The draft Program Year 2026 Action Plan covers four federal funding programs: Community Development Block Grants, HOME funds, Emergency Solutions Grants and Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS. The estimated combined funding listed in the plan is $7,486,659.46.

The Baton Rouge-East Baton Rouge Office of Community Development accepted public comments during a 30-day period that ran from July 9 through Aug. 8, 2026. The plan was available online and for public examination at Carver Library and Scotlandville Library in Baton Rouge.

How the proposed funding is divided

The largest proposed allocation is $3,346,995 in Community Development Block Grant funding, or CDBG. The program is intended to support activities benefiting low- and moderate-income individuals and households.

The draft lists another $1,450,716.46 in HOME funding. HOME is a federal program used for housing-related assistance, including activities that serve eligible low- and moderate-income households.

The proposal also includes $291,178 in Emergency Solutions Grant funding, known as ESG. That funding is connected to homelessness response and emergency shelter services.

The remaining $2,397,770 is listed under the Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS program, or HOPWA. The program provides housing-related assistance and services for eligible people living with HIV or AIDS.

Together, the four estimates create the proposed funding framework for the 2026-27 program year. The money would be directed toward housing, homelessness response, emergency shelter, AIDS-related housing assistance and other services for eligible residents in Baton Rouge and East Baton Rouge Parish.

What residents were asked to review

The public-comment process gave residents an opportunity to review the draft plan and raise questions or concerns before the federal review process. Comments could be submitted by email to OCD@brla.gov or by mail to the Office of Community Development at 222 St. Louis Street, seventh floor, Baton Rouge.

The notice identifies broad program categories and estimated amounts, but it does not identify specific projects or neighborhoods that would receive funding under the proposal. That means the document sets out the proposed funding structure without assigning the listed dollars to individual locations in the public notice.

What happens next

The proposed figures are estimates rather than final awards. The plan remains subject to the public review required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development before final program implementation.

The Office of Community Development’s notice does not state the final allocations after the comment period or provide a formal adoption date. Until the review is completed, the listed amounts describe the estimated federal resources proposed for the program year, not money formally awarded to individual projects or service providers.

The plan matters locally because its eventual allocations will shape how millions of dollars are used for housing assistance, homelessness services, shelter and related support. Those decisions will affect the resources available to low- and moderate-income residents and other eligible people who rely on the programs.

The proposal covers anticipated HOME, Community Development Block Grant and HOPWA resources for Warren. It also lists a proposed housing-development activity identified as H26-01 CHDO Housing Development.

For renters, homeowners, housing organizations and service providers, the publication begins a public review process rather than announcing final awards. The plan sets a proposed framework for housing, neighborhood, community-development and housing-related public-health spending in the city.

What Warren’s plan identifies

The proposed action plan concerns federal programs administered for Warren. Its inclusion of anticipated HOME revenues indicates that the city is planning around resources it expects to receive, while the H26-01 listing identifies a proposed CHDO housing-development activity within that framework.

The available notice does not establish that housing units have been built. It also does not establish that an individual applicant has received funding. Those outcomes should not be inferred from the activity’s appearance in a proposed plan.

The proposal could be relevant to local housing organizations and service providers tracking potential resources for housing and community-development work. It also gives residents a way to examine the city’s stated priorities before the document moves through the next stage of review.

The plan is not a final spending decision

Warren’s April 7 publication is a proposal, not a final funding award or completed spending plan. The notice does not, by itself, authorize final awards or establish how much money will ultimately be available for each program or activity.

The approved record does not show a complete dollar-by-dollar allocation table. It also does not provide a final adoption date. As a result, the anticipated resources and H26-01 activity should be understood as proposed elements, not confirmed final allocations.

That distinction matters for taxpayers, residents and organizations deciding what assistance or development opportunities may eventually be available. The plan identifies the city’s proposed direction, but the available material does not yet show the final amounts or the final list of funded activities.

Next step for residents and organizations

Residents, housing organizations and service providers can review the published notice and submit comments before the plan is finalized. The city’s council and public-notice process provides the next procedural step for adoption or revision.

The source packet does not identify a specific public-comment deadline. It also does not state a final adoption date, so Warren residents and organizations following the plan will need to watch the city’s notices and council process for further action.

The City of Warren Planning Department maintains the city’s planning and development framework. For now, the 2026-2027 action plan remains a proposed framework for anticipated HOME, CDBG and HOPWA resources, including the proposed H26-01 CHDO housing-development activity.

The draft Program Year 2026 Action Plan covers four funding streams: Community Development Block Grant, or CDBG; HOME; Emergency Solutions Grant, or ESG; and Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS, or HOPWA. The city-parish says the funds would support projects and programs benefiting low- to moderate-income individuals and households.

The public notice was posted July 7. The 30-day comment period opened July 9 and is scheduled to close Aug. 8, making the deadline the next known public step for residents who want to weigh in on the proposal.

Proposed allocations

The proposed CDBG allocation is $3,346,995, the largest of the four funding categories. The plan would direct $2,397,770 to HOPWA, $1,450,716.46 to HOME and $291,178 to ESG.

Together, the four proposed amounts equal $7,486,659.46. Those figures remain proposed allocations while the public-comment period is open; the notice does not establish final funding levels after comments are received.

The plan concerns the City of Baton Rouge–Parish of East Baton Rouge and the city-parish’s use of the federal program funds. It is intended to guide funding for the 2026–27 program year, affecting how the city-parish proposes to direct resources for eligible low- and moderate-income residents and households.

What the notice does and does not identify

The public notice identifies program-level funding amounts but does not name individual projects that would receive the money. Residents reviewing the plan can therefore comment on the proposed action plan and its allocations before final allocations are established.

The notice also does not state that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has approved the plan. The published document is a draft action plan under public review, rather than a final award notice.

How to review and comment

The draft plan is available online and for public examination at Carver Library and Scotlandville Library, according to the Office of Community Development notice.

Comments may be submitted by email to the Office of Community Development or by mail to its Baton Rouge office. The deadline for both comment methods is Aug. 8.

With the comment period nearing its close, the proposal gives the public a defined opportunity to review the planned use of nearly $7.5 million across the four federal programs before allocations are finalized.