REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
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Public Hearing: Opportunity for Public Comment on the First Version of the DRAFT 2025-2030 Consolidated Plan & FY 25/26 Annual Action Plan for the Use of Federal Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Grant Funds
Report
BACKGROUND
The City of Santa Clara receives entitlement funding from two federal programs administered by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD): Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Home Investment Partnerships Act (HOME). The purpose of these two programs is to benefit persons of low and moderate incomes by providing decent, affordable housing, public services, and community development.
The City of Santa Clara is an entitlement jurisdiction, which means that HUD awards CDBG and HOME funds every year to be spent locally. The City does not compete for these funds, and the amount awarded each year is based on a population-based formula and the federal budget. This report covers both the five-year 2025-2030 Consolidated plan as well as the FY 25/26 Annual Action Plan, as these are bundled together due to the same time frame for HUD submission. The purpose of this report is to provide public input on the programs and funding for both plans.
Entitlement jurisdictions are required by HUD to develop a Five-Year Consolidated Plan (Consolidated Plan) that identifies goals and needs within the community that could be addressed using annual HUD funding allocations. The Consolidated Plan is a five-year planning document that covers the period of fiscal year 2025-2026 through fiscal year 2029-2030. The City of Santa Clara worked collaboratively with the County of Santa Clara and other entitlement jurisdictions in the County to identify and prioritize housing-related needs across the region, and strategies to meet those needs through the Consolidated Plan.
The City is also required each year to prepare an Annual Action Plan (AAP) to document how the City will use HUD funding consistent...
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