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Community Development outlines 2025 action plan priorities and competitive RFP approach for CDBG/HOME/ESG funds
Summary
The municipal Community Development division presented the 2025 Consolidated Annual Action Plan process, funding levels for CDBG/HOME/ESG, a move toward competitive RFP allocations, a $750,000 award to True North Recovery for hotel acquisition and a timeline culminating in Assembly consideration July 15 and HUD submission by Aug. 16.
Jed (Community Development communications/program manager) presented the Consolidated Plan framework and the draft 2025 action plan priorities. He described three federal entitlement programs that fund local projects: Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) and the Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG). Jed summarized recent five‑year allocation patterns and said the department is moving toward allocating more funds via competitive requests for proposals (RFP/RFGP) to target fewer, larger projects.
For 2025 the department framed a competitive housing/shelter acquisition round and reported selecting True North Recovery for a $750,000 acquisition grant to convert a hotel to recovery housing; that project will be included in the final action plan submitted to HUD. Jed described programmatic priorities — rental housing development, homeowner rehabilitation, public facilities and services — and reiterated the timeline: public comment period May 21–June 20, Assembly approval target July 15 and HUD submission by Aug. 16.
Jed said the total annual entitlement funding is modest relative to local needs (roughly $3 million across CDBG, HOME and ESG in recent years) and emphasized coordination with the mayor’s 10,000 Homes initiative and shelter/homelessness strategy. He invited commissioners and community stakeholders to comment and to participate in forthcoming competitive funding cycles.
