Committee gives due-pass to St. LouisCity 2026 HUD action plan; outlines CDBG, HOME, ESG and HOPWA allocations

The St. Louis City Housing, Urban Development & Zoning Committee voted to give Board Bill 84 a due-pass recommendation, forwarding the 2026 annual action plan and authorization to accept Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME), Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) and Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS (HOPWA) funds to the full City Council. The committees roll call recorded six aye votes and no nays.

The action matter is an annual appropriation presented by Noel Pfeffer, director of the Community Development Administration, who described the measure as "an annual appropriation" and outlined an estimated distribution of 2026 federal grant funds and the local rules that govern them. Pfeffer told the committee the city is anticipating roughly a 5% reduction in its CDBG allocation under current federal budget proposals: "we are estimating approximately a 5% reduction in funding," he said.

Why it matters: the bill authorizes the mayor and comptroller to execute HUD grant agreements and appropriates the citys anticipated federal HUD grants for program…