FY 2026-2027 Program Descriptions and Funding Recommendations

CITY OF CHANDLER 
FISCAL YEAR 2026–2027  
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) 
PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS AND FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS 
 
CDBG Public Services: 
 
COC Community Development and Resources – Client Services 
Recommendation:     $50,000 
 
Funding to continue to provide client services to individuals experiencing unsheltered 
homelessness in Chandler. This funding provides partial support for a community resource 
representative who serves as the first point of contact to those experiencing homelessness or 
at risk of homelessness and seeking assistance. Funding provides the continued coordination 
of communications and general support with the community navigation team. 
 
COC Housing and Redevelopment – Public Housing Youth Program 
Recommendation:   $172,923 
 
Funding to continue to provide after school and intersession programming to youth, ages 6-
18, who reside in Chandler’s Public Housing family sites. Activities include academic support; 
mentoring; youth development; arts; books and reading services; and sports and recreation. 
Programming is offered Monday through Friday on regular school days at each public housing 
site. During intersession, youth from all public housing sites come together to participate in 
regular programming and special events. In the summer months, activities are offered in the 
morning for younger children, in the afternoon for all ages, and in the evening for teens. 
 
CDBG Capital Projects, Housing, and Neighborhood Revitalization: 
COC Community Development and Resources – Homeowner Rehabilitation Program  
Recommendation:   $425,000 
 
Funding to continue support staff who identify, assess, and prepare single-family Chandler 
homeowners with low- and moderate-income that have significant housing rehabilitation 
needs to receive assistance. The City will process client applications to determine eligibility for 
program assistance. The Homeowner Rehabilitation program works in tandem with a third-
party contractor which provides emergency repairs, minor repairs, ADA modifications and 
exterior improvements. Program funding benefits households by:  (1) addressing the health, 
safety, or welfare of households; (2) making improvements or modifications to remove 
accessibility barriers; and (3) elevating neighborhoods.

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COC Neighborhood Preservation - Code Enforcement in Low–Mod Neighborhoods 
 
Recommendation:     $100,000 
 
Funding to continue the systematic, proactive inspection program in CDBG eligible areas, with 
an emphasis on north Chandler. The program supports a Code Inspector specifically assigned 
to low- and moderate-income areas to initiate code enforcement inspections and take 
necessary enforcement actions to remediate neighborhood degradation. Residents receive an 
advisory notice providing information about common code violations for self-evaluation and 
correction prior to inspection. 
 
Public Facility and Infrastructure Improvements 
Recommendation:   $441,002 
 
Funding to support public facilities and infrastructure improvements in low- and moderate-
income areas. Funding may also be provided for public facilities that serve special needs 
groups. Potential activities may include capital projects to support neighborhood facilities; 
parks and recreational facilities; community gardens; streets; and sidewalks.