The City of Tulsa’s 2026 Annual Action Plan for federal housing and community development funding is expected to go before councilors this month for a vote — and it does not include any allocations for mental health treatment, domestic violence services or assistance for people with disabilities. The plan outlines how those funds will be allocated in the coming year.
Derek Langley, the city’s grants and contracts admin manager, presented the plan during the Tulsa Community Development Committee meeting March 31. It identifies several priority areas, including affordable housing, homelessness services, neighborhood investments, employment opportunities and services for low-income households.
But the breakdown of recommended investments shows programs for disability assistance, domestic violence survivors and mental health treatment did not make the cut.
Carson Colvin, a spokesman for the city, told the Flyer while no funding was recommended for those specific programs, many of them touch priority areas that were recommended for funding.
According to Langley, the city received 41 funding applications and recommended 23 of those projects for funding. He presented drawings of unit floor plans for Marshall Manor, an independent living apartment building for low- to moderate-income seniors, which received about $1.5 million in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding.
Langley said the plan reflects “level funding,” meaning the city does not anticipate major increases or decreases in funding across programs. Review the draft plan here.
This was informed by Faith Harl’s Documenter notes from the Tulsa Community Development Committee meeting March 31. If you’re interested in becoming a Documenter, visit us at documenters.org.
Editor’s note: This story was updated to include additional context. We also corrected Derek Langley’s title and the amount of funding awarded to Marshall Manor.
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