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Establish a public hearing on the HUD 2026 Annual Action Plan on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, at 1:30 p.m.
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Resolution:
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BE IT RESOLVED, that, consistent with U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requirements, a public hearing to obtain public comment on the HUD 2026 Annual Action Plan be held before the Administration, Operations, and Budget Committee of the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday, April 21, 2026 at 1:30 p.m., or as soon thereafter as practicable, in Room A-2400 of the Hennepin County Government Center in the City of Minneapolis; and that the Clerk of the Board be directed to publish notice of the hearing.
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Background:
History: The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requires the county to prepare and submit a Five-Year Consolidated Plan and an Annual Action Plan to receive HUD entitlement funds for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program, the HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) Program, and the Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Program. Hennepin County's current Five-Year Consolidated Plan, approved May 20, 2025 (Resolution 25-0192), covers funding years 2025-2029.
The Consolidated Plan is carried out through Annual Action Plans, which provides a concise summary of activities for the upcoming program year and constitutes the county's formal application to HUD for upcoming CDBG, HOME, and ESG allocations. The 2026 Action Plan covers the second program year (July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027) of the 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan.
In the CDBG program for Program Year 2026, all communities within Hennepin County's federally designated "Urban County" are supported through one unified funding pool, with funding recommendations selected through the result of a competitive Request for Proposals (RFP) process.
The HOME Program funding recommendations are the result of the competitive Coordinated Affordable Housing Development RFP process.
ESG funding r...
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