Bloomington council approves 2026 CDBG recommendations totaling about $778,293
January 19, 2026 | Monroe County, Indiana
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Bloomington ' The Bloomington City Council unanimously approved Resolution 2026-02 on Jan. 14, adopting program recommendations to allocate an estimated $778,293 in 2026 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
City clerk Nicole Bolden read the resolution synopsis, which groups recommended spending into social services, physical improvements and administrative services under HUD's national objectives. Anna Killian Hansen, the city's director of housing and neighborhood development, told the council that the grants "spur housing and economic development opportunities," but noted funding has become harder to secure.
The resolution spells out contingency language for physical-improvements funding: if CDBG funding for that category exceeds $505,890.45, additional dollars would be used to fully fund projects in this order: New Hope for Families; Summit Hill Community Development Corporation (BHA); My Sister's Closet; and the Boys & Girls Club. If funding for physical improvements falls below that threshold, the first $12,000 in reductions would come from Summit Hill CDC and any additional reductions from My Sister's Closet.
Program manager Matt Sweeney outlined social-services recommendations and dollar amounts in the resolution: Community Kitchen $25,000; Beacon Inc. (Friends Place emergency shelter) $20,000; Hoosier Hills Food Bank $20,000; Boys & Girls Club (Ferguson Crestmont Center after-school programs) $18,000; New Hope for Families (child care and early childhood education) $18,000; Middleway House (New Wings emergency shelter) $15,744.
Sweeney and Hansen urged coordination among funding streams to reduce duplication. "We should work smarter, not harder," Hansen said, arguing the city should better align CDBG decisions with other grant programs. An unidentified speaker also urged improved collaboration between CDBG and the Jack Hopkins grant program, saying demand exceeds supply and that coordinated applications could stretch limited dollars.
Council member Isaac Asari urged staff and council to improve information-sharing between CDBG and Jack Hopkins and suggested considering a resolution to communicate the council's support to members of Congress and the U.S. Senate. The CDBG recommendations passed by unanimous vote.
The council set its next meeting for Feb. 4.
City clerk Nicole Bolden read the resolution synopsis, which groups recommended spending into social services, physical improvements and administrative services under HUD's national objectives. Anna Killian Hansen, the city's director of housing and neighborhood development, told the council that the grants "spur housing and economic development opportunities," but noted funding has become harder to secure.
The resolution spells out contingency language for physical-improvements funding: if CDBG funding for that category exceeds $505,890.45, additional dollars would be used to fully fund projects in this order: New Hope for Families; Summit Hill Community Development Corporation (BHA); My Sister's Closet; and the Boys & Girls Club. If funding for physical improvements falls below that threshold, the first $12,000 in reductions would come from Summit Hill CDC and any additional reductions from My Sister's Closet.
Program manager Matt Sweeney outlined social-services recommendations and dollar amounts in the resolution: Community Kitchen $25,000; Beacon Inc. (Friends Place emergency shelter) $20,000; Hoosier Hills Food Bank $20,000; Boys & Girls Club (Ferguson Crestmont Center after-school programs) $18,000; New Hope for Families (child care and early childhood education) $18,000; Middleway House (New Wings emergency shelter) $15,744.
Sweeney and Hansen urged coordination among funding streams to reduce duplication. "We should work smarter, not harder," Hansen said, arguing the city should better align CDBG decisions with other grant programs. An unidentified speaker also urged improved collaboration between CDBG and the Jack Hopkins grant program, saying demand exceeds supply and that coordinated applications could stretch limited dollars.
Council member Isaac Asari urged staff and council to improve information-sharing between CDBG and Jack Hopkins and suggested considering a resolution to communicate the council's support to members of Congress and the U.S. Senate. The CDBG recommendations passed by unanimous vote.
The council set its next meeting for Feb. 4.
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