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Kalamazoo approves HUD-required 2025–2029 consolidated plan and 2025 action plan; sets priorities for housing and neighborhood projects
Summary
On April 21, 2025 the Kalamazoo City Commission voted to adopt the 2025–2029 consolidated plan and the 2025 action plan required by HUD, directing federal CDBG and HOME funds toward housing preservation, tenant stability, neighborhood projects and expanded public-service grants.
The Kalamazoo City Commission on April 21 adopted the city’s 2025–2029 Consolidated Plan and the accompanying 2025 Action Plan, the five‑year strategy required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for entitlement communities.
The plan sets priorities for federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnerships funds and establishes proposed 2025 program activity. City staff told the commission the city currently receives roughly $1,500,000 annually in CDBG funds and about $450,000 annually in HOME funds and that HUD requires that the consolidated plan align each activity with one of HUD’s national objectives.
Julie Johnston, the city’s compliance specialist, summarized outreach and the plan’s priorities: two critical priorities — preserving existing single‑family housing and stabilizing affordable rental housing for low‑income households; four important priorities including safe rental housing…
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