(RECAP: On Monday, the Charlottesville City Council approved changes to a policy that limits how much money the city can give to nonprofits and community agencies outside of a yearly application process that is part of the annual budget development process. Brandon Collins, an organizer with the Public Housing Association of Residents, said the funding would pay for the salaries of housing residents who apply for the pilot program, which is being established in partnership with PHAR, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Charlottesville, Piedmont Virginia Community College and the Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority. The pilot program is expected to start with the repair of 20 public housing units that the housing authority recently deemed uninhabitable.)

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(RECAP: A $1 million grant from the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development will help fund a business district revitalization project that includes façade improvements, new signage, landscaping, street furniture, pedestrian crosswalks, development of a marketing website and a marketing plot for the town.)

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(RECAP: The Trump administration last month gave states the option to add work requirements as a condition of receiving Medicaid benefits, and a leaked document showing potential changes in legislation drafted by HUD suggests a similar requirement for federal housing help is in the works. Under the legislation outlined in the document, HUD proposes an optional work requirement of up to 32 hours per week per adult benefiting from housing vouchers, public housing, or project-based rental help.)

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