Live From City Hall - Community Development Authority Meeting

The City of Janesville Community Development Authority held a special meeting on August 26, 2026, focused primarily on the allocation of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds and Home Investment Partnership Grant funds. The authority discussed and approved the distribution of $80,000 in CDBG public service funds among local agencies, including Boys & Girls Club, Community Action Inc., ECHO, and ACTS Housing, with adjustments made to reduce funding for NeighborWorks due to perceived service redundancies. Additionally, the CDA approved a $299,000 allocation to ACTS Housing to support a revolving loan fund for purchasing, rehabilitating, and reselling six homes to low-to-moderate income families. The meeting also covered preliminary allocations of $335,000 in CDBG funds and $420,000 in HOME funds to Habitat for Humanity for new affordable housing construction projects in Beloit and Janesville, contingent on Beloit city approval. These funding decisions align with the CDA's priorities to increase affordable housing and support community stability. Motions for these allocations were seconded and passed unanimously, with provisions for proportional adjustments based on final grant amounts.