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Each year, Community Development creates multiple reports for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) or for other housing initiatives.
Current Engagement Opportunities
The City is seeking input on the FY24-25 Annual Action Plan!
The City of Raleigh needs your input on affordable housing and community development needs! Each year, the City of Raleigh receives funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). These funds are used for affordable housing initiatives. Initiatives include creating affordable rental and homeownership housing, helping those experiencing or at-risk of homelessness, providing public services to persons with low- and moderate-incomes, and supporting community development needs.
To access these funds, the City must submit an Annual Action Plan. The Annual Action Plan is the City’s application to HUD for funding and provides a framework for goals. Annual Action Plans align with the City’s 5-year Consolidated Plan (ConPlan). The ConPlan outlines how federal resources should address community needs (identified through extensive feedback).
| Dates | Engagement Type |
|---|---|
| November 1-December 15 | Affordable Housing and Community Development Needs Survey Open |
| November 16 | Public Meeting - In Person |
| November 20 | Public Meeting - Virtual |
| December 5 | Public Hearing - "Housing and Community Development Programs - Federal Grant Funding – FY 2024-25 Annual Action Plan" |
| March 2024 | Additional public meetings to be held - check back here for updates! |
| March 1-April 1 | Draft Annual Action Plan posted and public comment period open |
| April 2 | Public Hearing to receive feedback on draft Annual Action Plan |
| May 7 | City Council votes to approve Annual Action Plan |
Annual Action Plan
Each year, the City receives federal funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The City is required to develop an Annual Action Plan to show how the funds will be used to support affordable housing and community development. The Annual Action Plan:
- Serves as an application to HUD for annual entitlement funding for the following federal programs: Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnership (HOME), and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG).
- Provides a budget and framework for production goals
- Directly aligns with the City’s 5-year Consolidated Plan (ConPlan) 2021-2025, which is an assessment of local housing and community development needs and outlines how federal funds will be used to address them (more info below)
- The FY 2023-2024 AAP is the fourth-year implementation of the current ConPlan
The FY 2023-2024 Annual Action Plan was adopted by City Council on May 2, 2023. The FY 2024-2025 Annual Action Plan is underway! View Current Engagement Opportunities and sign up for Community Development email alerts to stay updated.
5 Year Consolidated Plan
Every five years, the City of Raleigh creates a Consolidated Plan (ConPlan). The ConPlan serves as an application for funding to (HUD) and provides a budget and framework for production goals during this period. To develop the Consolidated Plan, staff incorporates input from public meetings and hearings, surveys, as well as data analysis to determine housing and community development needs and concerns within the city. To address these identified needs, the plan establishes priority goals and the funds and resources available. Once the Consolidated Plan has been approved by the City Council, it is submitted to HUD for review and approval before implementation.
Three Priority Goals were established in the 2021-2025 Consolidated Plan and process:
- Increase the Supply of Affordable Housing - Programs include but are not limited to: affordable rental development and preservation, homeownership down payment assistance, homebuyer counseling, homeowner rehabs and repairs, and new homeowner units.
- Increase services to build self-sufficiency and sustainability - Community Enhancement Grant funds public services that support neighborhood improvement or innovative services for low- and moderate-income persons and neighborhoods. This includes job training and workforce development programs.
- Enhance the homeless-to-housing continuum – Services such as Homelessness prevention, emergency shelter, street outreach, and rapid re-housing to help those experiencing or at-risk of homelessness.
How to Provide Input
As part of the process of creating the Consolidated and Action Plans, Housing and Neighborhoods staff solicit and collect input from the public and partners through the following:
- Public Hearings at City Council meetings
- Public Meetings
- Surveys
- Comment Periods
- Agency consultations
Community input is critical to the creation of these plans as outlined in the City's Community Development Citizen Participation Plan. If you would like to be notified of upcoming opportunities to participate, please join thousands on our GovDelivery email service (see Subscribe box on the right side of this page and select Community Development and Small Business on the following page).
Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER)
Each year, the City submits a Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. This report summarizes how the City used federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME, Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), CARES Act, and local funding in carrying out its housing and community development programs from July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023. A summary of the report is also included.
Affordable Housing Annual Report
The Housing and Neighborhoods Department combats cost burden and housing instability by creating and preserving affordable housing from a variety of angles: down payment assistance for first-time homebuyers, home rehabilitation for elderly and disabled homeowners, gap financing for affordable rental housing developers, and financial and planning support for homelessness service providers.
We invite you to read the Affordable Housing Annual report to see the Department’s affordable housing initiatives and accomplishments in Fiscal Year 2021-2022 and our priorities for Fiscal Year 2022-2023.
HOME-ARP Allocation Plan
As part of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP), the City of Raleigh was awarded $5,248,760 in HOME-ARP funds to assist individuals or households who are homeless, at risk of homelessness, and other vulnerable populations. Funds can be used to provide housing, supportive services, and non-congregate shelter to reduce homelessness and increase housing stability.
In order to access these funds, the City must develop a HOME-ARP allocation plan, which describes how the City intends to use these funds. The City of Raleigh’s Draft HOME-ARP Allocation Plan was available for comment from August 9 – September 8, 2022. In addition, a public hearing on the draft plan was held September 6 during the City Council meeting at 7 p.m.
Affordable Housing Location Policy
The purpose of the Affordable Housing Location Policy is to set forth desired outcomes relative to the creation or preservation of affordable multi-family rental housing with the overall goal of affirmatively furthering fair housing choice for all residents.
Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice (AI)
The Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice (AI) is a review of a jurisdiction’s laws, regulations, and administrative policies, procedures, and practices affecting the location, availability, and accessibility of housing. It is also an assessment of conditions, both public and private, affecting fair housing choice. In 2015, The City of Raleigh partnered with the Town of Cary, Raleigh Housing Authority, Wake County, and the Housing Authority of the County of Wake to prepare a regional Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice (AI). In late 2019, all five entities combined to provide a comprehensive, regional analysis.
- The 2020 AI has been completed: 2020 Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice
- To view the 2015 AI: 2015 Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice.
For more information, contact the City at 919-996-4330 or email cd.info@raleighnc.gov. Speech or hearing impaired persons may call 919-996-3107; language translation 919-996-4330.
Affordable Housing Improvement Plan
The Raleigh City Council adopted this Affordable Housing Improvement Plan on October 20, 2015 for FY2016-FY2020. Increasing the supply of affordable housing and neighborhood revitalization are major objectives of the City’s Strategic Plan.
House America
House America: An All-Hands-on-Deck Effort to Address the Nation’s Homelessness Crisis is a federal initiative in which the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) invites mayors, city and county leaders, tribal nation leaders, and governors into a national partnership. House America will utilize the historic investments provided through the American Rescue Plan to address the crisis of homelessness through a Housing First approach.
On behalf of the City of Raleigh, Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin has committed to the House America initiative and will serve as a partner. View the letter of support
HUD Income Limits
Every year, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) sets income and rent limits. These limits are used for many of the programs offered through the Housing and Neighborhoods Department. The incomes and rents are updated annually.