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City releases draft neighborhood investment funding recommendations; 30-day public comment period opens
Summary
City staff presented recommended allocations for federal and other community development funds covering homelessness, affordable housing, neighborhood safety and economic opportunity and opened a 30-day public comment period before final submission to HUD.
The city released its draft Neighborhood Investment Plan — the annual action plan that allocates federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships, Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) and other local sources — and opened a 30-day public comment period beginning March 25.
Community Development staff presented recommended awards across eight outcome areas, the final year of the consolidated plan covering July 1, 2021–June 30, 2026. Recommendations combine federal grants and locally designated funds (including opioid settlement dollars and an Affordable Housing Fund contribution) and were shaped by a multi-step review that included neighborhood commissioners and a citizen RFP work group.
Selected recommendations in the draft plan include: - Outcome 1 (prevent/resolve homelessness): just under $1 million recommended for prevention and shelter access services. - Outcome 2 (access and stability): education, counseling and legal-assistance services to support households, including pre-purchase counseling and fair-housing services. - Outcome 3 (increase affordable housing supply): about $1.5 million recommended for projects that create affordable homeownership opportunities and two new affordable units. - Outcome 4 (improve existing housing): about $3.1 million recommended for home repairs, accessibility upgrades and code compliance assistance for roughly 700 homes. - Outcome 5 (neighborhood engagement): roughly $260,000 to support neighborhood associations and community organizing. - Outcome 6 (community safety): more than $1 million recommended for violence reduction, mental-health services and neighborhood safety projects, including a set-aside for Southeast neighborhoods previously served by two associations. - Outcome 7 (economic opportunity): about $270,000 for job training and readiness programs serving hundreds of residents.
Staff noted total requests greatly exceeded the funds available (staff received about $25 million in requests for roughly $7.5 million available), and the recommendations include contingency rules in case HUD awards differ from current planning assumptions. The draft plan and detailed project descriptions are posted on the community development website and staff invited public comment at a scheduled public hearing on April 15 or by written submission to communitydev@grcity.us. Final awards and the annual action plan adoption are scheduled for commission action on May 13.
Ending: Staff emphasized that the recommended allocations are subject to HUD’s final award amounts and said they would adjust recommended awards per the contingency rules if federal allocations change.
