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Urbana moves three rental‑assistance agreements to consent agenda totaling $383,000
Summary
The City of Urbana approved sending three related funding agreements—$300,000 in HOME funds for tenant‑based rental assistance, $75,000 in CDBG case‑management support, and $58,000 in CDBG emergency rental assistance to Cunningham Township—to the consent agenda for final action at a future meeting.
The Urbana City Council on Oct. 6 agreed to place three related housing assistance measures on the consent agenda, directing staff to finalize agreements with local partners intended to expand rental assistance for low‑income residents.
City staff described the items as three linked subrecipient agreements. Interim housing division manager Nick Nichols told the council the city would provide $300,000 in HOME Investment Partnerships Program funds to the Champaign County Regional Planning Commission (RPC) to support tenant‑based rental assistance (TBRA) for fiscal year 2026; those funds would be available after RPC exhausts prior‑year HOME funds and would remain available until June 30, 2028. “We have been partnering with RPC, through the HOME…
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