Hemet council approves $1.4 million plan for 2025 CDBG allocations; narrows public-service pool

The Hemet City Council voted 5–0 on Feb. 25 to approve staff-recommended allocations for the 2025 program year of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program, using an estimated HUD allocation and a sizable carryover from prior years.

Accounting Manager Kalina Beasley, the staff presenter, told the council the city is using an assumed HUD allocation of $885,000 for program year 2025 and has $544,700 in rollover funds, giving roughly $1.4 million available for next year’s projects. "For this year, we have we received 26 applications for the next program year, 2025, which starts 07/01/2025," Beasley said during the presentation.

The council-approved plan follows federal CDBG rules and the local ad hoc committee’s recommendations. Under HUD rules cited by staff, up to 20% of the current-year allocation may be used for administration and up to 15% for public services; the remainder may be used for housing, public facilities or economic development. Beasley outlined the staff calculation that up to about $177,000 could be used for administration and up to about $132,700 for public services from the estimated allocation.

Why it matters: CDBG funding targets projects that principally benefit low- and moderate-income…