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Public Hearing to Consider Adoption of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)/HOME Partnership Investment Program (HOME) Five-Year Strategic Plan for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-29 and the FY 2025-26 CDBG/HOME Action Plan; and Authorize the City Manager to Negotiate and Execute Related Documents, Agreements, and Modifications at Funding Levels Approved by Congress. (City Manager, 203 and 204)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Jennifer Ott, City Manager
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City of Alameda (City) is an entitlement recipient of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26 represents the first year of the new five-year Consolidated Plan, which is a planning document required by HUD to be submitted by all jurisdictions that directly receive HUD formula funds. In FY 2025-26, the City expects to receive approximately $1.1 million in CDBG entitlement funds. This amount will be allocated to the following four priority areas such as non-housing public services, non-housing public improvements, residential rehabilitation, and administration. As a member of the Alameda County HOME Partnership Investment Program (HOME) Consortium, the City expects to receive $200,000 in FY 2025-26 HOME Program funds. This public hearing is an opportunity for the community to provide input on:
1) The proposed programs and projects that will be funded with CDBG and HOME funds in the upcoming FY 2025-26; and
2) The Five-Year Strategic Plan for FYs 2025-2029.
BACKGROUND
The City is an entitlement recipient of CDBG funds from HUD. CDBG funds support programs and activities that benefit very low-, low- and moderate-income people and households as well as supporting overall community health. Each year, entitlement cities must follow a process to receive public input, establish community goals and prepare a budget for the coming year. As a condition of funding, t...
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