The Consolidated Plan is…
Your opportunity to shape federal funding in your community.
Help plan federal funding for affordable housing, homelessness, and community improvement needs in your community.
Let's Talk Housing is focused on getting community feedback that will shape Consolidated Plans throughout Santa Clara County.
Every five years each community in Santa Clara County goes through the Consolidated Plan process.
Santa Clara County, Campbell, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Los Gatos, Monte Sereno, Morgan Hill, Saratoga
These cities, along with the unincorporated areas of the County, make up the Urban County. The Urban County will develop a single Consolidated Plan.
Cupertino, Gilroy, Milpitas, Mountain View, Palo Alto, Santa Clara (City), and Sunnyvale
These cities will each develop their own Consolidated Plan.
The Consolidated Plan is how many cities fund their Housing Element priorities.
The Consolidated Plan is required by the federal government to receive funding that gets a lot done in communities - from housing programs to public services.
Last year, all jurisdictions in Santa Clara County – including cities, towns, and the county – updated their Housing Elements, a plan for all the housing needed in every community.
Now is your opportunity to shape the funding priorities for local housing and community development needs for the next five years.
Currently, this effort includes eight cities, towns and the County to increase awareness of and participation in the Consolidated Plan update process.
Timeline for this work
Consolidated Plans are updated every five years and are used to develop annual Action Plans for funding housing and community development priorities. In the coming months, you will have the opportunity to let us know what you think is most important for this round of Consolidated Plans.
October through December 2024
Get involved! Attend a workshop or event, and take the resident survey to share your ideas for your community.
December - February 2025
Your city and the county will develop their Consolidated Plan based on your ideas and feedback as well as local needs and data.
February - March 2025
Cities and the county will finalize their Consolidated Plans and present them at public meetings for more feedback.
2025 and beyond
Your community will use the Consolidated Plan to develop their Action Plans.
Why a Consolidated Plan?
The Consolidated Plan is a planning document required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) as a condition of receiving housing and community development funding.
It uses a combination of data and community outreach to determine the top housing needs, community development concerns, and gaps in supportive services for low to moderate income households.
The consolidated planning process serves as the framework for a community-wide dialogue to identify housing and community development priorities that align and focus funding from the four CPD formula block grant programs:
CDBG: Community Development Block Grant Program
HOME: HOME Investment Partnerships Program
