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Office of Community Development previews 2025–2029 consolidated plan, schedules May community workshops
Summary
The Office of Community Development presented a timeline and outreach plan for its 2025–2029 consolidated plan and invited public participation at workshops May 13 and May 15 to gather feedback for HUD-funded programs.
The Office of Community Development presented the Metropolitan Council on April 23 with an overview of its 2025–2029 consolidated plan process and scheduled community workshops in May to gather resident feedback before the plan is finalized.
Lacey Sherman, program manager for special projects in the Office of Community Development, told the council the consolidated plan is the five-year strategy required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development that guides use of Community Development Block Grant, HOME Investment Partnerships, Emergency Solutions Grants, and HOPWA funds. The office is working with Bayou Environmental as a consultant and will host public input workshops on May 13 and May 15; a brief online survey and interactive map are available to residents to help identify neighborhood needs.
Sherman said the office will analyze responses, finalize a draft consolidated plan for an August public comment period, and then present the annual action plan for the 2025 program year. The presentation emphasized eligibility criteria by household-income level and described how the office uses NOFAs (notices of funding availability) to award subrecipient contracts for program services.
Jennifer Roban, chief program analyst, explained that HOPWA and related supportive-service programs are distributed via subrecipient contracts and selection through NOFAs. The office will engage stakeholders, district council members and partner organizations as it completes a needs assessment and prepares the action plan.
The council received the presentation; council members asked for clarification on program management and contracting. The Office of Community Development urged residents to complete the survey by May 16 and to attend the May workshops to ensure neighborhood needs inform the plan’s priorities.
