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Jacksonville to execute $2 million RISE workforce-housing grant; city budgeted $500,000 match

Jacksonville City Council · January 13, 2026

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Summary

City staff told the council the contract for a $2,000,000 RISE workforce housing grant is ready to sign; the city has budgeted $500,000 toward the local match and staff estimated an additional roughly $382,000 will be needed to reach a $2.5 million combined project fund.

The Jacksonville City Council moved forward Thursday with preparations to accept and execute a $2,000,000 RISE grant intended for workforce housing. City staff told the council the grant contract is ready to be signed and that the city has budgeted $500,000 toward the required local match.

Brian, a city staff member, said the RISE grant process began more than two years ago and that the award and contract are final. “The RISE grant...we went through and got the approval. The next portion of it was, the application and the awarding of a $2,000,000 grant for workforce housing. So we have the contract. It's ready to be signed,” he said.

Why it matters: officials said the grant will be placed in an account to earn interest and that budgeting over two fiscal years has already set aside $500,000 toward the match. Brian said that, after accounting for expected interest, the city will need to identify an additional approximately $382,000 to reach what he described as a $2.5 million combined total for the effort.

Supporting details: the staff explanation indicated prior-year reimbursements and demolition-related line-item savings contributed to the available match funding. The mayor noted the administration planned to execute the agreement with the state at this meeting so the city could receive the grant check.

Next steps: officials said the city will finalize and sign the state agreement, deposit the $2,000,000 grant into an interest-bearing account and proceed with project planning and implementation. The transcript does not record a formal roll-call vote on this item in the provided excerpt; officials said the contract is ready and being completed.