael Torres, program manager for Clark County Community Services, told the board that HUD had accepted the county’s reasons for delayed spending and granted an exception for 2025, but that the county “must be timely by 05/02/2026 or we will be at risk of losing the CDBG funds.”
The board approved three staff recommendations and several related motions intended to increase near-term spending and close the gap to the HUD timeliness threshold. The largest single action approved was a motion to reallocate $300,000 in program year (PY) 2024 CDBG funds from the Battle Ground North Parkway sidewalk project to the county’s housing preservation program. Mayor Matt Cole moved that reallocation and a board member seconded; the motion passed without recorded opposition.
Why it matters: Clark County must reduce its CDBG fund…
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