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Goodyear staff recommend prioritizing housing in CDBG plan and propose $62,200 for local eviction‑prevention nonprofit
Summary
City staff proposed elevating attainable housing to a high priority in the FY27 consolidated plan and recommended a $62,200 subrecipient award to Jovanni Cares to expand eviction‑prevention public services; the plan will be posted for public comment April 1–30 with a hearing April 27 and council action planned May 11.
City staff presented a draft FY27 consolidated plan framework that would guide how the City of Goodyear uses federal HUD funds — the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and, in future years, HOME consortium dollars — and recommended shifting attainable and sustainable housing to a high priority for the coming plan.
Staff used a planning estimate of about $415,000 for Goodyear’s CDBG allocation (HUD finalized federal budget on Feb. 4 and the final local allocation remains pending). Staff noted HUD rules that allow a maximum of 20% of the allocation for program administration (roughly $83,000 on a $415,000 allocation), leaving an estimated $330,000 for other activities, and said public services are capped at 15% of the total allocation.
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