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Inquiry on Community Development Block Grant funding for HPD's code enforcement

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Council Member Pierina Sanchez questions HPD about the stability of Community Development Block Grant funds, which account for 70% of HPD's code enforcement budget. Acting Commissioner Ahmed Tigani responds, explaining HPD's approach to potential funding changes.

HPD is closely monitoring discussions in DC about Community Development funding
The agency is waiting for the president's budget for fiscal year 2026 to understand potential impacts
HPD acknowledges the difficulty in replacing federal funding sources if cuts occur
The agency plans to assess funding sources and make choices based on available information

Pierina Sanchez

2:36:05

Thank you.

2:36:06

And then my last question, and that makes sense and we absolutely have to push back.

2:36:15

My last question is more 70% of HPD's code enforcement budget comes from community development block grant funds.

2:36:23

So how are we feeling about the security, the stability of these allocated funds and what is HPD's plan if we're to face cuts on that front?

Ahmed Tigani

2:36:35

So I think the same question was posed to the OMB director.

2:36:39

We have a number of individuals who are closely tracking and monitoring discussions in DC about CD writ large.

2:36:46

We continue to just understand where those changes might happen.

2:36:52

And until we know more, we're not sure what best way to plan.

2:36:56

We have different funding sources.

2:36:58

We count on the federal funding sources.

2:37:01

And it would be a very difficult source to replace writ large.

2:37:04

So it's a matter of understanding.

2:37:06

We know where the continuing resolution has settled.

2:37:09

We're waiting for the president's budget to come out soon for fiscal year twenty six.

2:37:14

And then we'll have to understand basically what the uses are, what our federal funding sources are, and what kind of choices we have to make moving forward.

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