Frisco's yearly accounting of how it spent its federal Community Development Block Grant money comes before the city's Social Services and Housing Board for a public hearing on Wednesday, Nov. 11.
The draft Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report covers the grant's 2025 program year, Oct. 1, 2025, through Sept. 30, 2026. After the board acts, the report goes to the City Council and then to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Where the money went
The draft says the city had $797,217 in block grant money available and spent $499,094.73 during the year, a figure that includes money carried over from earlier years. Of the program year's funds, $95,210.79 went to planning and administering the grant.
The largest reach came through Frisco Family Services, where a bilingual caseworker paid with grant money helped 615 residents at risk of losing their housing with food, rent and utility help and other services. The city's one-year target was 430.
Other results listed in the report:
- Shelter: The city put $35,116.60 toward The Samaritan Inn, which the report describes as "the only adult homeless shelter in Collin County", and 21 Frisco residents were served there. The report notes Frisco has no homeless shelter of its own.
- Seniors: Meals on Wheels of Collin County delivered 26,387 meals to 133 Frisco seniors.
- Home repairs: The owner-occupied rehabilitation program finished major repairs on three homes, two for low-income owners and one for a moderate-income owner, at an average of $35,719 each. The goal for the year was five.
On the repair shortfall, the draft says the city needs to keep building awareness of the program and plans more presentations, event booths, senior center talks, flyers and mailers to bring in applications.
