Nonprofits present CDBG and HOME funding requests to Palm Bay advisory board; staff will make recommendations in late January

At the Community Development Advisory Board meeting, more than a dozen nonprofit organizations and city departments presented proposals for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME program funding for program year 2025–2026. Presentations covered a range of public‑service and capital projects; staff will compile scores and prepare funding recommendations for the board in late January.

Key presenters and requests (as stated during presentations): - Angels Bridging Gaps (Jackie Yearby): program serving adults with disabilities, primarily age 22 and older. Yearby said it costs about $80,000 to serve roughly 30 participants and that the organization has a funding gap of about $35,000 — the amount it requested. - Community of Hope (Drew Warren): purchased two buildings at 1945 and 1975 Palm Bay Road and proposed three one‑bedroom senior housing units at a requested amount of $294,705 in CDBG/HOME funds; the organization said additional financing would be sought as needed and that units would be affordable for at least the 20‑year affordability period. - Aging Matters in Brevard (Tom Hamander): requested…