Title
Approval of Recommended Community Development Block Grant Program Year 2026 Annual Action Plan Allocations and Substantial Amendment to the Consolidated Plan
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a Committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to approve the recommended Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program Year 2026 Annual Action Plan Allocations and Substantial Amendment to the Consolidated Plan and forward to the full City Council for consideration.
Report
Issue:
Whether to approve the recommended CDBG Program Year 2026 Annual Action Plan Allocations and Substantial Amendment to the Consolidated Plan and forward to the full City Council for consideration.
Staff Contact:
Anastasia Everett, Sr. Housing Program Specialist, Community Planning and Economic Development, 360.233.6197
Presenter(s):
Anastasia Everett, Sr. Housing Program Specialist, Community Planning and Economic Development
Background and Analysis:
The City of Olympia is an entitlement community for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) CDBG Program. More information about the CDBG program is available as an attachment to this staff report, titled CDBG Program Information.
Staff presented a discussion on the Program Year 2026 process at the Community Livability and Public Safety Committee on February 25, 2026. Staff recommended and the committee supported not issuing a Request for Proposals and instead directly awarding Program Year 2026 funding to Program Year 2025 subrecipients performing housing and microenterprise assistance activities with knowledge of funding requirements and demonstrated ability to spend down funds.
Available resources for Program Year 2026 include an entitlement award of $376,415 and proposed reallocation of $35,176 of revolving loan funds, bringing the total available resources to $411,591. Recommended awards and project descriptions are attached to this staff report, titled Program Year 2026 Fund...
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