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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 of Raleigh Housing and Community Development Department will hold one Public Hearing and a thirty (30) day public comment period to gather input on a proposed Substantial Amendment to the City’s HOME-ARP Allocation Plan.
Public Hearing (pending City Council authorization):
September 1, 2026 – 7:00 PM
City of Raleigh Council Chambers, Raleigh Municipal Building
222 W. Hargett St, Raleigh, NC 27601
The City of Raleigh received $5,256,688 in HOME Investment Partnerships American Rescue Plan (HOME-ARP) funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to reduce homelessness and increase housing stability. Staff propose a substantial amendment to the City's HUD-accepted HOME-ARP Allocation Plan reallocating $3,636,688 from the acquisition and development of non-congregate shelter to Supportive Services.
Since the plan was accepted, countywide shelter capacity has increased, including additional non-congregate units for families. At the same time, stabilization services that help individuals secure and maintain permanent housing remain a significant gap in the county.
Reallocating these funds to Supportive Services directs the City's one-time HOME-ARP resources to the system's highest priority gap and aligns City investments with those of Wake County and other Continuum of Care partners, including the Wake at Home initiative launched in 2026. Supportive Services is a flexible activity that allows the City to fund a broad range of assistance to help households obtain and maintain permanent housing.
The amendment also establishes a preference for households experiencing homelessness in the supportive services activity and describes preferences the City may apply to its affordable rental housing activity, with no change to affordable rental housing funding.
Under the City's adopted Citizen Participation Plan, the proposed changes require a public hearing and a 30-day public comment period, which will run from August 4, 2026, through September 4, 2026.
Following Council approval, the amendment will be submitted to HUD as an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2021 Annual Action Plan.
The draft Substantial Amendment is available at the link above and in physical copy at the Housing and Community Development Department, 421 Fayetteville Street, Suite 1200.
To speak at the public hearing, please sign up by 3:00 PM on the Friday before the hearing. Visit the City of Raleigh Public Hearings web page for more information. You may also call the Clerk's office at 919-996-3040 to sign up.
Written comments may be submitted by email to housing@raleighnc.gov through September 4, 2026.
Accessibility and Language Services
Interpreter services (including American Sign Language) and accommodations for persons with disabilities or limited English proficiency are available at no cost with advance notice. Please allow at least five (5) business days for arrangements. Requests may be submitted via the City’s Public Hearings web page or by contacting the City Clerk’s Office.
For additional information, please email housing@raleighnc.gov or call 919-996-4330.
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.
The 2026-2030 Plan was adopted by City Council on June 17, 2025 – Please see the Consolidated Plan 2026-2030 page for additional information.
Three Priority Goals were established in the 2026-2030 Consolidated Plan and process:
- Increase Affordable Housing Options - 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.
- Prevent and Reduce Homelessness – Services such as Homelessness prevention, emergency shelter, street outreach, and rapid re-housing to help those experiencing or at-risk of homelessness.
- Increase Housing Stabilization & Supportive Services - 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. The Human Services Grant program funds direct services to vulnerable residents - Older Adults, Youth, Individuals Facing Housing Insecurity, Persons with Disabilities, Persons with Substance Use Disorders.
Public Input
As part of the process of creating the Consolidated and Action Plans, Housing and Neighborhoods staff solicited and collected input from the public and partners through the following:
- Public Hearings at City Council meetings
- Public Meetings
- Surveys
- Comment Periods
- Agency consultations
Community input has been critical to the creation of these plans.
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) 2026-2030, 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 2026-2027 AAP is the second-year implementation of the 2026-2030 ConPlan
The FY 2025-2026 Annual Action Plan was adopted by City Council on June 17, 2025 as part of the 2026-2030 Consolidated Plan.
Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER)
Each year, the City of Raleigh 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 utilized the federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG); Home Investment Partnerships Program (HOME); Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG); and local funding in carrying out its housing and community development programs from July 1 through June 30 each year.
Affordable Housing Annual Report
The Housing and Community Development 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 $5,256,688 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. The adopted plan was reviewed and accepted by HUD on April 18, 2023, and updated in June 2025.
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.
Citizen Participation Plan
The City of Raleigh receives entitlement grant funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and must develop a Citizen Participation Plan. Public engagement fulfills the City’s commitment to Raleigh residents and helps the City identify community needs, define community development goals, and determine the best approach to accomplish each goal. Meaningful engagement helps align City decisions with residents’ needs and empowers them to influence those decisions.
The Citizen Participation Plan provides policies and procedures to encourage public involvement in the development, implementation, and assessment of the City of Raleigh’s federal reports and federally funded programs.
Citizen participation is a critical piece of the City’s planning process. The goals of the Citizen Participation Plan (CPP) are:
- To involve the community in identifying housing and community development needs, reviewing proposed activities, and assessing program performance in accordance with the annually adopted schedules.
- To enable the City to respond to the needs of its citizens through community development and housing programs, policies, and plans.
- To encourage citizens, particularly very low-, low- and moderate-income persons, residents of rapidly changing Community Development, members of minority groups, nonprofit agencies, public housing residents, the business and civic community, and special populations to submit their comments, questions, and proposals regarding the City’s community development programs.