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Commissioners approve $1,246,048 in CDBG and $551,846.93 in HOME funds for Cumberland County 2026 annual action plan
Summary
The board approved the redevelopment authority’s draft 2026 Annual Action Plan and associated grant applications, funding administrative activities, owner‑occupied rehab, ADA and park projects, and reduced public‑service awards at an equal 45% of requests where demand exceeded available funds.
Cumberland County commissioners on July 8 approved the Redevelopment Authority’s draft 2026 Annual Action Plan, committing the county to submit $1,246,048 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) requests and $551,846.93 in HOME program projects to HUD.
Mikayla Kitchen of the Redevelopment Authority walked the board through recommended awards and denials. She said two applications (YWCA of Carlisle and the American Legion) were denied because the buildings are located in Carlisle Borough, which now administers HUD projects for that municipality; those applications will be forwarded to the borough for review. Kitchen also described other denials for environmental mitigation concerns (radon issues for an emergency shelter) and for multi‑activity applications that must be refined.
Among recommended awards, the authority proposed $249,200.60 for administrative activities, $250,000 for owner‑occupied rehabilitation plus $25,000 for program delivery, and a series of ADA, park and public facility projects (examples include $55,000 for Little Steps Early Learning Center playground installation phase 2; $125,000 each for ADA ramp replacements in East Pennsboro Township and New Cumberland Borough; and $110,000 for the Finkenbinder Park pavilion in Mechanicsburg). For the public‑services category — which drew many competitive applications — staff applied a uniform rule to fund eligible requests at 45% of each ask to distribute limited resources evenly; examples include $24,000 recommended for domestic violence services and $30,400 for case management at Central PA Family Support Services.
Kitchen said award letters will explain that allocations were formulaic given the limited total and offered individualized feedback sessions to help unsuccessful or partially funded applicants strengthen future applications.
Commissioners asked clarifying questions about why borough‑based organizations were ineligible for county CDBG dollars; Kitchen explained HUD rules and matrix coding limit county administration of projects whose primary location is within a borough that administers its own entitlement funds. After discussion, a motion to approve the CDBG and HOME annual action plan and related grant applications was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote (ayes).
The Redevelopment Authority will submit the action plan to HUD; projects will begin after HUD approval and completion of required environmental reviews and other vetting.
