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Aurora officials outline $4.8 million in HUD grants for 2025; council presses on admin caps and rental assistance
Summary
Housing and Community Development staff told council the combined HUD allocation for 2025 (CDBG, HOME, ESG) is about $4,825,464, covering community investment, home repair and homelessness services; council questioned administrative caps, how program income is used and where rental-assistance funding will come from.
Alisia Arer Montoya, housing and community development manager, and Jamie Carolina, newly named chair of the Citizens Advisory Committee on Housing and Community Development, presented Aurora's proposed 2025 HUD allocations and program priorities.
Carolina said the 2025 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) combine to about $4,825,464, with CDBG supporting community investment and home-repair loans, HOME targeting housing counseling and foreclosure-prevention work, and ESG focused on rapid sheltering and navigation toward the city's incoming navigation center.
Councilmembers asked for details on administrative caps and program income. Staff confirmed CDBG administrative costs are capped at 20% as reflected in the packet and that those admin functions are performed by the Housing and Community Development Division. Staff explained program income represents funds returned to the city (for example revolving loan repayments) and that program income plus entitlement grant dollars are programmed together for 2025.
On rental assistance, staff said large-scale rental and mortgage assistance was funded previously through separate federal sources including ARPA and Treasury programs that are now largely spent; some local "flex" funds from marijuana tax revenue remain available but primarily finance deposits and emergency-to-stay supports rather than broad pay-ahead rental programs. Council members asked staff to provide further detail in the budget backup and follow up one-on-one for program-level line items.
Councilmember Brien asked how the ESG allocation compared to prior years; staff said 2025 ESG funding is similar to the previous award and that ESG is one of several funding streams the city uses to address homelessness.
