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Council hears consolidated plan and CDBG funding recommendations, including targeted NARSA awards
Summary
Staff presented the city’s 2025–2029 consolidated plan and the 2025 annual action plan, including a Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area (NARSA) that allows regulatory relief from certain CDBG caps; CDA recommended CDBG awards totaling an estimated $785,000 entitlement with proposed citywide and NARSA‑targeted grants.
Council heard staff presentations on the city’s proposed 2025–2029 consolidated plan and the 2025 annual action plan, which together outline how Beloit intends to spend Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds over the next year and align with a 5‑year strategy. The presentation explained the Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area (NARSA) mechanism that allows the city to apply regulatory flexibilities — most notably exemptions from the federal 15% public service cap and aggregation rules for certain national objectives — for designated census tracts.
Presenters noted the city anticipates a 2025 CDBG entitlement of about $785,000, which includes program income and prior‑year unspent funds. Staff recommended using roughly $104,250 (the 15% cap) for citywide public service projects and allocating a larger share for NARSA‑specific awards under the higher per‑award caps allowed for those neighborhoods. The CDA recommendation included partial funding for several citywide service providers and larger NARSA grants for community navigators, rent assistance, neighborhood resilience projects, legal aid and neighborhood cleanups. Staff also recommended allocations for housing rehab, fair housing activities and code enforcement programming.
Staff emphasized that the presentation was part of the public hearing process and that final funding and the consolidated plan would return to council for formal adoption on Nov. 7.
