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Costa Mesa adopts five-year consolidated plan, approves $1.08M in CDBG and HOME allocations for 2025-26
Summary
The council approved the 2025-29 consolidated plan and the city's 2025-26 annual action plan, committing CDBG and HOME funds to housing rehabilitation, public services, code enforcement and an affordable housing set-aside; council added direction to explore tenant legal support services.
The Costa Mesa City Council on Tuesday adopted the city's 2025-2029 consolidated plan and approved the 2025-26 annual action plan that allocates Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) funds to housing programs, neighborhood improvements and nonprofit service providers.
Grant Administrator Michell Daley told the council the city expects an annual CDBG entitlement of $907,261 and an anticipated $172,000 in prior-year CDBG funds, for about $1,079,261 available for 2025-26 programs. HOME annual entitlement announced by HUD was $378,720 with previous-year and program-income reserves that increase HOME-eligible resources to roughly $2.0 million for the year.
Why it matters: CDBG and HOME dollars fund rehabilitation, tenant assistance, neighborhood infrastructure and social services serving low- and moderate-income residents. The council approved a slate of public-service recommendations from the city's Housing and Public Services Grants Committee and…
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