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Committee advances 2025 community development action plan with roughly $21 million in HOME/CDBG/ESG/HOPWA funding
Summary
The committee approved Proposal 51, advancing an action plan that allocates federal HOME, CDBG, ESG and HOPWA funds for 2025; the plan prioritizes affordable housing, homelessness reduction, basic human needs and employment access and will be submitted to HUD after federal budget allocations are finalized.
The Economic Development Committee voted Feb. 10 to advance Proposal 51, the city’s 2025 action plan for federal community development grants that combine HOME, Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) and Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS (HOPWA) funding.
Beth Neville, administrator of Community Investments in the Department of Metropolitan Development, presented the proposal and described the federal programs and local priorities. “HOME can be used for creation and rehabilitation of affordable rental and home ownership opportunities,” Neville said. She told the committee the city typically receives about $4 million in HOME, about $9 million in CDBG, roughly $800,000 in ESG and about $2 million in HOPWA in a typical year; the proposed…
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