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Oxnard staff proposes reallocating remaining CARES Act CDBG funds to senior meals and family outreach
Summary
City staff recommended reallocating $331,927.51 in CDBG‑CV funds to a Senior Nutrition Program and $160,787 to a Stories to Stay early‑childhood and housing outreach program to meet CARES Act pandemic‑response requirements and draw down remaining grant balances before a 2027 deadline.
City of Oxnard staff presented a proposal to reallocate remaining Community Development Block Grant coronavirus (CDBG‑CV) funds from the CARES Act to two public‑service programs: a Senior Nutrition Program and the Stories to Stay outreach program, staff said during a City Council presentation.
Lorraine Mendez, grants and compliance services manager in the Housing Department grants division, told the council that “Under the CARES Act, the City of Oxnard received a special allocation of $3,088,367 from the Community Development Block Grant coronavirus program.” She added that the city also received $5,255,005 from the Emergency Solutions Grant coronavirus program and that the ESG‑CV award has been fully expended and closed out.
Mendez said the CDBG‑CV account currently has an…
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