Tulsa grants staff detail $7.7 million in HUD entitlement spending in Plan Year 2024 CAPER

Chair opened the Housing and Urban Development Community Development Committee meeting on Sept. 11, 2025, and the committee approved minutes from its July 10 meeting by unanimous voice vote.

Grants Administration presented the Plan Year 2024 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER), saying the document covers accomplishments and expenditures for program year 2024 and is the final year of the five-year consolidated plan for 2020–2024. Grants Administration staff told the committee the CAPER is intended to document performance, show alignment with consolidated-plan priorities and make program data available to the public.

The presentation summarized projects and spending across HUD’s three national objectives. Grants Administration said 10 projects were funded to “provide decent housing,” including ongoing work on the Country Oaks Rehabilitation Project (described in the presentation as a 48-unit complex with 11 dedicated home units) and Terrace View (described as a 41-unit property including 22 home units, completed in August but reported in the CAPER as a PY‑25 accomplishment). For economic opportunity, the presentation noted one loan program that issued 12 loans in the program year, resulting in 58 full-time jobs, 51 of which were filled by low- and moderate-income persons.

On suitable living environments, staff said 24 projects were funded, including one clearance-and-demolition project that removed 18 substandard structures; four emergency-shelter projects; and public-facility projects such as Skelly Preschool playground upgrades and Phoenix Neighborhood sidewalks, both reported as completed. Grants Administration also reported 16 projects under “essential services.”

Grants Administration reported total HUD entitlement expenditures of approximately $7,700,000 for program year 2024, covering project expenses (excluding administration costs and non‑entitlement funds). The presentation said 14,715 people were served across all grant types in the year, at a reported average cost of $526.37 per person served. The presenter noted that some projects (notably rental and new-construction efforts) typically take at least two years to complete and therefore earlier-year projects may not be counted as accomplishments until finished.

The presentation also addressed CARES Act funds: one CARES-funded project expended $269,250 in PY‑24 and served 63 people, and remaining CARES Act funds must be expended by Sept. 2026. Grants Administration said the city had not yet received Program Year 2025 HUD funds at the time of the meeting.

Grants Administration invited public comment and opened a public hearing on the CAPER by unanimous motion; no members of the public signed up to speak and the committee closed the public hearing by unanimous vote. The draft CAPER was posted at cityoftulsa.org/grants, and the public comment period runs through Sept. 19; the presentation directed comments to grantsadmin@cityoftulsa.org. Grants Administration closed with a client testimonial from Resonance, a nonprofit that provides housing and services for justice-involved women.

Votes at a glance: The committee approved the July 10, 2025, minutes (moved and seconded; voice vote, unanimous); voted to enter the CAPER public hearing (moved and seconded; voice vote, unanimous); voted to exit the public hearing (moved and seconded; voice vote, unanimous); and approved a motion to adjourn (moved and seconded; voice vote, unanimous).

No formal vote on adoption or final acceptance of the CAPER occurred during the meeting; the item was presented and a public hearing period was opened and closed. The committee was advised that some accomplishments will be reported in the PY‑25 CAPER once projects reach completion.