Tulsa CDC holds public hearing on PY2026 HUD priorities; residents press for eviction prevention, DV services and small-business loans

The Tulsa Community Development Corporation (CDC) on Wednesday opened a public hearing to gather community input on Program Year 2026 priorities for the city’s HUD Consolidated Plan, which guides how federal grant funds such as CDBG are spent.

City staff said the CDC will use the hearing and any written comments to produce a priority needs statement to forward to the mayor and city council for final approval. The statement will feed the request for proposals process that runs from September 2025 through April 2026; the city must submit its annual action plan to HUD by May 15, 2026, and the council is required by city ordinance (Title 12, Chapter 8) to make final funding decisions no later than the second Thursday in April.

Grants and consolidated-plan overview A staff member identified only as the grants contracts administration manager summarized the Consolidated Plan’s purpose: to provide “a blueprint for effectively spending [HUD] federal grant funds in a 5 year time frame” and to integrate economic, physical, environmental, community and human development. The staff presentation listed nine priority areas in the draft consolidated plan and 11 associated goals. Those priorities include affordable housing development, housing assistance and homelessness services; goals include acquisition/new construction of affordable housing, rental housing subsidies, rehabilitation and homelessness services. Staff told the CDC it will evaluate proposals, tabulate applicant scores…