30-Day Comment Period Opens for 2024 HUD Action Plan
Published on February 25, 2024
Community members can comment on the draft Annual Action Plan(PDF, 1015KB) for Program Year 2024 starting Sunday, February 25, through Monday, March 25. Comments can be provided by email to cpedcompliance@kalamazoocity.org, by phone to (269) 337-8210, or by mail to the City's Community Planning & Economic Development Office, 245 N Rose Street, Kalamazoo, MI 49007.
View the Draft Program Year 2024 Action Plan(PDF, 1015KB)
The City prepares a Consolidated Plan(PDF, 2MB) every five years which identifies community needs. The plan’s goals and objectives were developed through a needs assessment of housing, homelessness, special needs populations, and community development, as well as consultations with area agencies and citizen input. The resulting priorities are:
- Improve the amount of decent and affordable housing in the city
- Work towards ending homelessness by supporting HUD’s Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness implemented through the Kalamazoo County Continuum of Care
- Advance the sustainability of the CDBG-eligible neighborhoods identified in the Consolidated Plan through the continuation of city services and redevelopment of key neighborhood improvements
- Develop well-adjusted and productive adults through supporting youth programs and activities that provide positive experiences and opportunities to enhance interests, skills, and abilities into adulthood.
Action Plans are prepared each year to outline how the federal funding received from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development will be used to meet the Consolidated Plan priorities. The anticipated total funding expected in this PY2024 Draft Action Plan is $2,184,771 through Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME entitlement grants. The City will also use approximately $36,000 in anticipated program income and $45,420 in previously unallocated funds, bringing the total available budget to $2,266,191.
The draft Action Plan details specific activities that will be funded like youth programs, critical home repairs, roof replacement, and crime awareness and prevention, among other investments. So far in the 2019-2024 Consolidated Plan period, 549 homes have received repairs or rehabilitation, 35 homes have been remediated of lead-based paint, 609 people experiencing homelessness received supportive services, and 29 blighted buildings were demolished, among other activities.
For more information, please contact Julie Johnston at the Community Planning and Economic Development Department at (269) 337-8210 or johnstonj@kalamazoocity.org. You can view all community development plans and reports here.