Title
Review and Approve Community Development Block Grant Public Services Funding Recommendations for Fiscal Year 2025-27
Body
To: Honorable President Scott Means and Members of the Social Service Human Relations Board
BACKGROUND
Each year the City of Alameda receives approximately $1.2 million in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) entitlement funding from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). As part of the annual CDBG planning process, the City released the CDBG Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 and 2026 Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) and Request for Proposals (RFP) on January 16, 2025. Seven nonprofit organizations submitted applications for public services funding. Staff provided the Social Service Human Relations Board (SSHRB) with electronic access for its members to review and score each of the applications. The scores are included in this report as Exhibit 1 (FY 2025-26 CDBG Evaluation Summary).
At the March 27, 2025 SSHRB meeting, staff will briefly review the CDBG funding amounts and staff recommendations. After the presentation, the SSHRB will hear public comment and recommend the organizations and funding amounts for public services funding. Staff will review and finalize the CDBG funding recommendations. The final recommendations will be presented to City Council at the May 6, 2025 Public Hearing. If approved by Council, recipients who were recommended for funding will be awarded for two consecutive years. The second year of funding is dependent on performance and City staff will evaluate programs to ensure program objectives and compliance is met.
DISCUSSION
Funding Availability
Funding for the next fiscal year is derived from two sources: entitlement funds that are allocated by HUD and program income that is generated from CDBG loan repayments. HUD requires that Public Services funding be capped at 15 percent of the current year's grant allocation plus program income received in the previous fiscal year. Entitlement f...
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