2023 Community Development Block Grant Program
Annual Action Plan Available for Review

The City of Ashland is an Entitlement Jurisdiction for the Community Development Block Grant Program.  The City of Ashland anticipates an annual allocation of $179,575 in Community Development Block Grant funds for Program Year 2023(July 1, 2023-June 30, 2024) by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

The Council has determined that a total of $168,171 in grant funds in the 2023 grant year to be awarded to three projects:  $141,235 to Options for Helping Residents of Ashland (OHRA) to install a commercial kitchen at their emergency shelter and resource center, $11,936 to OHRA to provide navigation services to homeless households and $15,000 to Maslow Project for outreach and case management for homeless youth enrolled in the Ashland School District.  The public is encouraged to submit comments regarding these proposed projects.

This document, the CDBG Action Plan for Program Year 2023, describes the project(s) that the City will undertake and the manner in which the project(s) are consistent with the priorities of the Five-Year Consolidated Plan. 

Public Comment on the 2023 CDBG Action Plan can be submitted any time prior to May 22, 2023, or be presented to the Ashland Housing and Human Services Commission at a public hearing on the plan on April 27 at 4 p.m. 

To submit electronic comments via email contact: reidl@ashland.or.us