Interoffice Memorandum
DATE: July 16, 2025
TO: Mayor Jerry L. Demings and County Commissioners
THROUGH: N/A
FROM: Tanya Wilson, AICP, Director, Planning, Environmental, and Development Services Department
CONTACT: Mitchell Glasser, Manager
PHONE: 407-836-5190
DIVISION: Housing and Community Development Division
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approval of 2025-2026 Annual Action Plan and approval and execution of: 1) Certifications, 2) Specific Community Development Block Grant Certifications, 3) Specific HOME Certifications, 4) Emergency Solutions Grants Certifications, 5) Application for Federal Assistance SF-424 and Applicant and Recipient Assurances and Certifications for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)/Entitlement Grant, 6) Application for Federal Assistance SF-424 and Applicant and Recipient Assurances and Certifications for HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME)/Entitlement Grant, and 7) Application for Federal Assistance SF-424 and Applicant and Recipient Assurances and Certifications for Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG)/Entitlement Grant. All Districts. (Housing and Community Development Division)
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PROJECT: 2025-2026 Annual Action Plan
PURPOSE: The Housing and Community Development Division has developed the 2025-2026 Annual Action Plan for housing and community development programs funded through the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The Annual Action Plan is the operating plan designed to identify specific activities that Orange County intends to pursue through the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME), Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), and other state and local housing and community development programs, to address the objectives identified in the 2022-2026 Orange County Consolidated Plan. The Action Plan will cover the period starting October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026.
A considerable amount of public participation and consultation was solicited in the development of the Annual Action Plan including:
-Two public notices were advertised in local newspapers (in English and Spanish) to inform the public;
-Two Technical Assistance workshops were conducted on March 13, 2025, to explain the application process;
-A public hearing was conducted on June 18, 2025 to receive public input on the Annual Action Plan;
-Action Plan Executive Summary was available on the Orange County’s website, and at the Orange County Public Library and Housing and Community Development Division offices; and
-A 30-day public comment period was provided to solicit comments on the draft Annual Action Plan.
The Annual Action Plan will provide much needed services to the homeless, disabled, elderly and low-income residents of Orange County. Attached is the proposed budget for the Annual Action Plan, which includes the projects and activities that will be implemented during Fiscal Year 2025-2026. The Annual Action Plan includes funding from CDBG in the amount of $7,439,307; HOME Investment Partnerships Program in the amount of $2,673,793.48; and Emergency Solutions Grant in the amount of $644,990, for a total budget of $10,758,090.48.
The 2025-2026 Budget has been approved by the Community Development Advisory Board and will be submitted to the U.S. Department of HUD for approval on or before August 15, 2025
BUDGET: N/A