Public Input Sought for CDBG/HOME Annual Plans
Published on July 09, 2025
The public is encouraged to provide input to the City of Ames on its 2025-26 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)/HOME Annual Action Plan, which will outline the proposed activities, project locations, and proposed budgets being funded by the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974.
This funding would cover the program year beginning July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME funds can be used to implement a wide range of community and economic development activities focused on neighborhood revitalization, economic development, and the provision of enhanced community facilities and services.
The funded activities must meet the following three national objectives:
- Benefit persons of low and moderate income
- Aid in the prevention or elimination of slums or blight
- Meet other community development needs of particular urgency
Written comments or inquiries may be submitted to the Department of Planning & Housing at Ames City Hall, 515 Clark Avenue, Ames, Iowa or by email to vanessa.bakerlatimer@cityofames.org through Thursday, Aug. 7. The Ames City Council will also discuss the approval and submittal of the plan at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 12 at City Hall, Council Chambers, 515 Clark Ave. Copies of the Annual Action Plan are available for review at the Department of Planning & Housing, Ames City Hall, 515 Clark Ave., from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and the Ames Public Library, 515 Douglas Ave.
The plan also is available on the City’s website at www.cityofames.org/housing.
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