Housing and Community Development
The Housing Division of the Community and Economic Development Department is responsible for administering federally funded housing and community development programs, including the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME). These programs benefit the community by making funds available for community development activities and projects that result in affordable housing, economic development and jobs.
Take our Community Survey to Help Prioritize Funding for Affordable Housing
The Housing Division is seeking input on the 2020-2024 Five-Year Consolidated Plan. This feedback will provide a framework as to how the city with spend federal funds connected to affordable housing over the next five years. Please review this presentation for more information regarding the Consolidated Plan; as well as a snapshot of related Tacoma demographics. Then take the short 10-minute survey to help us prioritize funding needs in the community. For any questions, please contact Darian Lightfoot. Feel free to review the 2015-2019 Consolidated Plan at the bottom of this web page.
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Funding Opportunities
As part of this administrative responsibility, we annually solicit applications from service providers and affordable housing developers for use of CDBG and HOME funds. These application processes are a necessary step in the Housing Division's creation of an Annual Action Plan.
Notice of Funding Availability: 2019-2020 Housing Affordability Application Process: Open
A Housing Notice of Funding Affordability (NOFA) was released July 31, 2019. Funds are available for acquisition, preservation, home buyer assistance, infrastructure improvements and a combination of these activities. For more information or to obtain application materials, please email Jacinda Steltjes or call (253) 591-5221.
2019-2020 Annual Action Plan
Tacoma and Lakewood annually create an Annual Action Plan (AAP) outlining how the cities plan to use their federal funds in the upcoming program year. The program year runs from July 1 of a given year to June 30 of the following year. The Draft 2019-2020 Annual Action Plan outlines how the City of Tacoma plans to use its HOME, CDBG and ESG funds to address affordable housing, human services, community and economic development needs in Tacoma in the current program year spanning July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020. An Annual Action Plan is required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
Public comments on the draft plan were accepted through April 30, 2019. Hard copies of the draft Annual Action Plan are available for review at the following locations:
Tacoma Public Library
All Branches
Tacoma Municipal Building
Customer Care Center
747 Market St., Room 243
Tacoma, WA 98402
Tacoma Municipal Building
Community & Economic Development Dept.
747 Market St., Room 900
Tacoma, WA 98402
Please contact Jacinda Steltjes at (253) 591-5221 for questions.
Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report
In accordance with the Annual Action Plan, staff monitors and audits the programs and projects receiving federal pass-through funding from programs such as CDBG and HOME. The performance of these programs and projects is compiled annually into a document called the Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER). The CAPER is then submitted to HUD.
A draft copy of the 2015-2016 CAPER, which describes the accomplishments of the City's CDBG, HOME and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) programs for the fiscal year 2015 (July 1, 2015- June 30, 2016) is available for public review. Limited hard copies of the report are available by calling (253) 591- 5230. A hard copy of the document can be viewed at the following locations:
Tacoma Municipal Building
747 Market St., Room 900 or Room 243
Tacoma, WA 98402
Tacoma Public Library
1102 Tacoma Ave. S.
Tacoma, WA 98402
Consolidated Plan
Every five years the Housing Division provides services and technical assistance in the planning and development of the City's Consolidated Plan. The Consolidated Plan provides a five-year framework for addressing housing, human services, community, and economic development needs in Tacoma. The
2015 - 2019 Consolidated Plan was required by HUD to apply for funds from the CDBG, HOME, and ESG programs. The plan includes the following appendices:
Other Relevant Documents
2010-2015 Consolidated Plan
2015- 2016 Annual Action Plan
2014-2015 Annual Action Plan
2013-2014 CAPER