2025 Community Development Block Grant Consolidated Plan

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The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program, managed by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), provides essential funding to the City of Mankato. The goal of the CDBG program is to provide decent housing, develop suitable living environments, and expand economic opportunities, principally for low- and moderate-income residents. The City of Mankato is an entitlement community that receives approximately $400,000 each year from HUD for the CDBG program. To continue receiving these funds, HUD requires the creation of a Five-Year Consolidated Plan.

The City of Mankato is seeking input from community members to help shape the new Five-Year Plan for 2025-2029. By understanding community needs, identifying opportunities, and evaluating existing programs, we aim to ensure that our plan reflects the priorities of Mankato residents.

Why Your Input Matters

We want to hear from you! By participating, you can help:

  • Shape Mankato's Future: Your voice can direct how CDBG funds are utilized in our community.
  • Prioritize Initiatives: Help us focus on key areas like affordable housing, economic development, and public services.
  • Innovate: Share your creative ideas on how CDBG funds can be used to enhance our community.

Get Involved

Join us in making a difference. Your feedback is invaluable in helping us create a plan that meets the needs and priorities of our community.

Two ways you can participate:

  1. Complete the community survey below by March 1.
  2. Attend an in-person public engagement on February 20 at 1:00 p.m. OR 5:30 p.m. for a facilitated discussion. Complete Details

The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program, managed by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), provides essential funding to the City of Mankato. The goal of the CDBG program is to provide decent housing, develop suitable living environments, and expand economic opportunities, principally for low- and moderate-income residents. The City of Mankato is an entitlement community that receives approximately $400,000 each year from HUD for the CDBG program. To continue receiving these funds, HUD requires the creation of a Five-Year Consolidated Plan.

The City of Mankato is seeking input from community members to help shape the new Five-Year Plan for 2025-2029. By understanding community needs, identifying opportunities, and evaluating existing programs, we aim to ensure that our plan reflects the priorities of Mankato residents.

Why Your Input Matters

We want to hear from you! By participating, you can help:

  • Shape Mankato's Future: Your voice can direct how CDBG funds are utilized in our community.
  • Prioritize Initiatives: Help us focus on key areas like affordable housing, economic development, and public services.
  • Innovate: Share your creative ideas on how CDBG funds can be used to enhance our community.

Get Involved

Join us in making a difference. Your feedback is invaluable in helping us create a plan that meets the needs and priorities of our community.

Two ways you can participate:

  1. Complete the community survey below by March 1.
  2. Attend an in-person public engagement on February 20 at 1:00 p.m. OR 5:30 p.m. for a facilitated discussion. Complete Details

  • Affordable Housing

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    Used funds towards site acquisition costs to leverage Low Income Housing Tax Credits from Minnesota Housing (among other tools) and has also been used to support Habitat for Humanity.

    • Walnut Towers (now Alma): Rehab to preserve 86 existing units of affordable housing (rehab underway)
    • Lewis Lofts: Construct 64 units of affordable senior housing
    • Dublin Crossing: Construction of 50 affordable housing units
    • Dublin Heights: Construction of 45 affordable housing units
    • Habitat for Humanity: Purchased 1 lot which then had 1 single family dwelling constructed

  • Public Facility Rehabilitation

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    • Welcome Inn
    • Theresa House
    • Connections homeless shelters

  • Park Improvements

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    Lions Park Shelter

    • Lions Park
    • Stoltzman Park
    • Columbia Park
    • Erlandson Park
    • Bienapfl Park
    • Washington Park

  • Public Service Grants

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    • VINE Faith in Action: Services for seniors to maintain independence, including Meals on Wheels, home chores, transportation, companionship, and support for refugees and immigrants.
    • Tapestry: Provided transportation, interpretation, and childcare support for refugees and immigrants in Mankato.
    • ECHO Food Shelf: Purchased food for low to moderate income households.
    • Open Door Health Center: Medical, dental, and behavioral health visits for low to moderate income individuals.
    • MSU Public Dental Clinic: Comprehensive dental care for low to moderate income households.
    • Feeding Our Communities Partners (FOCP): Food packs for low-income elementary school children during weekends and breaks.
    • Lutheran Social Service Crisis Nursery: Childcare support for families in crisis.
    • Subsistence Payments: Rent, rent deposit, and utility assistance to prevent eviction and homelessness.
    • Christian Family Solutions: Technology needs for the Mankato Adolescent Day Treatment Program.
    • Beyond Brink: Training for housing support staff to serve high-risk populations with substance use and mental health disorders.
    • MY Place: Additional staff time to increase operating hours and serve students better.
    • Salvation Army: Utilities and staffing for day shelter operation.

  • 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan Goals

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    2020 - 2024 CONSOLIDATED PLAN GOALS
    		 GOAL DESCRIPTION
    1. Rental Goal includes improving conditions of rental housing, improving relationships between landlords and renters while also providing education related to rental housing, and to provide assistance with rent, security deposits, and other renter eligibility criteria to obtain housing.
    2. Owner Occupied Housing Rehabilitation To rehabilitate owner occupied housing units benefitting low to moderate income households. Lead hazards will be removed and units will be brought into code compliance.
    3. Homeless Shelter Beds Funds to preserve or increase the number of homeless shelter beds.
    4. Affordable Housing Funds will be provided to assist with the creation or preservation of affordable housing. Funds would be leveraged with Low Income Housing Tax Credits.
    5. Seniors Funds to complete improvements to homes of seniors to allow them to continue to remain living in their homes and to provide chore services for seniors.
    6. Park Improvements Funds to provide improvements to neighborhood parks located within low/moderate income neighborhoods.
    7. COVID-19 Funds to assist with needs due to COVID-19. May include food assistance, assistance to homeless providers to meet needs of people experiencing homelessness during COVID-19, assistance to non-profits for costs of sanitizing and/or personal protection equipment (PPE), additional staff time, technology needed to continue service delivery, and outreach on COVID-19. The funds could also be used for sanitizing and PPE needed to address a COVID-19 outbreak situation in a multi-family housing or long term care facility that serves low to moderate income households.
    8. Child Care Access to affordable childcare is need in our community, as prior to the pandemic, there was an extreme shortage of available childcare spots and childcare assistance vouchers provided an insufficient amount of money to help secure a spot for families that qualified.
    9. Transportation Transportation services for low to moderate income individuals and families to transport them to work in the evening hours and transportation for seniors and disabled to access medical care and senior center.
    10. Public Services Funds to support public services for continuing services or to expand services to meet identified community needs. May include public services related to providing medical care, transportation, chore services, food support and education to new immigrants to those who are low to moderate income.
    11. Food Support Improving the quality of life for low-income citizens will be achieved by providing food support for children as well as adults.
    12. Medical Care Access to adequate medical care for those that uninsured or underinsured.
    13. Education for New Americans Program to help educate new immigrants regarding various topics, such as the role of public safety, terms of lease agreements and the resources available to assist them in the community.
    14. Business Assistance Assistance to businesses, particularly disadvantaged businesses and microbusinesses, through low interest loans, forgivable loans, or technical assistance.
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