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Salt Lake City closes HUD consolidated-plan hearing after hours of nonprofit appeals for CDBG, ESG funding
Summary
City staff presented the first of two public hearings on the FY2026 HUD consolidated plan and related federal grants; dozens of nonprofit providers urged the council to fund homelessness, home repair and youth mental-health programs. The council closed the hearing and referred funding allocations for later action.
The Salt Lake City Council closed a public hearing on the city—s draft FY2026 consolidated plan and referred funding allocations for future action after hearing testimony from more than a dozen nonprofit providers on March 4. Allison (city staff) opened the hearing, describing it as "the first of 2 public hearings on the FY 2026 consolidated plan and the HUD grants" and saying the plan outlines how the city intends to use federal US Department of Housing and Urban Development funds over the next five years.
The hearing matters because the consolidated plan and the related one-year action plan determine how nearly $7.8 million in HUD funds will be allocated for affordable housing, homelessness services, neighborhood improvements and other community services across Salt Lake City. Nonprofits told the council that federal funds are…
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