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Commissioners adopt HUD five-year consolidated plan framework and accept $240,000 ESG award
Summary
The board approved the county’s five-year consolidated plan framework and 2025 annual plan required by HUD and accepted a $240,000 Emergency Solutions Grant administered through DCED to fund emergency shelters, rapid rehousing, street outreach and homelessness prevention.
Cumberland County staff presented the county’s five-year consolidated plan framework and the 2025 annual plan required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and commissioners approved the plans so the county can meet HUD’s May 15 submission timeline.
Mary Kuna, who led the presentation, said the county worked with consultant Michael Baker to gather public input through focus groups, a community survey, a housing summit, two public meetings and two public hearings. The draft plan prioritizes investments in homeownership, housing rehabilitation, new housing development, code enforcement, public services and public facilities; the commissioners voted to adopt the planning framework and the annual plan.
Kuna also presented a separate but related state grant acceptance: the county applied for and received a $240,000 Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development. Kuna said the ESG funds target services for people who are housed but need assistance such as emergency shelter, rapid rehousing, street outreach and homelessness prevention. The county named three partner agencies that will receive funds under the award: Safe Harbor, Community Cares and Domestic Violence Services.
Why it matters: adopting the HUD plan framework keeps the county eligible for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME funds and sets investment priorities for the next five years; accepting the ESG award provides immediate funding for homelessness response partners.
Timing and next steps: Kuna told commissioners HUD requires plan submission by May 15; the county and Carlisle Borough jointly prepared plans to align regional needs. Kuna cautioned that HUD sometimes delays notices of actual funding levels, which can postpone final allocations, but that the county must have its plan in place by the deadline.
Board action: commissioners moved and seconded approval of the five-year consolidated plan framework and the 2025 annual plan and voted to accept the $240,000 ESG award; votes were recorded as aye.
Ending: staff said they will return to the board once HUD notifies actual funding amounts so the county can match specific awards to projects and provider contracts.
