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Community Development Administration details funding pipeline, extends NOFA deadlines and readies home-repair programs tied to past flood award
Summary
CDA told the budget committee it manages multiple federal and local funding streams, has administered more than $400 million since 2020 and will deploy a $7.8 million HUD disaster-recovery home-repair program (tied to the 2022 flood) while extending a separate NOFA deadline to July 14 to allow tornado-affected applicants more time.
Noel Pfeffer, executive director of the Community Development Administration (CDA), told the Budget and Public Employees Committee on May 28 that CDA administers multiple federal, state and local funding streams and is scaling to meet recovery and housing needs after recent disasters.
Pfeffer said CDA has stewarded more than $400 million appropriated to CDA programs between 2020 and 2024, has made over $100 million in housing awards and has more than 3,500 housing units complete or in development. “CDA is a city department which serves as a clearing house for federal housing and development funds,” Pfeffer said.
Why it matters: CDA is the principal city office that awards CDBG, HOME, ESG and other housing and community-development funding. Following the May tornado, CDA staff extended application deadlines and highlighted a disaster-recovery award process that affects how fast home repairs and buyouts can be launched.
Open funding opportunities and timing: Pfeffer said CDA extended the deadline for several open funding opportunities from June 13 to July 14 to accommodate applicants affected by the tornado. The department is administering a $6 million affordable housing production NOFA and a roughly $4.9 million permanent supportive housing NOFA, among other competitions. CDA noted the pro-housing NOFA is designed to reverse the typical “one-off site” approach by defining city-owned target sites to stimulate competition among developers.
HUD disaster-recovery and home repair: Pfeffer reviewed the city’s 2022 flood recovery HUD action plan and said HUD approved the city’s action plan on May 7, 2025. That award includes $7.8 million for home repairs tied to the 2022 flood; CDA staff said those funds can be used for properties that also sustained tornado damage only when there is a clear tie back to the 2022 flood. Pfeffer cautioned that HUD environmental-review requirements for each home slow deployment and argued for the value of local, flexible repair funds to move faster for tornado survivors.
Other programs and ARPA: CDA described other major work including choice-neighborhoods housing completions, vacant-building initiatives, a neighborhood plan implementation program funded by EcoDevo sales tax and digital-inclusion work. Pfeffer said CDA’s ARPA administrative funds are largely committed and that the office continues to deploy contracts for community Wi-Fi, murals, healthy home repair and neighborhood stabilization.
Ending: Pfeffer urged patience for federal environmental-review steps while urging funding flexibility to speed repairs for tornado-impacted households; he said CDA will continue to coordinate closely with city departments and partner nonprofits and is prepared to adjust program priorities as federal and local disaster resources evolve.
