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Nampa council delays vote on CDBG public‑service awards after presentations from homeless‑service and senior programs
Summary
City staff recommended funding three top scoring applicants for the 2025 CDBG public‑service pot but the council postponed a final allocation vote until its June 2 meeting and directed staff to publish the draft plan for 30 days of public comment.
The Nampa City Council postponed a final vote on how to allocate the 15% public‑service portion of the city’s 2025 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) after hearing three‑minute presentations from nonprofit applicants and discussing HUD guidance on rotating recurring grantees.
City staff recommended awarding the available public‑service funding to three top scoring applicants — Jesse Tree, Salvation Army and CATCH — but told the council it could instead fund four groups by splitting the pot more widely. Staff estimated the 2025 HUD entitlement at $653,242, carryover funds at $266,602.24 and anticipated program income at about $5,324, for a total of $925,168.82; the public‑service cap is 15% of the annual allocation (about $97,986).
The recommendation and applicant summaries drew questions from council members about past CARES Act awards, program overlap and audit risk. City staff described a small scoring change this year intended to give bonus points to applicants that address unmet needs in…
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