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NEWPORT NEWS REDEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING AUTHORITY
MEMORANDUM
DATE: March 17, 2026
TO: All Members, Board of Commissioners
FROM: Lysandra M. Shaw, Executive Director A
SUBJECT: Contract for Services between the NNRHA and City of Newport News for
the administration of the Community Development Block Grant Program for
2025-2026
Attached is a resolution authorizing the Executive Director to execute contracts for
services between the City of Newport News and the Newport News Redevelopment and
Housing Authority for the administration of the Community Development Block Grant
(CDBG) for the 2025-2026 program year. The City Council approved the Consolidated
Plan for Housing and Community Development and the Annual Action Plan on August
12, 2025, and authorized the City Manager to execute contracts with NNRHA.
The Authority administers the CDBG program on behalf of the City of Newport
News. The CDBG program is a flexible US Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD) entitlement program that provides communities with resources to
address a wide range of unique community development needs. The City receives
annual entitlement grant funds to provide decent, affordable housing, services to the
most vulnerable in our communities, and to create jobs through the expansion and
retention of businesses.
The CDBG contract outlines all CDBG activities to include program related
administrative services and programs the Authority undertakes as a subrecipient to the
City, including housing rehabilitation, real property acquisition, and commercial loan
activities. The resolution also authorizes the NNRHA Executive Director to execute any
necessary extensions for prior-year CDBG contracts where funding has not been fully
expended, ensuring previously awarded funds can continue to be utilized in accordance
with HUD program requirements.
The 2025-2026 Annual Action Plan budget for CDBG activities consists of
approximately $1,304,472 in 2025-2026 CDBG Entitlement Funds and $160,000 in
estimated program income under the CDBG program for a combined total of
$1,464,472.
Board approval of the attached resolution is recommended to continue important
community development initiatives in the City of Newport News.Jump to an indexed page (65 of 65)