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Benton Harbor staff outline HUD CDBG five‑year plan, commission advances proposal to full body
Summary
City staff described the HUD Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) five‑year consolidated plan and the 2026 annual action plan, saying the city will prioritize home rehabilitation, blight elimination and limited social services within funding and HUD caps; commissioners agreed to send the proposal to the full commission for final consideration.
Benton Harbor officials reviewed the city’s HUD Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) five‑year consolidated plan and the 2026 annual action plan and agreed to advance the proposal to the full commission for final consideration.
Manager Little told commissioners the CDBG process requires grantees to prepare a five‑year plan and an annual action year plan that implement HUD and local priorities. He said the city typically focuses on home rehabilitation, blight elimination and limited service programs — including a summer youth program and a feeding program for homebound seniors — and that last year the city’s CDBG allocation was about $382,000 and this year rose by roughly $6,000 to about $388,000. He noted…
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