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Planning commission recommends Charlottesville's draft 2025-26 CDBG and HOME plan to City Council amid large public-services funding gap

Charlottesville Planning Commission · April 9, 2025
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Summary

The Charlottesville Planning Commission voted to forward the draft 2025-26 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME annual action plan to City Council for public review, after staff outlined HUD eligibility rules and a funding shortfall that limits public-service awards to 15% of last year's allocation.

The Charlottesville Planning Commission voted to approve the draft program year 2025-26 Community Development Block Grant and HOME annual action plan and recommended staff present the plan to City Council for public review. The recommendation followed a staff presentation that described HUD rules, application sorting and a substantial gap between requests and available public-service funding.

Anthony Warren of the City of Charlottesville Office of Community Solutions told the commission that as an "entitlement community" the city receives CDBG funds directly and participates in a consortium with surrounding counties managed by the Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission. "By statute, it's supposed to be 70% or more of the benefits accrue directly to persons…

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