REPORT TO HOUSING AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
SUBJECT
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Consider Approval of Draft 2026 Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Action Plan
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
The City must submit an Action Plan (Attachment 2) to HUD every year in order to receive its federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME entitlement grants. The Action Plan sets forth the proposed uses of the CDBG and HOME funds projected to be available in the coming fiscal year. Staff recommends that the Housing and Human Services Commission recommend that Council approve Alternative 1, to adopt the draft 2026 Action Plan, as shown in Attachment 2.
The City Council is scheduled to consider this item on May 5, 2026.
BACKGROUND
As an entitlement city, Sunnyvale receives an annual allocation of federal funds from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Every five years, the City must submit a Consolidated Plan to maintain eligibility for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) funding. Sunnyvale's last Consolidated Plan was approved in 2025 and covers program years 2025 through 2030 (RTC No. 25-0551). In addition, each year the City must submit an annual Action Plan to describe the grantees' local needs and the projects and programs to be funded with the grant funds in the coming fiscal year.
CDBG and HOME funds may be used for eligible community development activities to meet the priority and/or unmet needs, primarily of lower-income residents, described in the City's HUD Consolidated Plan.
The Action Plan is comprised of all grants and loans recommended by the City for funding for the upcoming fiscal year. Funding recommendations are made following a competitive funding application cycle, reviewed by the Housing and Human Services Commission (HHSC) for consideration during the March 25, 2026 meeting (RTC No. 26-0145). During that meeting, the HHSC recommended funding of the grants shown in this Action Plan (Attachment 2); t...
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