Executive/Council Action Form (ECAF)
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Motion 26-231, approving the Snohomish County Urban County Consortium 2026 Annual Action Plan for HUD Housing and Community Development Programs
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DEPARTMENT: Human Services
ORIGINATOR: Debra May
EXECUTIVE RECOMMENDATION: Approved by Lacey Harper 6/1/26
PURPOSE: Approve the 2026 Annual Action Plan in order to receive annual CDBG, HOME, and ESG grant funds.
BACKGROUND: Deadline Request: The 2026 Annual Action Plan (2026 AAP) has been delayed due to the late announcement of the 2026 CDBG, HOME and ESG entitlement allocations from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Annual Action Plans are normally submitted to HUD by May 15 of each year to ensure that 1) HUD Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME), and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) contracts can be executed in a timely manner, and 2) thereby allowing Human Services to execute contracts between the County and agencies receiving these funds, prior to the program year start date of July 1. Expedited processing is respectfully requested for approval of the 2026 AAP by June 18, 2026.
Public Review and Comment
The attached motion requests approval of the Snohomish County Urban County Consortium (Consortium) 2026 AAP for CDBG, HOME and ESG grant funds. Snohomish County is the lead agency for the Consortium and the Plan is required in order to receive the grant funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The 2026 program year will run from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027.
The CDBG, HOME, and ESG grants are included in the 2026 Human Services Department Grant Work Plan approved via Motion 25-453.
Snohomish County, operating in consortium with the cities and towns within the County, qualifies as an urban county entitlement jurisdiction to receive federal funds annually from HUD under the CDBG, HOME, and ESG programs. As lead agency of the Consor...
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