Pocatello Community Development Block Grant Program

Pocatello Community Development Block Grant (CDGB) Program

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

CITY OF POCATELLO CDBG PROGRAM YEAR 2026 NEEDS ASSESSMENT

In accordance with its Citizen Participation Plan and in anticipation of receiving approximately $367,000 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program, the City of Pocatello announces an opportunity for organizations and citizens to comment and provide input on any housing and/or community development needs to further the goals of providing decent housing, a suitable living environment, and opportunities to expand economic opportunities, principally for low- and moderate-income persons.  Organizations may also present how their applications and funding proposals might meet those needs.  The City’s Consolidated Plan outlines the City’s goals and objectives as they relate to housing and community development needs.

The City’s Consolidated Plan enables officials and citizens to collectively solve neighborhood and community problems. This hearing is being conducted in advance of the City’s formation of its Program Year 2026 Action Plan for the program year that will begin April 1, 2026.  Any and all citizens are encouraged to participate by expressing their views to the Pocatello City Council at the following hearing:

Thursday, October 16, 2025

6:00 p.m.

Pocatello City Hall

Council Chambers

911 North 7th Avenue

Pocatello, ID  83201

Other questions concerning the hearing or funding opportunities may be directed to Christine Howe at 208-234-6186.  Written comments may also be submitted on or before 5:00PM MT on Thursday, October 16, 2025 to the City’s Planning and Development Services Department at 911 N. 7th Avenue, Pocatello, ID 83201 or to chowe@pocatello.gov.

City Hall is accessible to persons with disabilities. Program access accommodations may be provided with two (2) days’ advance notice by contacting Skyler Beebe at sbeebe@pocatello.gov; 208-234-6248 or 5815 South 5th Avenue, Pocatello, ID 83204.


Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program

In 1996, the City's population exceeded 50,000 and "entitlement status" from the federal government was achieved. Consequently, Pocatello is entitled to about $400,000 per year in federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds. The administration of these funds is the division's primary focus.

CDBG funds are utilized for a variety of housing and community development programs as well as several special projects. The city's consolidated plan for CDBG funding guides the spending of the funds and enables officials and citizens to collectively solve neighborhood and community problems that meet the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) national objectives which are:

  1. Benefit to low- and moderate-income persons.
  2. Removal or elimination of slums and blight.
  3. Meeting other community development needs having a particular urgency because conditions may pose a serious and immediate threat to the health and welfare of the community.

As a recipient of funding from U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, every 5 years the City is required to create a new Consolidated Plan outlining the City's needs and priorities for use of CDBG funding. Based on the Consolidated Plan, the annual action plan specifies exactly how a given year's funding will be used, for example, sidewalk and housing repair.

The City recently adopted its Consolidated Plan for Program Years 2022-2026 as well as its Citizen Participation Plan.

To view the Consolidated Plan, including the Program Year 2024 (PY24) Annual Action Plan, as well as the Citizen Participation Plan click the links below:

Annually, the City adopts an Annual Action Plan to achieve the goals articulated in the Consolidated Plan. Below please find the adopted Program Year 2025 Annual Action Plan. In addition, please find the previous year's Annual Action Plan, pending HUD approval. 

At the end of the program year, the City must report on the work it did over the year in the Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report. The most recent program year’s draft CAPER is currently available for public comment and may be found below. In addition, the previously approved CAPER can be found below along with other recent program year plans and documents:
  1. Program Year 2023 CAPER (PDF)
  2. Program Year 2022 CAPER (PDF)
  3. Program Year 2021 CAPER (PDF)
  4. 2024 Low- to Moderate-Income (LMI) Areas Map (PDF)
  5. Program Year 2019 Action Plan Amendment CARES ACT (PDF)
  6. PY24 CAPER-Draft

Goals & Objectives

The City's goals and objectives primarily relate to revitalizing deteriorating neighborhoods, providing decent housing and suitable living environments, and expanding economic opportunities-principally for low and moderate income persons. Funding can also be provided to various non-profits in the community such as:

Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Advisory Committee

In fulfilling its duties, the CDBG staff supports the CDBG Advisory Committee. The CDBG Advisory Committee is charged with the development, oversight, and implementation including funding recommendations for the City's Consolidated Plan. The CDBG staff can help you with information; please call 208-234-6188 or email. Other organizations that can help include:

Citizen participation is a key component of the City's CDBG programs, and several opportunities for public input on various aspects of these programs occur throughout the year and are publicly noticed in the Idaho State Journal.

Contact Us

If you have questions or would like more information, you can contact staff at the following numbers or send an email.