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Council adopts 2026 CDBG plan allocating about $778,000 to social services and physical projects
Summary
The Bloomington Common Council unanimously adopted a resolution approving estimated 2026 Community Development Block Grant recommendations totaling about $778,293, with funds split for administration, social services and physical improvements and specific project allocations and contingencies included.
The Bloomington Common Council voted 8-0 on Jan. 14 to adopt Resolution 2026-02, approving recommended uses of an estimated $778,293 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for the 2026 program year.
Housing and Neighborhood Development Director Anna Killian Hansen presented the annual allocation and explained HUD’s entitlement formula, which considers poverty, population, housing overcrowding, housing age and metropolitan-area growth. "The Community Development Block Grant is a federal grant distributed via formula from HUD under title 1 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 as amended," she said.
The department recommended…
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