Warren County holds public hearing on CDBG FY2025 allocation; commissioners approve small budget modification to fund housing study

The Warren County Board of Commissioners held a public hearing to announce the county’s fiscal year 2025 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) allocation of $237,050 and approved a budget modification that channels administrative CDBG funds into planning for a countywide housing study.

County staff told the board that, as an entitlement community under the CDBG program, Warren County may retain up to 18% of its annual CDBG award for administrative expenses. At the hearing staff said the modification will move a small portion of those administrative dollars to help fund the housing study; staff also said the study will include additional funding sources, including a $40,000 contribution from the general fund and $20,000 in program funding from Warm Works.

The housing study, staff said, is a “planning-related project” that is an allowable use of administrative funds and is intended to inform how future CDBG dollars are allocated across the county. Staff described the hearing as an initial step: municipalities and eligible nonprofit partners will be…