Anchorage Assembly to vote June 23 on $2.57M in HUD housing grants

The Anchorage Assembly is scheduled to vote June 23 on the 2026 Housing and Community Development Annual Action Plan, which would appropriate $2,571,477 in federal HUD entitlement grants through the Anchorage Health Department. More than $1.2 million of that total has no project assigned yet — those funds will be appropriated through a later "substantial amendment" once specific projects are selected.

The total breaks into three federal HUD formula grants: $1,788,314 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds, which support a flexible range of community-development activities; $616,173 in HOME Investment Partnerships funds for affordable housing development and tenant-based rental assistance; and $166,990 in Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) for homelessness prevention and emergency shelter work. These are standard HUD formula allocations to entitlement jurisdictions; Anchorage qualifies as one.

Of the funds already designated, the CDBG allocation includes $268,247 for public services, $125,000 for activity delivery, and $357,662 in administrative costs. The HOME allocation directs $250,000 to tenant-based rental assistance and $123,234 to CHDO (Community Housing Development Organization) work and operating expenses. The ESG grant directs $154,466 specifically to homelessness prevention through the Aging and Disability Resource Center.

The unassigned $1.2 million sits as "To Be Determined" — $1,037,405 in the CDBG line and $181,322 in the HOME line. The municipality must submit the full plan to HUD by Aug. 16, 2026; HUD then has up to 45 days to review. The Anchorage Health Department will return to the Assembly with a substantial amendment once projects are selected. This is the standard structure for HUD-funded planning, but it does mean the Assembly is approving a federal grant package with nearly half the dollars not yet attached to specific work.

The 2026 plan is the fourth of five annual action plans under Anchorage's 2023-2027 Consolidated Plan. Public notice ran April 29 with a 30-day comment period; a public hearing was held May 6.