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Council adopts FY2026 CDBG annual action plan and 2026–2030 Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice

3393747 · May 19, 2025

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Summary

Council adopted the FY2026 Community Development Block Grant annual action plan (R-25-25) and the 2026–2030 Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice (R-26-25), enabling HUD submissions and continued CDBG programming in Bowie.

City grant staff presented the FY2026 Annual Action Plan for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program and the city’s 2026–2030 Analysis of Impediments (AI) to fair housing choice. After two public hearings and a 30‑day public comment period with no substantive public comments, the council adopted both resolutions.

The CDBG Annual Action Plan identifies three core activities for the program: a single‑family housing rehabilitation program that provides grants to eligible Bowie homeowners for major repairs and energy efficiency upgrades; workforce‑development and life‑skills training for youth and other residents (the city is developing a satellite American Job Center Community Network location at the Kenhill Center to increase ongoing job‑lab programming); and fair‑housing education for residents, staff and partnering municipalities.

Presenters said the city completed a consolidated plan in 2023 and is now in year 2 of that five‑year cycle; HUD requires the annual action plan and the AI. The AI assesses local demographics and housing conditions, notes Bowie has a higher share of single‑family owner‑occupied housing and relatively higher household incomes than Prince George’s County overall, and recommends two city goals: increase fair‑housing education and expand opportunities for a broader range of housing types.

Councilmember motioned and the council approved Resolution R-25-25 adopting the FY2026 annual action plan. The council then approved Resolution R-26-25 adopting the AI; both motions carried on recorded voice votes with no opposition reported during the public hearing portions and were entered into the record as approved.

Staff said they will submit the adopted plans to HUD and will report annual performance in the CAPER (Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report). The presenters said workforce programming will expand as the Kenhill job‑lab becomes operational and that the CDBG programs target low‑ and moderate‑income residents for housing rehab and supportive services.