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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
2026-2027 Annual Action Plan Survey, Public Meetings, and Public Hearing
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.
The City of Raleigh is projected to get $4.5 million in federal funding next year. We need your input on how to use it! Please take our survey on affordable housing and community development needs.
Attend a Public Meeting to Learn More and Make Your Voice Heard
The City of Raleigh Housing & Community Development Department will host three public meetings and a Public Hearing to receive input from the community to inform the draft 2026-2027 Annual Action Plan and review program performance. Join us in person or virtually at one of the dates below:
Public Meeting - Tuesday, Nov. 25, 6 - 7 p.m.
Chavis Community Center - Reception Hall
505 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd
Public Meeting - Virtual - Wednesday, Nov. 26, 6 - 7 p.m.
Meeting Link
Public Hearing (pending City Council authorization):
Tuesday, December 2, 2025 – 7:00 PM
City of Raleigh Council Chambers, Raleigh Municipal Building
222 W. Hargett St, Raleigh, NC 27601
To speak at the public hearing, please sign up by 5:00 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 cd.info@raleighnc.gov. A public survey will also be available until December 31—Please search for ‘Community Housing and Needs Assessment’ on the City’s website.
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.
Public Meeting - Virtual - Wednesday, Dec. 3, 6 - 7 p.m.
Meeting Link
Questions? Contact cd.info@raleighnc.gov or 919-996-4330
On or about Monday, December 8, 2025, the City of Raleigh will submit a request to the HUD/Greensboro Field Office for the release of HOME Program funds under the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act of 1990, to undertake a project called Fisher Grove.
Fisher Grove is a proposed new construction multi-family development located on approximately 4.44 acres at 401 Elder Groves Way, Raleigh, NC, 27610. The project is in the final phase of the redevelopment of Washington Terrace. The four-building development consists of 166 units, serving tenants between 20% Area Median Income (AMI) and 60% AMI. There will be a special focus on providing units for low-income residents, as 9 units will serve those earning no more than 20% AMI, 9 units up to 30% AMI, 16 units up to 50% AMI, and 132 units earning up to 60% AMI.
Please see the links for more information on the project and details on how to review and provide comments or objections.
All comments received by Sunday, December 7, 2025, will be considered by the City of Raleigh prior to authorizing the submission of the request for release of funds.
The City of Raleigh has determined that this project will have no significant impact on the human environment.
Notice of Intent
Finding of No Significant Impact Determination
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 first-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 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 $5,256,688 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.
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.
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.
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, Former Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin has committed to the House America initiative and will serve as a partner. View the letter of support