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Upland CDBG advisory committee recommends $90,000 in public‑service grants, boosts emergency repair funding
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The Community Development Block Grant advisory committee unanimously approved a CCAC allocation column distributing $90,000 among local nonprofits and increased the Emergency Repair Program by $16,816.56 to $166,816.56, citing urgent housing repair needs and constrained federal CDBG limits.
The City of Upland Community Development Block Grant advisory committee on Wednesday recommended $90,000 in public‑service awards for program year 2026–27 and moved $16,816.56 into the Emergency Repair Program from reallocated funds.
Committee Chair Shorey opened the meeting by outlining the committee’s charge to identify applicants for inclusion in the draft FY 2026–27 annual action plan and to allocate reallocated PY 2024–25 funds. “I will put down what I think might be appropriate, but it is completely a suggestion and a starting point,” Shorey said as members began discussing competing requests that totaled $189,000 while federal rules limit CDBG public‑service awards to $90,000.
After sequential proposals and several rounds of edits, committee members settled on a CCAC column of awards that spreads the limited pool across food, housing and senior services. Committee member Marroquin moved that “the allocation that is set forth under the CCAC column be the allocation for the 2026‑2027 fiscal year”; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote.
The approved public‑service allocations included funding for local food‑security and senior programs and partial support for case‑management services; the committee intentionally prioritized organizations with concentrated Upland beneficiaries. Committee members also discussed the administrative burden on small new applicants and staff offered to provide technical assistance to new subrecipients.
On capital projects, the committee approved staff recommendations and then voted to increase the Emergency Repair Program allocation from $140,000 to $166,816.56 to address a wait list of low‑income homeowners needing immediate repairs. Chair Shorey made the motion to raise the ERP amount to $166,816.56 and it passed with a second from Committee member Lee.
Staff noted all allocations will be subject to proportional adjustment if the final HUD grant award differs from the committee’s planning figure; staff requested authority to make minor adjustments after the federal budget is finalized. The committee adjourned following routine closing remarks.
