Toledo committee previews 2025–29 consolidated plan, recommends CDBG allocations prioritizing housing and parks

The Toledo City Council Housing and Community Development Committee reviewed the city’s draft 2025–29 consolidated plan and the 2025–26 annual action plan on July 10, with department staff recommending a budget that directs new and carryover Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) dollars primarily to affordable housing and neighborhood parks.

The plan, presented by Rosalyn Clemens, director of the Department of Housing and Community Development, Monica Brown, the department’s grants manager, and consultant Brian Hall, lays out how the city will allocate federal entitlement grants administered by HUD — CDBG, HOME and ESG — for housing and community development activities. "The funding that we get from these three programs support about 97% of the work that this city does for housing and community development," Clemens said.

Clemens told the committee the city faces an $87,638 reduction from last year in its 2025 CDBG allocation. The department reported a 2025 CDBG annual allocation of $7,046,960 and $728,007.99 in carryover, for total resources of $7,775,007.59. The HOME allocation was listed as $1,965,007.24 with a large carryover of $3,787,820; the ESG allocation was reported at $627,043 (a $19,386 reduction).

Why it matters: HUD entitlement grants fund most of Toledo’s housing programs, and the department said proposed federal cuts at the national level could make future planning more difficult.…