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Las Vegas board hears CDBG requests from homeless, youth and family service providers
Summary
The Community Development Recommending Board heard presentations from more than a dozen nonprofits requesting CDBG and related federal funds for programs serving unhoused residents, youth and families; staff said the RFP closed Nov. 13 and scores are due on the 17th ahead of Feb. 23 deliberations.
The Community Development Recommending Board on Monday heard presentations from more than a dozen nonprofit applicants seeking Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and related federal funds for fiscal 2026–28, with agencies pitching programs for youth, people experiencing homelessness and family supports.
City staff told the board the RFP was posted Oct. 13, 2025; technical workshops were held Oct. 28, 2025; the RFP closed Nov. 13, 2025; and eligible applications were received on Dec. 8, 2025. Colleen Duwiger, the city’s grant program coordinator, said the city’s approximately $500,000 CDBG allocation will be awarded in two‑year cycles alongside other federal funding such as HOPWA, which she said is approximately $3,300,000.
Why it matters: The proposals seek to fund front‑line services that city staff and applicants said prevent higher‑cost…
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