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SHRA previews estimated $9.2 million in 2027 HUD entitlements and stresses project-readiness requirements
Summary
SHRA staff outlined eligible activities and estimated 2027 entitlements (about $9.2M across CDBG, HOME, ESG and HOPWA), emphasized HUD rules on national objectives and project readiness, and said the city's ESG allocation is currently focused on rapid rehousing rather than prevention.
The Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency (SHRA) presented the first workshop on the 2027 Annual Action Plan, explaining how Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME, ESG and HOPWA entitlement funds may be used and providing staff estimates for 2027 allocations.
Stephanie Green, SHRA’s federal programs manager, reviewed HUD’s national objectives and eligibility rules and listed common eligible activities — public facilities and infrastructure, public services, acquisition and remediation, housing rehabilitation and fair housing activities — while calling out ineligible uses such as general government building renovations and planting of funds. She emphasized that, under HUD rules, projects must generally be ready to spend funds within 12–18 months and must meet a national objective such as benefiting low- to moderate-income persons.
“For 2027, we’re estimating we will get 4.6 million, about 2.1 million in HOME, 400,000 ESG, 2.1 million for HOPWA — overall about 9.2 million for the programs,” Green said. She added the estimates are preliminary until HUD publishes final entitlement amounts in spring.
Council members asked detailed implementation questions about program priorities and uses. In particular, several members pressed whether ESG funds include prevention or rental-assistance components; SHRA staff said the city’s current plan allocates ESG to rapid rehousing and that prevention-specific spending was not included in the proposed ESG allocation but could be pursued within the scope of a future RFP.
Green also reviewed staffing and timeline: SHRA will continue community engagement, solicit project ideas, return with a draft project list at a second council workshop, then finalize the Action Plan for council consideration and submit it to HUD after approval.
No formal action was taken; the workshop was informational and staff invited project ideas and public input through July ahead of the draft Action Plan.
