2025-2029 Consolidated Plan#
The Consolidated Plan guides how the City allocates federal funding from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to support community development and affordable housing. Over the next five years, HUD is expected to invest nearly $8.5 million into Fort Collins to improve living conditions for primarily low- and moderate-income persons and households.
Please reference this webpage for updates on Consolidated Plan outreach, engagement and public review draft when available.
What is the Consolidated Plan?#
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“The Consolidated Plan is designed to help states and local jurisdictions to assess their affordable housing and community development needs and market conditions and to make data-driven, place-based investment decisions. The consolidated planning process serves as the framework for a community-wide dialogue to identify housing and community development priorities that align and focus funding from the CPD formula block grant programs….” -www.hud.gov
The City of Fort Collins is a recipient of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program and HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) Program funds.
- City officials anticipate investing nearly $8.5 million in CDBG and HOME funds into the community over the next five years.
- The Consolidated Plan identifies the community needs that will be prioritized with these funds and contains goals to accomplish for identified priority.
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The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program supports community development activities to build stronger and more resilient communities. To support community development, activities are identified through an ongoing process. Activities may address needs such as infrastructure, economic development projects, public facilities installation, community centers, housing rehabilitation, public services, clearance/acquisition, microenterprise assistance, code enforcement, homeowner assistance, etc.
HOME Program funds can be used to increase the supply of safe and sanitary housing affordable to low-income people. Eligible uses include development of new housing, rehabilitation of existing housing, tenant based rental assistance and homeownership assistance.
Community and Stakeholder Engagement#
The Social Sustainability Department hosted a series of engagement activities to update federally-required planning documents, as well as the creation of new plans and strategies that will inform our future work and funding interests. Input from community members and stakeholders who work in human services is used to better understand the needs of our community members and how best to allocate federal funds over the next five years.
Planning and engagement efforts will extend throughout 2024, and draft goals will be shared for input before the plan is finalized.
Consolidated Plan Timeline#
Final Document Deadline: August 2025.
- Community & Stakeholder Engagement
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- Community Questionnaire (completed June 2024)
- Focus groups (completed July 2024)
- Stakeholder interviews (completed October 2024)
- Needs assessment (completed October 2024)
- Data collection & analysis (completed October 2024)
- Public meeting (completed October 23, 2024)
- Draft Goals Available for Input
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Scroll down to view the Draft Goals and to provide input
- Public Review Period for Draft Consolidated Plan
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- 30-day Public Review Period
- Revisions based on public participation and feedback
- Submission to HUD
2025-2029 Consolidated Plan DRAFT Goals#
Increase the supply of affordable housing units
Increase both rental and ownership housing with the following priorities: mixed-income housing, permanent supportive housing, and/or housing with co-location of services (case management, childcare, etc.). Prioritize projects serving special populations including people experiencing homelessness, families, seniors, unaccompanied youth, people with disabilities, and people with very low incomes. Prioritize projects that have nearby access to transit, grocery, employment, and other community amenities/resources. May include construction, acquisition, adaptive re-use, down payment assistance, etc.
Preserve existing affordable housing
Invest in preservation activities that maintain and/or improve affordable housing stock conditions and numbers. Includes rehabilitation of existing units and acquisition to prevent conversion to market rate. Rehabilitation efforts will extend the life of the preserved unit for a minimum of 15 years and prioritize healthy indoor and outdoor spaces for residents and energy efficiency upgrades. May also include ownership supports such as emergency repairs, energy efficiency upgrades, and accessibility modifications.
Provide emergency sheltering and services
Support projects that provide emergency shelter, shelter-related services, and/or residency programs for individuals and families experiencing homelessness, including comprehensive case management for long-term stabilization. May include extreme weather emergency sheltering for people experiencing homelessness and other vulnerable populations.
Provide housing stabilization services
Includes displacement, eviction, foreclosure, and homelessness prevention services such as short-term financial assistance (rent, utilities, etc.), housing counseling, comprehensive case management, and direct service coordination.
**All funding recommendations will include additional consideration for projects that serve historically underrepresented populations and disproportionately impacted identities, such as seniors, individuals with disabilities, unaccompanied youth, persons experiencing homelessness, LGBTQIA+, victims of abuse and persons of color.
Do you have feedback on the Draft Goals? Send us a message below!#
*Please note that your comment(s) may be included in documentation submitted to HUD, but your name and contact information will remain confidential.
For more information please contact:
- Dianne Tjalkens, Grants Program Administrator
- Email: dtjalkens@fcgov.com
- Phone: 970-221-6734