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Council questions where HUD grant dollars are spent as city seeks extensions with Buffalo Green Renewal Agency
Summary
The Committee on Finance reviewed extensions to a subrecipient agreement and a vendor contract with Buffalo Green Renewal Agency to help administer federal HUD grants. Council members pressed staff for district-level spending breakdowns and were told the city can provide historical allocations in the CAPER due in December.
The Committee on Finance discussed extensions to a subrecipient agreement and a vendor agreement with the Buffalo Green Renewal Agency (BGRA) on Oct. 7, 2025, with staff saying those agreements would continue existing administrative roles for federal HUD grants and would not change the Common Council’s authority over program allocations.
Nadine Marrero, executive director of the Office of Strategic Planning, told the committee the agreements would permit BGRA to assist the city with Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) administration, HOME, the Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) and HOPWA (Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS). Marrero said, “all decisions on how money will be spent will still be made by the common council at the approval of the…
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