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Citizen Advisory Committee approves CDBG public-service funding, reallocates Lighthouse Charities award
Summary
The committee voted Feb. 3 to accept a proposed CDBG public-service funding spreadsheet for program year 2026 after reallocating Lighthouse Charitiesaward to other local providers; members flagged one underperforming grantee and preserved funding caps for others. Remote members Jeff Alpert and Joe Cato voted aye.
The North Las Vegas Citizen Advisory Committee voted Feb. 3 to accept staff recommendations for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) public-service funding for program year 2026, including reallocating an award previously assigned to Lighthouse Charities.
Janie Christenson, who presented the spreadsheet of applicants and recommended awards, told the committee Lighthouse Charities reported it did not serve North Las Vegas residents and staff reallocated that funding: "We took their funding and split it in 0.5 and gave 0.5 of it to Baby's Bounty ... and the other 0.5 went to the Salvation Army," Christenson said. Committee members then discussed where to assign roughly $44,000 in freed funds and how to adjust other awards.
Members wrestled with one proposed cut to the Boys and Girls Club and with the rule that one applicant, Iron Sharpens Iron, could not receive more than the $12,000 it requested. Member Jamie May said she wanted to preserve the full $12,000 for that program: "My only, to the board, I would just like number 9 to remain at the full 12," May said. Several members agreed to boost high-performing grantees by approximately $5,000 each (Baby's Bounty, Catholic Charities, Salvation Army, Volunteers in Medicine) while moving a smaller amount from underperforming awards.
Member Corey moved to accept the funding as shown on the spreadsheet; Member May seconded the motion. The committee voted in favor, with remote members Jeff Alpert and Joe Cato indicating "aye" by phone. The motion passed and the recommendations will be forwarded to the City Council for consideration.
Why it matters: The CDBG public-service awards fund local nonprofits that provide services such as senior meals, emergency diaper distribution and after-school programs. Committee members said they prioritized programs that were actively spending awarded funds while limiting increases to organizations that had already requested a stated maximum.
What happens next: Staff will finalize the packet for City Council consideration and reach out to grantees to update budgets and agreements once HUD confirms final federal numbers, as Christenson explained during the meeting.
