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CDBG allocation committee reviews five social‑service grant applications amid $620,000 funding shortfall
Summary
The committee reviewed five social‑service Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) applications, discussed eligibility and documentation concerns, and flagged a large gap between estimated available funds ($620,000) and total requests ($1,800,000). Members also dealt with a recusal and two procedural votes.
The CDBG Allocation Committee met to review five social‑service applications and to discuss eligibility, documentation and scoring questions as members grappled with an estimated $620,000 available for awards against $1,800,000 in requests.
Rowan, a staff member, told the committee that one early concern involved an application that sought increased funding for services but had not demonstrated a corresponding increase in clients served — a HUD eligibility requirement. “They were asking for an increase in funding for a previous year, which they need to be able to show that they're increasing their clients served or units of service in some way, and we couldn't establish that they were increasing their service with their increased request,” Rowan said.
The committee heard brief staff notes on multiple applicants. Rowan said Preble Street’s teen shelter had submitted information that did not clearly establish increased service levels tied to the increased request. Milestone Recovery had a discrepancy in the amount…
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