DHCD outlines FY2026 federal housing allocations, schedules follow-up public hearings

WASHINGTON — The District Department of Housing and Community Development presented its fiscal year 2026 Annual Action Plan at a public hearing, detailing how HUD entitlement funds totaling tens of millions of dollars would be allocated across housing preservation, homeownership assistance, small business support and homelessness services.

A DHCD staff member, speaking on behalf of Colleen Green, director of the Department of Housing and Community Development, said the agency will submit the plan to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development on April 16 and opened the floor for public comment. “The funds mentioned are known as entitlement funds awarded by HUD,” the staff member said, listing Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOPWA, HOME, ESG, the National Housing Trust Fund and the Recovery Housing Program.

The presentation said the district expects about $15,000,000 in CDBG entitlement funds and a $40,000,000 Section 108 loan guarantee; roughly $12,800,000 for HOPWA; $5,800,000 for HOME; about $3,100,000 from the National Housing Trust Fund; $1,600,000 for the Recovery…