New York Construction Report staff writer
The City of Rochester is seeking input on how to spend federal funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The City of Rochester is currently preparing its Five-Year 2025-29 Consolidated Plan and 2025-26 Annual Action Plan.
The goal is to identify priority needs and goals for the use of funds received annually from four HUD formula grant programs; the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Home Investment Partnership (HOME), Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), and Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA).
At each Phase I public hearing, city staff will review the historic amounts of assistance that has been received, range of housing and community development activities that may be undertaken with CDBG, HOME, ESG, and HOPWA funds, the process for developing the 2025-29 Consolidated Plan, and share the amount of assistance the expected during the 2025-26 program year.
Public input opportunities:
Written comments via online survey open until 5 p.m. on March 31.
- Survey link: https://arcg.is/1nuqKe0
In-person public hearing
March 11, 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Regional Transit Service Offices, 1372 E. Main Street, Rochester
Virtual public hearing via Zoom
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- Date: March 12
- Time: Noon – 1:30 p.m.
- Register at: Virtual Meeting Link
Written comments via Email
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- Comments must be received by 5 p.m. March 31
- Send to: ju***@hi***************.com
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Written comments via US Mail
- Comments must be received by 5pm on March 31 at HUD Program Management, City Hall Rm 224B, 30 Church St., Rochester, NY 14614
The 2025-29 plan will establish the strategic framework to guide decisions during the upcoming five-year period.
Funding is expected to go to projects that:
- provide decent housing by preserving the affordable housing stock, increasing the availability of affordable housing, reducing discriminatory barriers, increasing the supply of supportive housing for those with special needs, and transitioning persons and families experiencing homelessness into housing.
- provide a quality living environment through safer, more livable and accessible neighborhoods, greater supports and opportunities for low- and moderate-income (LMI) residents throughout the City, improved public infrastructure and facilities, increased housing choices, and neighborhood reinvestment.
- expand economic opportunities through job creation, homeownership opportunities, façade improvement, development activities that promote long-term community viability and the empowerment of low- and moderate-income persons to achieve self-sufficiency.
The city is expecting the following grant allocations from HUD for the program year beginning July 1:
- CDBG: $8.2 million
- HOME: $1.8 million
- ESG: $714,761
- HOPWA: $1.1 million
A three-phase public engagement process is planned .
