Council adopts plan to spend roughly $270,000 in HUD CDBG funds; nonprofits describe uses
Get AI-powered insights, summaries, and transcripts
Sign Up Free
Summary
After a public hearing, the Eden Prairie City Council adopted a resolution approving the recommended distribution of about $270,000 in Community Development Block Grant funds. Local nonprofits described how the money supports housing stability, emergency assistance and services for older adults.
The Eden Prairie City Council on March 18 held a public hearing and adopted a resolution approving the recommended distribution of the city’s 2025 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
City staff told the council the city expects to receive about $270,000 and that most funds are targeted to low- and moderate-income residents; staff emphasized the federal rules that require income verification for recipients. The staff recommendation again earmarked funds for the city’s housing rehabilitation and first-time homebuyer programs, the community land trust partnership and local nonprofit services that support housing stability.
Representatives from local nonprofits addressed the council during the hearing. Brenda Lana Wolke, executive director of Homes Within Reach, said the organization’s local community land trust program owns 23 homes in Eden Prairie and used an $80,000 grant plus Met Council funds to add two homes during the past year. Wolke described resales that preserve long-term affordability.
Jennifer Loon, executive director of PROP (Prop Food Shelf), described housing-stability and emergency-assistance work that used CDBG funds last year to help dozens of Eden Prairie households. Loon said PROP’s CDBG-funded housing payments assisted 17 Eden Prairie households last year (47 individuals, including 26 children) and that the agency also used funds for an auto-repair program that helps residents maintain transportation to work.
Gary Spears, representing Senior Community Services, explained the agency’s work to keep older adults independent at home, noting technology and interior/exterior services that support independence and social connection.
After public comment, a council member moved to close the hearing and adopt the distribution as recommended by the Human Services Review Committee; the council approved the resolution. City staff reiterated that the grants are pass-through federal funds and cautioned that future availability of federal funding is uncertain.