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Irving council approves HUD 2025–26 action plan; residents press for more homelessness funding and nonprofit support
Summary
City staff presented the 2025–26 HUD annual action plan (CDBG, HOME, ESG) and council unanimously approved submission to HUD; residents and councilmembers urged reallocating up to $300,000 and increasing nonprofit capacity and case management for homeless services.
The Irving City Council unanimously approved the city’s 2025–26 annual action plan for federal HUD funds and associated Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) allocations on July 31.
Delisa Gerling, the community development manager, told the council the city is an entitlement jurisdiction and ‘‘will receive a little over $3,000,000’’ in federal funding for the coming year. She described eligible activities and said HUD requires submission by Aug. 15 for funds to be available Oct. 1 if HUD approves.
Before the vote, numerous residents and faith leaders urged the council to target more money to homelessness services and local nonprofits. Colvin Gibson asked staff to reallocate up to $300,000 of federal funds (ESG and CDBG) to homeless nonprofits and requested staff submit a revised action plan to HUD by Aug. 15. Marcus Womack and other faith leaders urged maximizing funds to nonprofits that serve those experiencing homelessness. Several speakers described gaps in shelter capacity and called for immediate use of available ARPA and HUD funds.
Council discussion focused on maximizing impact and nonprofit capacity. Councilmember Dennis emphasized directing funds to nonprofits with proven results and suggested prioritizing case managers; he said some local nonprofits have housed many more people than the city’s in‑house projections. Staff said they held workshops earlier in the year to help nonprofits apply for HUD funding and that HUD funds include strict compliance requirements.
The council then voted unanimously to approve the action plan submission to HUD and separately approved the CDBG public service allocations (the plan lists public‑service funds in the action plan package). The public‑service allocation amount listed in the plan was $332,412.
What it means: The council’s approval sends the city’s consolidated plan and budget to HUD for final review. Speakers asked the council to revisit how existing and other local funds are used to support case management and to ensure smaller grassroots nonprofits can meet HUD compliance requirements if funds are made available to them.
