Nampa council splits 2025 CDBG public‑service funds among four providers, approves program allocations

The City of Nampa’s council approved staff recommendations for the city’s 2025 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program, including an immediate decision to allocate public‑service funds evenly among four qualified applicants and a general approval of program‑level allocations for housing affordability, the home‑repair loan program, and public facilities with site selection to come back to council.

Matt Jamieson, economic community development, briefed council on application scoring and the federal 15% cap on public‑service use of entitlement funds. Staff presented two options: fund three applicants at roughly $32,000 each, or fund four applicants at $24,004.96 each. After discussion of program priorities and per‑beneficiary cost estimates, council approved funding four organizations and instructed staff to disperse the public‑service pot equally.

Council discussion named the four recipients in the motion and debate as: CATCH (homelessness‑response services), The Salvation Army (emergency shelter/Meals on Wheels partner), Nampa Family Justice Center (victim services), and Meals on Wheels (senior meals). Jamieson noted the approved split was below some applicants’ full requests and that the lowest request among the four had been about $28,000, so all will receive less than asked but an equal share.

Council also approved staff’s broader recommendations for CDBG capital and housing program allocations — including funds for housing affordability projects, a home‑repair loan program sized to reduce the need to return mid‑year, and infrastructure/facility improvements — with staff directed to return with site‑specific project selections and implementation details. Jamieson told council that CARES Act activities that previously stretched the public‑service budget are closed out this year, which tightened available funds.

Council recorded a roll‑call vote in favor of the staff recommendations.