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Decatur staff to submit 2025–2029 HUD consolidated plan, annual action plan covering about $420,000
Summary
City staff told the Decatur City Council they are ready to submit the city's 2025'2029 consolidated plan and the 2025 annual action plan to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, directing federal funds toward first-time homebuyer assistance, weatherization and other local services.
Decatur City staff said they will submit the city's 2025'2029 consolidated plan and the 2025 annual action plan to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, covering roughly $420,000 in federal funding for housing- and community-development programs.
"This is our 5 year consolidated plan that we're required to, submit to HUD," said Allen, a city staff member. He told the council the plan has been advertised and that the city received public comments before the submission.
The plan and action plan would fund local programs including first-time homebuyer assistance and weatherization work carried out by CAPTNA, as well as services coordinated with groups the staff named as PACT, ACES, the Committee on Aging and Youth Services. Allen said funding this year is "right at 4 20" and that totals have ranged from about $420,000 to $560,000 in recent years.
Allen said the city hired consultant John Gallows to assist with preparing the plan. "We've went through it, it's been advertised, we've took public comments, and we're now ready to submit this," Allen said.
The item appears on the council agenda as Resolution No. 25142, "authorize the mayor to submit to the Department of Housing and Urban Development the 2025 through 2029 consolidated plan, along with the 2025 annual action plan." The work-session transcript records staff briefings and questions but does not record a formal council vote on the resolution.
If approved and accepted by HUD, the federal funds would be used for the programs identified in the plan; specifics of project-level awards and funding amounts will be announced after HUD review and any award notices.
City staff said they will submit the consolidated plan and will return with implementation details and any requests for council action tied to specific projects or contracts.
Details mentioned during the briefing: Allen identified the primary program areas as first-time homebuyer assistance and weatherization through CAPTNA; he also named community partners and said the five-year plan is paired with a one-year action plan for 2025. The exact project-by-project funding breakdown was not presented in the work-session transcript and will be determined during HUD's award process and subsequent city actions.
