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Skokie opens CDBG public hearing; 17 applicants seek funding for housing, health and social services
Summary
At the first Community Development Block Grant public hearing Justin Malone said Skokie's 2026 CDBG allocation is $550,966. Seventeen applicants presented requests including HVAC repairs for a health center, services for homelessness prevention and counseling, senior services and capital repairs for group homes and nonprofit facilities.
The board opened the first of three Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) public hearings on May 4. Justin Malone, Neighborhood and Housing Coordinator, briefed the board on process and funding: Skokie is an entitlement community for HUD and its 2026 allocation is $550,966 (up from about $532,000 the prior year). Malone outlined categories (construction, public services capped at 15% of entitlement, and planning/administration capped at 20%), the application window and the June 15 timeline for the draft action plan and final board vote prior to HUD submission.
Seventeen presentations followed. Samples of requests recorded in the hearing record…
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