Project Background
Help the City prioritize how to invest grant funds for housing and homelessness response.
The City of Colorado Springs Housing and Homelessness Response Department invites residents, advocates and stakeholders to share their experiences and views to inform the City’s 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan and 2025 Annual Action Plan for the use of federal block grant funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and to inform the Fair Housing Plan.
Funds support affordable housing, homelessness prevention, small businesses, nonprofit assistance and neighborhood facilities and infrastructure improvements for low- and moderate-income residents.
Grant fund sources are the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program, HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME), and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Program.
How to Participate
Keep an eye out for our short survey on the plans that will be coming soon!
Attend a Public Input Session
Nov. 20, 2024, 6-7 p.m.
In person: City Administration Building Room 102
30 S. Nevada Ave., Colorado Springs, CO 80903
Join online with Teams
Meeting ID: 211 766 610 296, Passcode: rfCTE6
Call in (audio only) to (720) 617-3426
Phone Conference ID: 252 317 950#
Nov. 21, 2024, 1-2 p.m.
In person: City Administration Building Room 102
30 S. Nevada Ave., Colorado Springs, CO 80903
Join online with Teams
Meeting ID: 265 691 109 220, Passcode: uBuZY2
Call in (audio only) to (720) 617-3426
Phone Conference ID: 161 918 528#
Attendance to both input sessions is free and language interpreters will be provided by request at no cost to the requestor. To request an interpreter for the meeting, please call (719) 385-5859 or email cityhousingandcommunityvitality@coloradosprings.com at least 48 hours before the start time.
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ("ADA"), the City of Colorado Springs will not discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities. Anyone requiring an auxiliary aid or service to participate in this hearing should make the request as soon as possible but no later than 48 hours before the scheduled event. Citizens who are deaf or hard of hearing may dial 711 or Relay Colorado at 800-659-3656 (voice) or 800-659-2656 (TTY).
Other Ways to Participate
- Send in your ideas and experiences to inform the City’s planning for support of housing and services. CityHousingAndCommunityVitality@coloradosprings.gov or call Barb Van Hoy at 719-385-5859
- Read and comment on the draft plans during the 30 day public comment period
- Comment during the City Council hearings
Draft Plans
Draft plans (Consolidated Plan & Fair Housing Plan) will be available during the public comment period December 2024-January 2025. Exact dates coming soon!
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does the City receive in annual HUD entitlement grants?
It depends on how much Congress approves in the federal budget. Recent amounts are:
- about $2.9 million in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG
- about $1.4 million in Home Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) funds
- about $270,000 in Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funds
More Q&A’s coming soon!
Send us your questions to cityhousingandcommunityvitality@coloradosprings.gov