The Bellingham Consolidated Plan presents a strategic vision for housing,
human services, and community development within the City. The Plan includes
a One-Year Action Plan for spending it's annual Community Development Block
Grant (CDBG) allocation and HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME)
funds.
The Plan also provides an assessment of the City's community development
needs, and proposes strategies and specific activities that are implemented
annually in order to address those needs. The Consolidated Plan serves as:
The following sources of funding are used:
Although HUD does not prescribe a specific format, the Strategic and Action Plans must contain certain components. HUD has created an optional tool, Consolidated Plan Management Process (CPMP), to assist formula grantees in meeting the requirements of the Five Year Consolidated Plan and annual Action Plans. Beginning in 2008, the City of Bellingham converted from a locally developed format used in prior years to the CPMP for the development of the 2008-2012 Consolidated Plan with Annual Action Plans. The components of the CPMP Action Plan include narrative responses to specific questions that must be responded to in order to be compliant with the Consolidated Planning Regulations.
The current Strategic Plan is effective from 2008-2012. Each year an Action Plan is created to detail the activities of the coming calendar year.
A hard copy of the Strategic Plan and/or Action Plan can be purchased for $5 each at the Planning and Community Development Department or checked out at the Bellingham Public Library System.
The Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) is an annual report for the City of Bellingham's Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME investment Partnership Program (HOME) programs. It describes the year end status of all activities proposed by the City in the annual Action Plan component of the 2008-2012 Consolidated Plan. The report covers activities between January 1st and December 31st for the annual Action Plan, and evaluates accomplishments proposed by the Strategic Plan section of the Consolidated Plan.
A copy of the CAPER is available at the
Planning and Community Development
Department or checked out at the
Bellingham Public Library System.
