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Dane County edits 2026 CDBG/HOME preliminary funding; prioritizes Project HOME major repairs
Summary
The Dane County CDBG Commission voted to edit its preliminary 2026 funding recommendations, adding a $10,000 fair-housing allocation from CDBG administrative funds and placing Project HOME’s major home repair program first in line for any increase in CDBG or HOME funds after public comment that the program would otherwise go unfunded.
The Dane County Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Commission on a virtual meeting (date not specified) voted to edit preliminary funding recommendations for 2026, adding $10,000 to the Metropolitan Milwaukee Fair Housing Council from CDBG administrative funds and adjusting funding contingencies so that Project HOME’s major home repair program would be first in line for any increase in CDBG or HOME funding.
Why it matters: Project HOME’s major home repair program, which provides roof replacements, foundation and accessibility repairs, and other higher-cost home rehabilitation for income-qualified Dane County homeowners outside Madison, was not funded in the initial preliminary allocations. Several public commenters and commission members urged the commission to find a way to restore or prioritize that program given its role serving elderly, disabled and low-income homeowners.
Staff explained the contingency process and federal timing. A staff member said the commission’s initial allocations are estimates tied to incoming federal awards from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development…
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