DuPage County committee votes to proceed with 2026 CDBG nonprofit capital round amid federal funding uncertainty

DuPage County Community Development Committee members voted to move forward with a 2026 Community Development Block Grant capital application round for nonprofit capital projects, while directing staff to notify applicants that federal funding for CDBG remains uncertain.

The vote came after staff explained that nonprofit capital projects require a capital needs assessment performed by a credentialed evaluator, that the county typically needs applications by October to finalize the county action plan in January, and that those assessments commonly cost “several thousand dollars.” Chair LaPlante proposed the approach of running the application round “as we always did with the understanding … that things are volatile and unpredictable,” and the motion passed on a roll-call vote.

Committee staff…