SPOKANE, Wash. — A proposed federal budget cut is threatening the future of a longstanding Spokane resource for low and moderate-income households.
Spokane Neighborhood Action Partners (SNAP) said the proposed federal budget gets rid of the Community Development Block Grant program.
SNAP said this program is the backbone of the organization’s efforts to support housing stability, emergency home repairs, small business development and economic mobility.
“This funding isn’t just a grant—it’s a foundation,” said Julie Honekamp, CEO of SNAP. “It supports everything from keeping seniors safely housed to helping local entrepreneurs start small businesses. Without it, we risk unraveling a safety net that thousands of people depend on.”
In the past year, SNAP used this funding to complete home repairs for 276 families.
SNAP said this program also helped the organization provide one-on-one financial and housing counseling and small business coaching to the community.
If the proposed federal budget passes, SNAP said it could leave low-income homeowners in Spokane in unsafe housing conditions, more families could face homelessness, seniors and people with disabilities could lose access to financial counseling, small business owners may be cut off from tools, neighborhood improvement projects could be canceled or delayed and local contractors would see a drop in business.
“This is not just a funding cut—it’s a direct blow to Spokane’s stability and economic health,” Honekamp said. “CDBG allows us to meet people where they are, and without it, we’ll have fewer tools to do that.”
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