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Board approves 2025'26 annual action plan for CDBG and HOME funds, allocates dollars to childcare, home repair and survivor services
Summary
After a public hearing, the Board approved the county's consolidated five-year plan and the annual action plan programming roughly $4 million in CDBG/HOME funds for FY25'26, prioritizing childcare provider support, home repairs and services for survivors of gender-based violence.
The Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved the Santa Clara County consolidated plan (2025'2030) and the fiscal year 2025'26 annual action plan for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnership funds, authorizing staff to submit the documents to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and to program approximately $4 million for the coming fiscal year.
Natalie Monk of the Office of Supportive Housing said the consolidated plan sets five-year goals for new and preserved affordable and supportive housing, essential services for special needs residents, homelessness prevention and public facilities and economic development projects. The recommended FY25'26 allocations include funding for 13 public-service projects expected to provide roughly 1,500 low-income residents with services such as legal advice, temporary housing and counseling, plus fair-housing services, acquisition and rehabilitation projects for affordable housing, and home repairs for about 40 low-income homeowners.
Public commenters included representatives from child-care provider support organizations, home-repair nonprofits and a county consortium that supports survivors of domestic violence. Melanie Fore of Upwardly, a childcare-support nonprofit, thanked the county for recommending support for a "Boost" program that provides intensive technical assistance, childcare-management software and hiring subsidies for small, often minority- and female-owned family childcare providers.
Perla Flores of the Domestic Violence Advocacy Consortium (DVAC) and other survivor-service providers urged the board to maintain or increase funding for safety-net services, citing a $550,000 one-time allocation included in the county executive's recommended budget and requesting that funding levels from FY24'25 be preserved in FY25'26.
Board members discussed concerns about federal funding uncertainty. Staff said the majority of FY25'26 HUD funding was included in federal appropriations for FY24'25 and that the county had received its award letter. County executive James Williams and department staff warned that proposed federal changes could affect future years and that the county would watch congressional and state budget action closely.
After public comment the board voted to adopt the consolidated plan and annual action plan. The vote was 4-0.
Ending: Staff said the full project lists were available in the agenda attachments and pledged to continue public outreach as projects advance and funding is disbursed.
