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City Council approves HUD annual action plan; staff and nonprofits to shape proposed shelter at former YDC site
Summary
Winchester City Council voted to approve the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) 2025–26 Annual Action Plan, securing Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME funding and moving forward a process to solicit nonprofit proposals for a possible emergency shelter/ services campus at the former YDC site.
Winchester City Council on Tuesday approved the HUD-mandated 2025–26 Annual Action Plan, authorizing staff to submit the city’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME program allocations and to begin a procurement process for proposed homelessness services at the site council has discussed previously.
The plan sets out how the city intends to use federal CDBG and HOME funds in the coming program year. City staff told council the city’s entitlement for the coming year is approximately $249,133; the HOME consortium that covers the broader Northern Shenandoah Valley is expected to receive about $603,000. Council approved the resolution after staff and councilors discussed deadlines and the risks of missing HUD’s summer submission window.
Why it matters: HUD deadlines and program rules are strict; failure to submit an…
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