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Subcommittee approves Phoenix 2026–27 HUD Annual Action Plan, keeping major housing funds steady
Summary
The Community Services and Education Subcommittee recommended approval of Phoenix’s 2026–27 Annual Action Plan, the city’s application for HUD entitlement funds. Staff said allocations are largely level, about 75% of funding will target housing, and community outreach for the draft plan showed increased but still-limited participation.
The Community Services and Education Subcommittee voted April 22 to recommend approval of Phoenix’s 2026–27 Annual Action Plan, the city’s required application for federal entitlement funds administered under HUD programs.
The plan sets priorities and approximate funding for four federal streams: the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), the HOME Investment Partnerships program, the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) program and the Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG). Staff told the subcommittee the city’s allocation picture is largely level: CDBG showed about a 2% change from last year’s funding level, HOME edged down about 1.7%, HOPWA rose roughly 6%, and ESG was essentially flat.
Why it matters: these grants pay for housing rehabilitation, homelessness services and neighborhood improvements. Staff said roughly three-quarters of the combined entitlement dollars will support housing-related activities, and the annual action plan is the mechanism the city uses to allocate the funds for the coming program year.
City staff described the plan’s public engagement: outreach began in October and included an online survey on the Your City, Your Voice webpage, partner department insertions (including water-bill inserts), library posts and targeted outreach. Staff reported a 139% increase in survey responses over the prior year but cautioned that the baseline was small and that direct outreach to affected populations remains a priority.
Councilwoman Hernandez pressed staff on whether residents most affected by housing instability — people experiencing homelessness, renters at risk of eviction and households with limited internet access — were reached through the engagement. Grants staff said they supplement the online survey with partner outreach (libraries, Office of Homeless Solutions and neighborhood specialists) and that the annual plan also incorporates long-standing council direction, the Housing Phoenix plan and the city’s homelessness strategy.
The subcommittee voted to forward the plan to full council; the transcript records a motion to approve that carried unanimously at the meeting. Staff said the packet will be updated with the final federal allocation numbers before the full council vote to remove contingency language in the draft.
Next steps: The subcommittee recommendation will go to the full Phoenix City Council for final approval and submission to HUD.
