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Council hears SuperNOFA grants oversight report; urges continued federal advocacy
Summary
Councilmember Holden and city staff briefed the council on federal SuperNOFA grant activity and recommended continuing oversight and advocacy to secure federal housing and economic-development funds; the council approved the report 11-0.
The Los Angeles City Council on July 20 received a briefing on the city’s SuperNOFA (notice of funding availability) grants oversight and voted 11-0 to approve the report and continue monitoring federal grant opportunities.
Councilmember Holden introduced a presentation explaining that SuperNOFA represents an annual set of federal grant opportunities administered by various city departments — including Community Development, Housing, CRA, LAHSA and the Housing Authority — and that a grants oversight committee seeks to coordinate applications and lobbying to secure a fair share of federal funding for Los Angeles.
A staff presenter, identified in the record as Mr. Hernandez, told the council the city’s departments have been active in pursuing funding and that the oversight committee’s role is to ensure elected officials and staff understand available grants and prepare to apply and advocate. Hernandez described the committee’s work as “encourag[ing] the Washington staff as well as the state staff to basically bring to the attention of the full council potential grants” and said departments had been “very active in trying to secure funding.”
Councilmembers asked for further attention to homelessness and federal cuts; the report (as described in the meeting) included figures the CLA reported: $1,590,000 for economic development, $10,000,000 in Section 108 funding for housing, and $3,000,000 for lead-based paint abatement. Hernandez and others warned the council that proposed federal budget cuts could reduce some funds, and speakers noted a projected $700,000,000 reduction in capital fund modernization and an additional $30,000,000 reduction referenced in the briefing.
Councilmember Eric Garcetti (as recorded in the meeting) praised the report as a useful step toward better vigilance in federal grants pursuit. The council approved the report by roll call, recorded as 11 ayes.
The council’s action is procedural: it approves continued oversight and advocacy efforts to pursue federal grant opportunities; specific grant applications and appropriations would come back through departmental and budget processes.
