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Council approves proposed 2025–26 Annual Action Plan allocations after staff answers questions
Summary
The Development & Planning committee voted to advance the proposed 2025–26 Annual Action Plan funding allocations (CDBG and related funds) after staff clarified funding levels for multiple nonprofit applicants, program eligibility and that several new or expanded recipients were funded this year.
Staff presented the proposed 2025–26 Annual Action Plan (the CDBG/HOME allocation grid) and answered council questions about individual awards, program eligibility and new recipients. Committee members asked for clarifications about several line items and staff supplied corrections and explanations.
Questions focused on whether specific awards funded one unit or two (staff corrected a typo on a Habitat for Humanity line and confirmed the revised award funds one house), and why several organizations received substantial increases (staff said improved reporting and demonstrated need influenced funding changes). Staff also confirmed that new organizations and newly funded programs were included to broaden service coverage and that partners had varied funding sources.
Councilmembers asked whether organizations that were partially funded would receive technical-assistance to pursue other grants; staff said the department does not currently offer a formal grants-development workshop but could explore options with affirmative-action staff. Members also asked about outcome reporting; staff agreed to provide outcome reports for specific programs (for example, Bethesda House homelessness and eviction prevention outcomes were requested).
Committee voted to move the Annual Action Plan forward. Staff said 39 applications were received, with five first-time applicants (three received funding; two were incomplete). The department said it has moved to an online application and scoring system this funding cycle to improve transparency and tracking.
