City of Sunnyvale
First Substantial Amendment to the FY 2025/26 Action Plan Summary Background
The City of Sunnyvale’s annual Action Plan describes the funding strategy for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnership programs each year. The Action Plan is a tool to assist in implementing the City’s five-year Consolidated Plan, and each Action Plan is developed through public input, analyses, and planning.
The City’s Citizen Participation Plan outlines the steps the City will take to encourage its residents to participate in developing each annual Action Plan, and any substantial amendments to the Action Plan that are proposed. The following change to the FY 2025/26 Action Plan justifies a substantial amendment – initiating the public notice requirements described in the Citizen Participation Plan.
Proposed Substantial Amendment
The City is proposing the following amendment:
1. To decrease its WorkFirst Sunnyvale allocation by $341,930 because the partnering agency, Downtown Streets Team, ceased operations and concluded all programs. The scope of the program to change by terminating on 11/24/2025.
a. Due to the closure of the agency – the scope of the program has changed significantly, and this Substantial Amendment will update the target date and funding amount.
Analysis
This proposal qualifies as a substantial amendment because it meets the criteria described in the City’s Citizen Participation Plan:
- To significantly change the purpose, scope, location, or beneficiaries of a project so that affected citizens have not had an opportunity to submit comments Public Process
The City provided public notice in the Sunnyvale Sun on December 12, 2025 – and provided opportunity to comment on the substantial amendment for a 30-day period. The Housing and Human Services Commission considered the amendment at a public hearing on February 25, 2026.
This City Council also considered the amendment at a public hearing on March 24, 2026.
Comments may be submitted to Matthew Hazel by email ([email protected]) or by phone:
408-730-7457
(Process Note: additions/revisions to the FY 2025/26 Action Plan are underlined, and red – and deletions have a horizontal line through the center, a strikethrough)
Attachment 2
1. On page 32 in Table 6 – Goals Summary, the second item is modified to include the correct funding amount and goal outcomes indicator:
Sort
Order
Goal Name Start
Year
End
Year
Category Geographic
Area
Needs
Addressed
Funding Goal Outcome
Indicator
1 Affordable
Housing 2025 2030 Affordable
Housing
Citywide
Target
Affordable
Housing
CDBG:
$439,779.00
HOME:
$57,584.93
Homeowner
Housing
Rehabilitated: 14
Household
Housing Unit
Other: 1
2 Expanding
Economic
Opportunity
for Low
Income HH
2025 2030
Non-Housing
Community
Development
Citywide
Target
Expanding
Economic
Opportunities
for LI
Households
CDBG:
$577,534.00
$235,604.42
Jobs
created/retained:
15 7 Jobs
Other: 60 20
Other
2. On page 33 in the table titled Goal Descriptions, the second item is modified to include the correct goal description:
2 Goal Name Expanding Economic Opportunity for Low Income HH Goal
Description
Support economic development activities that promote employment growth and help lower-income and/or homeless people secure and maintain jobs. WorkFirst Sunnyvale will assist 15 7 unhoused residents obtain work, and 60 20 homeless clients with job training/skills and classes to enable them to obtain or improve their employment and housing opportunities. Upwards / WeeCare will assist 8 microenterprise childcare facilities by providing coaching and digital tools to optimize operations allowing efficient management and expanding access to affordable working families Attachment 2
3. On pages 37 and 38 of the approved annual action plan, modify project #4 in the “Project Summary Information” table:
5 Project Name WorkFirst Sunnyvale CBDO Economic Development Activity Target Area Citywide Target
Goals Supported Expanding Economic Opportunity for Low Income HH Needs Addressed Expanding Economic Opportunities for LI Households Funding CDBG: $513,534.00 $171,604.42
Description This program provides work-readiness, job placement assistance, and supportive services for homeless and at-risk clients. This program is administered by a valid Community Based
Development Organization, as determined by HUD.
Target Date 6/30/2020 11/24/2025
Estimate the number and
type of families that will
benefit from the proposed
activities
Assist 60 20 homeless clients with job training and job-placement services, to enable them to obtain or improve their employment and housing opportunities.
Location Description Citywide
Planned Activities This program provides work-readiness, job placement assistance, and supportive services for homeless and at-risk clients. This program is administered by a valid Community Based
Development Organization, as determined by HUD.
4. On page 45, update section AP-65 when answering about helping homeless persons transition to independent living:
Funded activities that help unhoused individuals transition to permanent housing includes WorkFirst Sunnyvale . The total CDBG funding planned for this activity is about $513,534 $171,604.42 in 2025.
Attachment 2