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ACDS briefs council on nearly $12 million housing trust program, eviction prevention and federal grants
Summary
Arundel Community Development Services told the County Council it administers roughly $12 million in Housing Trust Fund activity and more than $8 million of federal HUD funds; ACDS highlighted pipeline affordable rental projects, tenant-based rental assistance and its eviction-prevention work.
A staff presentation from Arundel Community Development Services (ACDS) at the Anne Arundel County Council's May 12, 2025 hearing outlined the agency's administration of federal HUD entitlement funds, the county's Housing Trust Fund and several locally administered programs intended to address homelessness prevention, rental assistance and affordable housing preservation.
Key points presented by ACDS leadership and senior staff included:
- Federal entitlement funds and timing: The agency said federal HUD entitlement figures for fiscal 2026 were pending final calculation by HUD staff. ACDS asked the council to note that most federal funds (Community Development Block Grant, HOME, Emergency Solutions Grant and Continuum of Care) are not final until HUD issues allocations; ACDS said it expected mid-May HUD notices and was optimistic about level funding for FY26. -…
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