The City of Somerville is an entitlement jurisdiction that receives federal funds from HUD to support local community development and affordable housing activities. The federal block grant programs that provide these resources include the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), the HOME Investment Partnerships Program and the Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG). As a condition of receiving these funds, the City of Somerville is required to submit a 5‐Year Consolidated Plan, which outlines the city’s housing and community development needs and priorities and the First Year Annual Action Plan that identifies how the city plans to allocate its HUD funding to address these priority needs.
In turn, the Consolidated Plan serves as the document that guides the priorities and expenditure of CDBG, HOME and ESG funds received by the city. The Consolidated Plan is organized into four primary sections: The Process section (PR) describes the development of the Consolidated Plan and discusses how citizens were involved in the process, how the city consulted with public and private service providers and other stakeholders to facilitate the development of the Plan.
The 2018‐2022 HUD Consolidated Plan for the City of Somerville of Massachusetts, USA, is the result of a collaborative process designed to identify housing and community development needs and to establish goals, priorities, and strategies to address those needs, especially for low and moderate-income households. This process serves as the framework for a community‐wide dialogue to better focus funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) formula block grant programs to meet local needs.
The City of Somerville is an entitlement jurisdiction that receives federal funds from HUD to support local community development and affordable housing activities. The federal block grant programs that provide these resources include the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), the Home Investment Partnerships Program, and the Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG).