REPORT TO HOUSING AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
SUBJECT
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Evaluations and Funding Recommendations for FY 2025/26 & FY 2026/27 Community Development Block Grant Funds
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
Every two years, the City of Sunnyvale conducts a Request for Proposals (RFP) for its Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME federal funds, as well as the General Fund Human Services funding supplement. These funds are awarded to local nonprofit organizations providing key services that meet critical City needs identified in the City's five year federal Consolidated Plan. Through the RFP process, city staff have developed recommendations for funding for the 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 grant cycles to present to the Housing and Human Services Commission for consideration.
BACKGROUND
Sunnyvale receives an annual allocation of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Home Investment Partnership Program (HOME) funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to be used for community development programs and local housing strategies designed to increase opportunities for low and very low-income residents.
CDBG Eligible Projects
The City operates its CDBG Human Services funding on a two year cycle and CDBG Capital Projects on a one year cycle. Since FY 2025/26 will be the first year of the City's CDBG funding cycle, both CDBG capital projects and human services are being considered under this RFP. In addition to the CDBG Human Services funds, the City also supplements an additional $200,000, (historically $135,000,) annually from the General Fund to further support human service grantees. All human service grantees funded through CDBG and General Funds are awarded two-year contracts contingent on available funding and performance. Should CDBG funding increase or decrease, all human service grants would be adjusted proportionately.
Each year, CDBG capital project proposals may include housing rehabilitation projects, economic development a...
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