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Notice: Public comment and Review Period for the Dakota County Community Development Agency’s (CDA) Draft of the Dakota County Consortium’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Annual Action Plan

This notice is to announce the beginning of a minimum 30-day public comment and review period for the Dakota County Community Development Agency’s (CDA) draft of the Dakota County Consortium’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Annual Action Plan.

The purpose of the public comment period is to receive comments from the public concerning the proposed housing and community development needs and objectives of Dakota County and the Dakota County HOME Consortium, and the projected use of FY 2026 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds, HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) funds, Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funds, and Program Income derived from CDBG and HOME. The FY 2026 Action Plan will also include amendments to the Dakota County HOME Consortium Citizen Participation Plan, the Anti-Displacement Plan, and the Written Standards for the ESG program. A public hearing for the FY 2026 Action Plan is proposed to be scheduled for April 21, 2026.

As of the publication date of this hearing notice, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) had not released the allocation of Dakota County’s CDBG, HOME, and ESG funds. The following summaries include estimates of the allocations based on Dakota County’s FY 2025 allocations. The summaries also include contingency provisions explaining which activities will be increased or decreased depending on the final FY 2026 budget.

The following is a summary of the proposed uses for the FY 2026 CDBG Program (estimated $1,893,442) and Program Income (estimated $350,000). Note that public service activities will not exceed the statutory limit of 15 percent of the total CDBG allocation, and planning and administration activities will not exceed the statutory limit of 20 percent of the total CDBG allocation.

  • Dakota County: $278,771 for Countywide home improvement loans; $112,000 for housing counseling, and housing information and referral services; and $253,000 for general grant administration. Funding for Countywide activities will be increased or decreased by the percentage of the increase or decrease of the CDBG allocation, except the grant administration activities which will be held to the proposed levels.
  • Program Income: Approximately $350,000 in revolving loan funds which will be used exclusively for home improvement loans.
  • Apple Valley – $142,017 for home improvement loans; and $25,061 for senior public services. Funding for Apple Valley activities will be increased or decreased by the percentage of the increase or decrease of the CDBG allocation.
  • Burnsville – $248,372 for home improvement loans. Funding for the activity will be increased or decreased by the percentage of the increase or decrease of the CDBG allocation.
  • Eagan – $175,314 for home improvement loans; and $30,000 for senior and youth public services. Funding for Eagan activities will be increased or decreased by the percentage of the increase or decrease of the CDBG allocation.
  • Farmington – $45,488 for home improvement loans; and $5,000 for senior services. Funding for Farmington activities will be increased or decreased by the percentage of the increase or decrease of the CDBG allocation.
  • Hastings – $43,993 for assessment abatement. Funding for the activity will be increased or decreased by the percentage of the increase or decrease of the CDBG allocation.
  • Inver Grove Heights – $89,473 for home improvement loans. Funding for the activity will be increased or decreased by the percentage of the increase or decrease of the CDBG allocation.
  • Lakeville – $9,950 for home improvement loans; $80,500 for ADA improvements to the Heritage Center; $35,000 for senior transportation; and $13,483 for senior services. Funding for Lakeville activities will be increased or decreased by the percentage of the increase or decrease of the CDBG allocation.
  • Mendota Heights – $15,892 for home improvement loans. Funding for the activity will be increased or decreased by the percentage of the increase or decrease of the CDBG allocation.
  • Northfield – $47,266 for down-payment assistance and $5,250 for a land development code. Funding for Northfield activities will be increased or decreased by the percentage of the increase or decrease of the CDBG allocation.
  • Rosemount – $48,867 for home improvement loans. Funding for the activity will be increased or decreased by the percentage of the increase or decrease of the CDBG allocation.
  • South St Paul – $69,054 for home improvement loans. Funding for the activity will be increased or decreased by the percentage of the increase or decrease of the CDBG allocation.
  • West St Paul – $85,130 for home improvement loans. Funding for the activity will be increased or decreased by the percentage of the increase or decrease of the CDBG allocation.

The following is a summary of the proposed uses for the FY 2026 ESG funds (estimated $164,692).

  • $46,253 for rapid re-housing assistance.
  • $2,500 for homelessness prevention.
  • $98,815 for emergency shelter operations.
  • $4,772 for Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) services.
  • $12,352 for general administration of the ESG program

Funding for all activities will be increased or decreased proportionally by the percentage of the increase or decrease to the FY 2026 ESG allocation, except that grant administration activities will remain at 7.5 percent and emergency shelter operations will not exceed 60 percent of the total grant funds.

The following is a summary of the proposed uses for the FY 2026 HOME Entitlement (estimated $2,193,828.34) and Program Income (estimated $808,277.49). The percentage shares are subject to change.

  • Dakota County (36.24% Share) – $830,013.34 of 2026 entitlement funds and $61,123.74 of program income for the following uses:
    • Affordable Rental Housing: $279,482.01 in entitlement funds and $40,857.15 in program income.
    • Community Development Housing Organization (CHDO): $119,257 in entitlement funds for affordable rental housing development.
    • Administration: $114,474.34 in entitlement funds and $20,266.59 in program income for the administration of HOME funded projects and HOME Consortium-related responsibilities.
  • Anoka County (24.62% Share) – $526,618 of 2026 entitlement funds and $613,838.04 of program income for the following uses:
  • Affordable Rental Housing: $405,091 of entitlement funds and $416,648.89 of program income.
    • Affordable Homeowner Housing: $150,000 of program income.
    • Community Development Housing Organization (CHDO): $81,018 of entitlement funds for affordable rental housing development.
    • Grant Administration: $40,509 of entitlement funds and $7,819.80 of program income for the administration of HOME funded projects.
  • Ramsey County (22.84% Share) – $488,544 of 2026 entitlement funds and $130,083.28 of program income for the following uses:
    • Affordable Homeowner Housing: $375,803 of entitlement funds and $120,076.86 of program income.
    • Community Development Housing Organization (CHDO): $75,161 of entitlement funds for affordable rental housing development.
    • Grant Administration: $37,580 of entitlement funds and $10,006.42 of program income for the administration of HOME funded projects.
  • Washington County (11.86% Share) – $253,683 of 2026 entitlement funds for the following uses:
    • Affordable Homeowner Housing: $195,141 of entitlement funds.
    • Community Development Housing Organization (CHDO): $39,028 in entitlement funds for affordable rental housing development.
    • Grant Administration: $19,514 in entitlement funds for the administration of HOME funded projects.
  • City of Woodbury (4.44% Share) – $94,970 of 2026 entitlement funds and $3,232.43 of program income for the following uses:
    • Affordable Rental Housing: $54,790.50 of entitlement funds and $3,232.43 of program income.
    • Affordable Homeowner Housing: $18,263.50 of entitlement funds.
    • Community Development Housing Organization (CHDO): $14,611 of entitlement funds for affordable rental housing development.
    • Grant Administration: $7,305 of entitlement funds for the administration of HOME funded projects.

Funding for all HOME activities will be proportionally increased or decreased based on the final HOME allocation received from HUD, except for Anoka County’s Affordable Homeownership activity, which will remain at $150,000 in the event of an increase or decrease in funding; the grant administration activity will remain at 10 percent and the CHDO activities will remain at 15 percent of the total HOME allocation.

Written and/or oral comments regarding Dakota County’s CDBG, HOME, and ESG funds may be submitted to the following:

Maggie Dykes, Assistant Director of Community and Economic Development
Dakota County CDA
1228 Town Centre Drive, Eagan, MN 55123

mdykes@dakotacda.org

651-675-4464. Fax:  651-287-8020
MN Relay Service: 1-800-627-3529

Written and/or oral comments regarding Dakota County HOME Consortium members’ activities may be submitted to the following:

Written comments will be accepted now through April 17, 2026.