Daytona Beach’s federal housing plan enters final public-comment day
Sunday, August 2, is the final day for Daytona Beach residents to comment on two proposed plans that would guide the city’s housing and community-development priorities through 2030.
The draft FY 2026-2030 Consolidated Plan and FY 2026-2027 Annual Action Plan would shape how the city proposes to use federal Community Development Block Grant and HOME funds. The city anticipates approximately $657,779 in CDBG funds and $353,670.54 in HOME funds for the first year. Added together, those projected grant amounts equal approximately $1,011,449.54, subject to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s final award.
What the plans propose
The five-year Consolidated Plan identifies Daytona Beach’s housing, homelessness, community-development and economic-development needs and establishes longer-term priorities for federal funding. The Annual Action Plan serves as the first-year implementation plan, including proposed activities and a budget.
City materials identify priorities that include affordable-housing preservation and homeownership, housing rehabilitation, neighborhood revitalization, public facilities and infrastructure improvements, public services for vulnerable populations, homelessness and housing instability, and community development benefiting low- and moderate-income residents.
The public notice’s detailed proposed-uses table lists $1,029,449.55 in combined CDBG and HOME uses for FY 2026-2027, which is higher than the $1,011,449.54 total obtained by adding the projected grant amounts. The notice does not explain the difference, so residents should treat both figures as part of a proposal that remains subject to final federal funding and local approval.
The notice also says five-year funding projections are based on the first-year allocation and are provided for planning purposes only. The proposed activities do not guarantee that every listed priority or project will receive funding.
How to comment
Written comments may be submitted through August 2 to the Redevelopment and Neighborhood Services Department, City of Daytona Beach, 301 South Ridgewood Avenue, Daytona Beach, Florida 32114, or by email to mailto:robinsonlashondra@daytonabeach.gov. The draft plans are available for review at City Hall, the Daytona Beach Regional Library and the city’s website.
The city’s Community Development Division describes the Consolidated Plan as a five-year framework and the Annual Action Plan as the first-year guide for proposed federal spending and activities. The funding is intended to benefit low- and moderate-income residents under HUD rules.
What happens next
The Daytona Beach City Commission is scheduled to consider adoption of the proposed plans on August 5, 2026. If the commission adopts them, the city would submit the plans to HUD for review and approval.
Until those local and federal steps are complete, the plans remain proposals and the projected funding remains preliminary. For residents, the August 2 deadline is the last day of this public-comment period to weigh in before the commission’s scheduled consideration.
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