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Albany council adopts 2025 Community Development Block Grant action plan, allocates $373,000
Summary
After a public hearing, Albany City Council adopted the 2025 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) action plan directing about $373,000 to local housing and social-service projects, with one abstention.
The Albany City Council adopted the city's 2025 Community Development Block Grant action plan on July 9, directing the city's annual U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development allocation toward local housing repairs, supportive services and scholarships for low- and moderate-income residents.
The action plan, which the council passed by motion following a public hearing, allocates about $373,000 and uses a competitive application process run by the city's Community Development Commission to identify local partners, city staff told the council.
Project planner Anne Catlin summarized the plan and the competitive process before Council took public comment. Catlin said the city caps public service awards at 15% of the total award and that the Community Development Commission consults with agencies and reviews applications against the city's five-year consolidated plan.
Under the adopted plan, awards include funding for the Cascades West Council of Governments' senior companion program, scholarships for children to attend the Boys & Girls Club and the YMCA's before- and after-school programs, case management and transitional housing support for young adults through Jackson Street Youth Services, and funding for Second Chance to expand shelter services and job-training for residents experiencing homelessness.
Housing activities funded include an essential-repairs program administered by Albany Area Habitat for Humanity and multiple projects led by the Albany Partnership for Housing and Community Development. Catlin said the Partnership's grant will fund air conditioning or cooling centers at two properties, roofing replacement at one property and siding repairs to a duplex that provides supportive housing.
Speakers at the hearing urged council approval. Sharon Canopa spoke for the Albany Partnership for Housing and Community Development and commended the application review process. A representative of Albany Area Habitat for Humanity described recent repairs work and plans to build small-cluster homes on Ermine Street if additional funding and approvals allow.
Council discussion praised staff and the Community Development Commission before a councilor moved to adopt the action plan. The motion passed on a voice vote with five yes votes and one abstention.
The adopted action plan guides how the city will spend its 2025 CDBG allocation and identifies award recipients; individual grant agreements and program monitoring will follow city and HUD compliance requirements.
