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Appleton advisory board recommends preliminary 2026 CDBG allocations, protects Pillars funding in contingency plan
Summary
The City of Appleton CDBG Advisory Board recommended preliminary 2026–27 allocations that would leave $95,379 for external partners and approved a split that funds Pillars at $35,000, Rebuilding Together $25,000, COTS $25,000 and Habitat for Humanity $10,379; the board also adopted a contingency plan to preserve Pillars’ full award and a $10,000 minimum for Habitat if the HUD award is smaller.
The City of Appleton’s CDBG Advisory Board on Feb. 17 recommended preliminary Community Development Block Grant allocations for the 2026–27 program year and set a contingency plan should the final HUD award differ from staff estimates.
Olivia Galien, the city’s Community Development Specialist, told the board staff’s preliminary estimate for Appleton’s CDBG allocation is $576,096, leaving $95,379 available for external community partners after funding core city projects and internal requests. “No more than 15% of our total allocation for the year can go to activities that are…
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