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Cumberland County opens public hearing on 2024 CAPER, details HUD funding and outcomes
Summary
County staff presented the draft Program Year 2024 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER), reporting roughly $1.3 million in CDBG/HOME allocations for PY2024, about $2.8 million expended in the program year, and five‑year outcomes including 23,983 public‑service instances and 64 homeowner rehabs.
County staff presented the draft Program Year 2024 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report, or CAPER, during the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners' meeting on Jan. 5.
"For program year 2024, we received approximately $1,300,000 in combined CDBG and HOME allocations," Chief of Staff Ty Veil told commissioners, referring to the county's entitlement funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Veil said the county expended about $2,800,000 in the program year to provide housing, public services, unhoused services, public‑facility improvements and support services.
The CAPER summarizes how the county used Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnership (HOME) dollars. Veil reported longer‑term outputs, saying that over five years the county recorded 23,983 instances of public services and completed 64 homeowner rehabilitation projects. He added that the county also added 18 homeowner units through its Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO) and that individual homeowner assistance grants can be up to $30,000.
Commissioner Tyson asked for details about five single‑family homes for which $497,679 in HOME funds were shown in the packet. Veil said the county contracts with and certifies CHDOs (he named Kingdom Development Corporation in discussion) to build affordable housing and that Kingdom has had capacity in the Spring Lake area due to available land. He said the county can discuss site selection with the CHDO but that CHDO capacity and land availability often shape where projects are built.
Ty Veil also confirmed that the $316,995 shown under general fund expenditures for administration and management represents county staff costs, not fees paid to the CHDO.
The public hearing drew no speakers; the clerk reported there were no public comments and the board closed the hearing. Veil said the county will submit the CAPER to HUD once the public comment period closes.
No formal board action on the CAPER was recorded at the meeting; commissioners asked staff questions and heard the report. The CAPER is a required annual submission that documents expenditures and accomplishments tied to CDBG and HOME entitlement funding, and submission moves the report to HUD review.
