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Montgomery County adopts HUD annual action plan; commissioners authorize CDBG, HOME and ESG spending
Summary
The Board of Commissioners approved the county’s five‑year consolidated plan and the annual action plan for federal HUD entitlement grants (CDBG, HOME, ESG). Planned uses include municipal infrastructure projects, homelessness services, affordable housing development and public‑facility rehab.
The Montgomery County Board of Commissioners voted July 16 to adopt the county’s five‑year consolidated plan and the 2025 annual action plan that authorizes use of federal HUD entitlement grants. Kaylee Silver, administrator of the Office of Housing and Community Development, presented the plan and explained the proposed allocations and program priorities.
Silver summarized the three HUD entitlement grants covered by the action plan: Community Development Block Grant (CDBG, roughly $3.5 million), HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME, about $1.3 million), and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG, just under $300,000). She described proposed municipal investments (streets, stormwater, sidewalk and public‑facility improvements) across 58 participating municipalities; funding for emergency shelters and homeless services connected to the county’s Your Way Home initiative; rental and owner rehabilitation; and set‑asides to support affordable housing development and match requirements for low‑income housing tax credit projects.
Silver said the HOME program will adopt a year‑round rolling application for homeownership acquisition/rehab/resale and set aside $200,000 to support acquisition/rehab-to-resale projects. She noted caps and restrictions on CDBG (15% public services cap; 20% planning and administrative cap) and that ESG and HOME have matching requirements. The office also described coordination with local homeless service providers and the continuum of care.
The public comment period for the plan was held in advance and comments were incorporated into the draft. After the presentation there was a motion to approve the annual plan. The motion was moved by Commissioner DeBello and seconded by Commissioner Winder (recorded on the transcript). The board voted, the tally shown in the public meeting was an aye vote to approve the resolution. The county will use the grant dollars to fund the prioritized municipal capital projects, homeless services, housing rehab and development activities identified in the plan.
The adopted plan requires subsequent grant agreements and funding allocations to qualifying municipalities and agencies; those allocations will follow the county’s standard process of review by staff, recommendations and, where required, board approval.
