NOTICE OF HEARINGS FOR THE CITY OF GREAT FALLS’ 2026 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN AND 30-DAY PUBLIC REVIEW PERIOD   NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requires that entitlements receiving certain HUD funds prepare an Annual Action Plan as a component to their Five-Year Consolidated Plan. In Great Falls, this requirement applies to the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and the HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME).   The City of Great Falls is preparing a Draft Action Plan for the 2026 Program Year (PY) and is seeking citizen participation and input in accordance with the city’s Citizen Participation Plan. The purpose of the Annual Action Plan is to describe resources expected to be available to address the needs identified in the Consolidated Plan, describe the method for and geographic distribution of funds, describe activities it plans to undertake to address housing and non-housing community development activities as well as describe other actions it intends to take during the next year.   All Draft Plan documents will be available on our agency website as follows: https://greatfallsmt.gov/788/Plans-Amendments-Reports.   The City of Great Falls invites all residents, public agencies, and other interested parties to review the 2026 Draft Action Plan and provide comments. The public comment period is from August 5 to September 4, 2026. Any interest person may appear and speak about this request at the public hearings or submit written comments to the Great Falls City Commission, P.O. Box 5021, Great Falls, MT 59403, or by email to commission @greatfallsmt.gov.   Public meetings for the Annual Action Plan will take place on Tuesday, August 4, 2026 and Tuesday, August 18, 2026 at the Commission Chambers Room 206, Civic Center Building, 2 Park Drive South, Great Falls, MT at 7:00 P.M.   The agenda packet for those public meetings will be made available on the City’s website: https://greatfallsmt.net/meetings, and is on file for public inspection during the regular office hours at the City Clerk’s Office, 2 Park Drive South, Room 204, Great Falls, MT, or contact us at (406) 455-8451. If special accommodations for disabilities are needed, please use the Text Telephone (TTY) Montana Relay Service at 1-800-253-4091 or dial 711.   For additional information or language assistance, please contact Melissa Kinzler at least 7 days prior to the meetings. Public comments on the Draft Annual Action Plan may be directed via U.S. Mail to Melissa Kinzer, Finance Director, P.O. Box 5021, Great Falls, MT 59403 or via email to mkinzler@greatfallsmt.gov before 5:00 P.M. on September 4, 2026. Include Public Comment for the 2026 Annual Action Plan in the subject line, and include the name of the commenter and either an address or whether the commenter is a city resident. # 12501719 7/22, 7/29, 2026 MNAXLP