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CDC approves 2026 CSBG budget and community action plan after public hearing; commissioners raise concerns about online access and program targets
Summary
Austin Public Health presented the proposed 2026 Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) community action plan and budget. Commissioners and staff discussed priorities identified in the 2024 community needs assessment; the commission approved the plan after the public hearing with one abstention.
Acting Neighborhood Services Unit manager Jill Smith presented the proposed 2026 Community Services Block Grant community action plan (CAP) and budget to the Community Development Commission on Aug. 12, 2025. After a public hearing and discussion about document access and performance targets, the commission voted to approve the CSBG budget and CAP; one commissioner abstained.
Why it matters: CSBG funds support local anti‑poverty services—case management, food distribution, eviction prevention, employment supports and health screening—across the Neighborhood Services Unit. The CAP translates the 2024 community needs assessment into annual targets and service allocations.
Key points from the presentation: Smith said the 2024 community needs assessment ranked housing, basic needs, employment, health and income/financial services as the top five needs.…
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