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Housing-Shortage

Federal housing and community grant cuts

County budget documents highlight federal proposals that would eliminate the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnerships programs, eliminate CSBG, and reduce related community and housing assistance—directly affecting Alameda County’s ability to fund local housing and community services that depend on those streams.

How should Alameda County respond if federal CDBG, HOME, and similar community/housing grants are eliminated or deeply cut?

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Sources

Alameda County Budget Workgroup / County Administrator’s Office — https://budget.alamedacountyca.gov/Content/pdf/FY26-27/4.22.26%20BWG%20Final.pdf
Eliminates the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) • ... • Eliminates the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and the Home Investment Partnerships (HOME) programs • Reduces homeless assistance grant funding and restructures the Continuum of Care and Emergency Solutions Grant programs
Alameda County newsletter — https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/CAALAME/bulletins/41e48ac
even as we face unprecedented challenges from federal and state policy changes and budget cuts. The budget makes strategic investments to stabilize and strengthen our safety net.
Positions on this issue  ·  liberal → conservative
  1. Replace all lost CDBG/HOME/CSBG funds with county taxes and bonds to keep or grow affordable housing programs
  2. Partially backfill critical housing and community grants with local funds and prioritize the most vulnerable projects
  3. Seek state partnerships and redesign programs to stretch remaining dollars without large new local taxes
  4. Accept smaller housing programs and stop using local general funds to replace eliminated federal grants
  5. End county reliance on grant-driven housing programs and reduce local government role in affordable housing