To all interested agencies, groups, and persons: On or after April 29, 2024, Wake County Government will submit a request to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Greensboro, NC, Program Office for the release of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds under Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended, to undertake the following program:

Tier 1 Broad Review Project/Program: The Housing Affordability & Community Revitalization (HACR) department will put into effect a Housing Rehabilitation Program that will include the following grant programs:

1. Elderly & Disabled Grant Program (E & D) – E & D program serves elderly households that are earning less than 50% of the area median income (AMI). As of April 2024, the AMI limit for a family of four is $61,150. E & D is planned to help people stay in their homes with repairs that provide for a safe and healthy environment. Grants up to $20,000 are available to applicants with an additional $10,000 available for radon testing and lead-based paint assessment and abatement.

2. Emergency Grant Program – This is a one-time-only assistance program, per household. This grant assists owner-occupied households that earn less than 50% of AMI. Applicants can receive a grant up to $5,000 in assistance that includes, but is not limited to, HVAC, roof, and well/septic tank repairs and/or replacements.

3. Single- and Multi-family Rehabilitation of Sub-standard Houses – The purpose of this program is to prevent and/or correct health and safety problems in owner-occupied homes with households making less than 80% of AMI. As of April 2024, the AMI limit for a family of four is $97,800.

The grant programs listed above are for owner-occupied households that live in Wake County only, and these programs are not intended to assist owner-occupied households that live within the city/town limits of Cary and Raleigh.

Documentation for review:

• Notice of Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) and Request Release of Funds (RROF) 
• Environmental Review Record (ERR)
   

Any individual, group, or agency may submit written comments to:

Mr. John Scales
Housing Affordability & Community Revitalization
Wake County Government
PO Box 550, WCOB 415
Raleigh, NC 27602-0550
john.scales@wake.gov

Written comments must be received on or before April 26, 2024. All comments will be considered, and the County will not ask for the release of funds or take any administrative action on the project before the date specified in the preceding sentence.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT Wake County will hold a public hearing on Monday, April 15, 2024, at 2:00 PM in the Wake County Justice Center, 300 S. Salisbury St., Raleigh, Room 2700, 2nd floor. To sign up to speak at the public hearing or to submit a comment and Livestream the meeting, please visit: https://www.wakegov.com/departments-government/board-commissioners/meetings-schedules-materials/meeting-schedule  

The purpose of the public hearing is to receive comments on the needs of manufactured housing communities in Wake County. HUD issued the PRICE competition Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to preserve long-term housing affordability for residents of manufactured housing units or manufactured housing communities. Wake County must advertise and receive public input on how funds will be used. Wake County will use the feedback received to help inform the grant application.

To learn more about the PRICE competition visit  https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/comm_planning/price

For more information on Wake County’s application, please contact the Housing Department at housing.info@wakegov.com or 919-856-5689. Speech- or hearing-impaired persons may call 1-800-735-2962 (TT) or 1-800-735-8262 (voice).

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT Wake County will receive comments from interested parties on the County’s Draft 2024 Annual Action Plan for a period of 30 days starting March 29, 2024 – April 29, 2024.

Please leave a comment by clicking one of the links provided below.

To Submit a Comment in English – Click Here  

Para Enviar un Comentario en Español – Clic Aquí

A draft of the 2024 Annual Action Plan is also accessible through the following locations:

1. Wake County Housing Affordability & Community Revitalization
   • Physical Address: 336 Fayetteville Street, Suite 440, Raleigh, NC 27602
2. Wake County Homeless Service Centers and Housing locations (physical addresses can be found online:  https://www.wake.gov/departments-government/housing-affordability-community-revitalization/find-services)
3. Wake County Regional and Human Services locations (physical addresses can be found online:  https://www.wake.gov/departments-government/health-human-services/health-human-services-locations)
4. Municipal Town Halls
5. Emailed to citizens upon request

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requires the Action Plan for Wake County to receive federal entitlement grant funds. The 2024 Action Plan is the final one-year strategy to implement County’s affordable housing and community development goals and address the needs as identified in the 2020-2025 Consolidated Plan. The Action Plan defines priority populations and describes the activities to be carried out from July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025 in Wake County, outside the City of Raleigh.

For more information, please contact the Housing Department at (919) 856-5689 or via email housing.info@wake.gov. Accommodations for disabled or non-English speaking residents will be made available upon request. Interpreter services in other languages, including American Sign Language, may be offered at no cost to the speaker. Speech or hearing-impaired persons may contact 1-800-735-2962 (TT) or 1-800-735-8262 (voice).

To all interested agencies, groups, and persons: On or about January 23, 2024, Wake County Housing Affordability & Community Revitalization will send a request to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the release of federal funds under the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program. The release of these funds is requested for Families Together Emergency Shelter at 908 Plainview Drive in Raleigh, NC.

Documentation for review:

• Notice of Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) and Request Release of Funds (RROF) 
• Environmental Review Record (ERR)
   

Any individual, group, or agency may submit written comments to:

Mr. John Scales
Housing Affordability & Community Revitalization
Wake County Government
PO Box 550, WCOB 415
Raleigh, NC 27602-0550
john.scales@wake.gov

Written comments must be received on or before January 22, 2024. All comments will be considered, and the County will not ask for the release of funds or take any administrative action on the project before the date specified in the preceding sentence.

On May 1, 2023 Wake County Board of Commissioners approved Wake County 2022-2023 Annual Action Plan , a one-year plan to address low-income housing and community development needs in Wake County.    

For more information,  please contact 919-856-5689 or email  Housing.info@wake.gov.  Speech-or hearing-impaired persons may call    1-800-735-2962 (TT) or  1-800-735-8262 (Voice).

WAKE COUNTY’S

2022 CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL PERFORMANCE AND EVALUATION REPORT (CAPER) and

2022 HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES for PERSONS WITH AIDS (HOPWA) CAPER

The 2022 CAPER and 2022 HOPWA CAPER report progress for the third year of the 5-year Consolidated Plan mandated by the National Housing Act of 1990. These documents describe the housing and community development activities that were carried out with CDBG, HOME, HOPWA and ESG grant funds during fiscal year 2022 (July 1, 2022 - June 30, 2023). CDBG, HOME, and ESG funds support households living in Wake County. HOPWA funds assist households with HIV/AIDS living in Wake, Johnston, and Franklin counties.

For more information about the 2022 CAPER's, please contact Wake County Housing Affordability and Community Revitalization Department at housing.info@wake.gov or 919-856-5689. Speech- or hearing-impaired persons may call 1-800-735-2962 (TT) or 1-800-735-8262 (voice).

The Wake County HOME-ARP Allocation Plan is a strategic plan detailing the use of federal HOME-ARP grant funds to address the needs of individuals or households who are experiencing homelessness, at risk of homelessness, and other vulnerable populations, by providing housing, rental assistance, supportive services, and non-congregate shelter, to reduce homelessness and increase housing stability. The Plan was approved by the Wake County Board of Commissioners on March 9^th, 2022.

For more information, please contact 919-856-5689 or email Housing.Info@wake.gov. Speech-or hearing-impaired persons may call  1-800-735-2962 (TT) or  1-800-735-8262 (Voice).

Approximately 56,000 working families who make less than $39,000 a year in Wake County are currently unable to find affordable housing. Current trends show that this number may increase to as many as 150,000 households over the next 20 years.

To address this growing need, the Wake County Board of Commissioners approved the 20-year Affordable Housing Plan developed by the Affordable Housing Steering Committee.

You can learn more about the Affordable Housing Plan through the resources below:

• Affordable Housing Plan Key Trends 
• Affordable Housing Plan Strategies
• Wake County Affordable Housing Plan (Executive Summary)
• Wake County Affordable Housing Plan (Full Document)

The Citizen Participation Plan (CPP) outlines how the public can access information regarding the County’s HUD grant programs. It describes how the public will be notified of program activities, projects which could result in the displacement and actions that would be undertaken if such displacement were to occur. The goal of the CPP is to provide all citizens of our community with adequate opportunities to participate in an advisory role in the planning, implementation and assessment of the County’s HUD grant programs.

The 2020–2025 Consolidated Plan is a five-year plan to address the low-income housing and community development needs in Wake County. It includes a housing and homeless needs assessment and market analysis, a strategic plan and a one-year Action Plan.

This document is a comprehensive review of Wake County's demographics, economics, housing, land use, zoning, transportation, and other conditions. It takes the data from this review and assesses how these conditions impede the availability and accessibility of housing to the protected classes. It then describes actions the community can take to overcome identified impediments. A fair housing plan is then developed as part of the five-year Consolidated Plan. The fair housing plan describes the actions Wake County's Housing program will take to address the identified impediments.

• Analysis of Impediments