City of Merced, CA
HomeHUD Annual Action Plans
2026-2027 Annual Action Plan
Preparation is Underway
In our efforts to address the community’s needs with the use of federal funding, the City seeks your input on how best to utilize Federal funding provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) during the next Annual Action Plan cycle (July 2026-June 2027). We invite you to provide input that will help us determine low-to-moderate income residents current and highest needs regarding housing, public service, infrastructure, and community economic development issues.
2026-27 Annual Action Plan
Public Review and Comment Period 3/23/26 - 4/22/26
Review Documents
Preliminary budgets for the 2026 Annual Action Plan posted below are based on conservative (low-guess) estimates of what the City's upcoming CDBG and HOME allocations might be. On February 3, 2026, the U.S. Congress appropriations were signed into law. Therefore, the City expects HUD to announce nationwide allocations in early April 2026. After we know the actual allocation amounts the City will be receiving, the preliminary estimated budgets will be re-calculated to actual figures, then reposted for comment.
Additionally, some sections of the preliminary draft are still being updated, and some sections (such as AP-15 Expected Resources) will be updated after the allocation announcement. The updated versions will be posted below, with date of posting and a brief description of which section(s) were updated.
- Preliminary 2026 CDBG and HOME Estimated budget
- 2026 Funding Application Scoring Results
- Preliminary draft - 2026 Annual Action Plan Draft (Version 1)
2026-2027 Annual Action Plan
| 2026-27 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN MEETINGS/HEARINGS | ||
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DATE & TIME |
MEETING |
DESCRIPTION |
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3/16/2026 6:00 PM |
1st Public Hearing | Receive public/council comment on preliminary budget, project scoring. No funding decisions made. |
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5/18/2026 6:00 PM |
Final Public Hearing | Receive public/council comment on final 2026 Annual Action Plan document, budget, project funding |
*Tentative Council meetings of 4/20, 5/4, and/or 6/1 will also be available to Council to further discuss project funding matters, and other topics related to the Annual Plan. Housing staff will try to keep this page updated, but please refer to City Council Agenda page to stay fully updated on the agenda calendar.*
02/17/2026 - Thank you for your participation. The survey is now closed.
01/07/2026 - The survey is back up and available to complete. Thank you.
Stakeholder Input Survey
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Community Input Survey
Survey Closes February 17, 2026
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Community Input Meetings for 2026-2027 Annual Plan
01/07/2026-To view the 01/06/2026 Community Input meeting recording please click below
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Important Information
regarding the 2025 Annual Action Plan:
Preparation of the 2025 Annual Action Plan is underway and, since it carries out the first year of the new 5-year Consolidated Plan period, is being prepared in conjunction with the 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan.
Please see the Housing Division - Main Page or the Consolidated Plan page for more details. Thank you!