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Rexburg council votes to apply for $245,000 Idaho CDBG grant for Tabernacle Civic Center HVAC
Summary
At the March 5 meeting the council unanimously authorized staff to apply for a $245,000 Community Development Block Grant from the Idaho Department of Commerce to help replace the Tabernacle Civic Center’s HVAC system; staff described a total project budget of $860,500 that combines the request with city cash and in‑kind match and existing local筹
Rexburg on March 5 voted to apply for an Idaho Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) to help replace the heating, ventilation and air‑conditioning system at the Tabernacle Civic Center, a staff presentation showed.
Tacy Stoddard of Altura community consulting, who is assisting the city with the application, told the council that the CDBG funds originate from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and flow through the Idaho Department of Commerce. Stoddard described the request as $245,000 in CDBG public‑facility funds and said the city planned to provide a cash match of $616,000 plus $7,500 in in‑kind services for a total project estimate of $860,500. Stoddard said the city’s preferred schedule would be to complete design and begin construction in fall 2025 with final completion in spring 2026 if awarded.
The nut graf: if awarded, the grant would fund a portion of a capital upgrade intended to benefit all residents who use the civic center; the application requires a local match and the city’s finance staff told the council how match funding and fundraising could be handled in the coming budget cycle.
Finance Director Matt Nielsen told the council the city currently holds about $350,000 budgeted for the Tabernacle project this fiscal year and that the city has been running a local fundraising campaign that has raised about $403,000 to date; staff said if bids come in lower the city would reduce its match proportionally and the Idaho Department of Commerce typically works with communities on timing. Stoddard said, “The funding for this program…comes to the state of Idaho through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development,” describing the federal‑to‑state funding flow for the CDBG program.
After the public hearing period produced no oral objections, the council voted to proceed with the application. The motion to submit the grant application passed unanimously with a second recorded from Council member Chambers. City staff said they expect the state to notify applicants in late spring or early summer and that any significant budget adjustments to fund match requirements would occur during the city’s normal budget process.
Ending: staff will submit the application and, if awarded, will return to council with bid results and a request to appropriate the matching funds as part of the next budget cycle.
