To: Board of Supervisors
From: John Kopchik, Director, Conservation and Development
Report Title: Allocation of FY2026/27 CDBG, HOME, and ESG Funds and Approval of FY2026/27 Action Plan
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1. FIND the FY 2026/27 Annual Action Plan exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA guidelines;
2. APPROVE and ADOPT the Draft FY 2026/27 Annual Action Plan (Attachment A);
3. APPROVE the Family and Human Services Committee recommendations for the allocation of $856,500 in FY 2026/27 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds in the Public Services (PS) category (Attachment B) and $384,307 Emergency Services Grant (ESG) funds (Attachment C);
4. APPROVE the Finance Committee recommendations for the allocation of $421,500 in FY 2026/27 CDBG funds in the Economic Development (ED) category (Attachment D) and the allocation of $862,000 in the Infrastructure/Public Facilities (IPF) category (Attachment E);
5. APPROVE the Affordable Housing Finance Committee (AHFC) recommendations for the allocation of $4,294,840 in FY 2026/27 CDBG funds in the Housing category and $3,500,000 in HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME) funds (Attachment F);
6. DIRECT the Department of Conservation and Development (DCD) Director, or designee, to file a CEQA Notice of Exemption for the FY 2026/27 Annual Action Plan with the County Clerk;
7. AUTHORIZE the DCD Director, or designee, to execute the program certifications and applications (SF-424's) for transmittal to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD); and
8. AUTHORIZE the DCD Director, or designee, to execute CDBG and ESG program agreements with the recommended organizations for the recommended activities, as approved and adopted in the FY 2026/27 Annual Action Plan by the Board of Supervisors.
FISCAL IMPACT:
100% Federal funds. All funds are provided to Contra Costa Co...
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