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CDBG staff ask city for funds to expand housing-rehab program amid federal cutbacks
Summary
Community Development Block Grant staff told the committee they have 82 homes on a waiting list, are awaiting reduced HUD allocations, have a new $360,000 IHDA state grant, and are asking the City of Waukegan for additional funding to expand rehab capacity and make a part-time rehab coordinator full time.
Cynthia Jackson, compliance coordinator for the city's Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program, told the Community Development Committee the department is asking the city for funds to expand its housing-rehab work because federal funding has been reduced and the program's current staff cannot keep up with demand.
Jackson said the department received a $360,000 grant from the Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) — its first from that state source — but that it has not yet received a HUD contract for program year 2025 and has been notified HUD funding will be reduced. The department reported 82 homes on its waiting list and that it currently takes roughly two years to reach a household on the list. To accelerate service, staff asked the city to provide additional money (committee discussion referenced a $400,000…
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