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Hot Springs staff lays out CDBG priorities and recommends partial awards assuming $375,000 allocation
Summary
Planning staff summarized Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding recommendations from the Community Development Advisory Committee (CDAC), noting $901,339 in requests and a working assumption of $375,000 in available funding; CDAC prioritized housing and shovel‑ready projects and recommended partial funding for several applicants.
City planning staff presented recommendations from the Community Development Advisory Committee (CDAC) for the city’s fiscal‑year 2025 CDBG annual action plan, emphasizing uncertainty in the federal allocation and recommending priorities that favor housing and projects ready to proceed.
Cathy Selman, Planning and Development Director, told the board that total requests received equaled $901,339.30 while CDAC based its prioritization on an expected allocation of $375,000. “The City of Hot Springs is an entitlement grantee of the US Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD, Community Development Block Grant, CDBG program,” Selman said, noting annual action plans must be submitted within 60 days of HUD’s allocation notice. She cautioned, however, that…
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