Boynton Beach commission prepares to consider $532,987 FY 2026 CDBG plan

Boynton Beach is preparing for City Commission consideration of a proposed $532,987 Community Development Block Grant plan for the 2026 program year.

The proposed plan covers October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2027. The city’s official Annual Action Plan identifies August 11, 2026, as the public meeting when the plan is to be presented for commission approval and adoption. If approved, the city says it must submit the plan to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development by August 15.

The plan remains proposed as of August 3. Commission action, HUD requirements or later administrative changes could alter the final spending plan.

How Boynton Beach proposes to divide the money

The largest proposed allocation is $247,440 for a limited housing rehabilitation program. The plan also proposes $100,000 for microenterprise economic development, bringing the combined housing and economic-development category to $347,440.

Other proposed allocations are:

• $106,597 for program administration;
• $78,950 for public services;
• $247,440 for limited housing rehabilitation; and
• $100,000 for microenterprise economic development.

The city’s plan lists four public-service activities totaling $78,950:

• $28,000 for the Boynton Beach Economic Development Division;
• $12,950 for the Boynton Beach Library;
• $28,000 for the Boynton Beach Police Department; and
• $10,000 for the Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County, Inc.

What the proposal could mean locally

If approved and accepted by HUD, the plan would set the intended local use of federal funds for housing rehabilitation, public services, microenterprise support and administration during the 2026-27 program year.

That makes the proposal relevant to eligible low- and moderate-income residents, potential housing-rehabilitation applicants, service providers and microbusinesses. It does not guarantee that any particular resident, business or organization will receive assistance. Eligibility, applications, participation rules and the timing of services would depend on final city action, HUD requirements and later program guidance.

HUD says CDBG funds are intended principally to benefit low- and moderate-income people and may support activities including residential rehabilitation, public services and economic development. HUD also says local governments administer the program and determine which local projects receive funding; assistance is not provided directly by HUD to individuals or businesses.

August 11 meeting and next steps

The official Annual Action Plan identifies an August 11, 2026, City Commission public meeting for presentation and approval of the plan. Boynton Beach’s online calendar currently lists a Boynton Beach Community Redevelopment Agency Board monthly meeting at 6 p.m. in Commission Chambers at City Hall on that date, so residents should check the city’s final agenda and meeting notice for the confirmed designation and agenda placement.

The city’s plan says the 30-day public-comment period ran from June 23 through July 24, 2026, and that no public comments were received during the review period. The next stated milestones are commission consideration on August 11 and the city’s August 15 HUD submission deadline.

Residents and organizations should monitor the city’s CDBG page and Agenda Center for the final action plan, any commission amendments, program rules and application or participation instructions. The proposed figures are not a promise of immediate assistance or individual awards.

Sources

• Boynton Beach CDBG program page
• HUD Community Development Block Grant Program