Notice CPD-21-02: Guidance on Submitting Consolidated Plans and Annual Action Plans for FY 2021

Description

The purpose of this Notice is to instruct all Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME), Housing Trust Fund (HTF), Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) and Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS (HOPWA) formula grantees on the timing of submission of FY 2021 Consolidated Plans and Action Plans. Grantees should not submit their Plans until the actual grant amounts have been determined and announced by HUD. In addition, this Notice provides:

1. Instructions to grantees/participating jurisdictions under each of the above programs regarding the application of a waiver and CPD program flexibility to meet the consolidated planning citizen participation requirements for the submission of FY 2021 Consolidated Plans and Action Plans;
2. Instructions to grantees/participating jurisdictions under each of these programs regarding costs incurred prior to execution of a grant agreement; and
3. Information for Entitlement CDBG grantees and HOME participating jurisdictions about waivers being made available to certain grantees/participating jurisdictions to assist in the implementation of the pre-award costs instructions.

These provisions apply equally to grantees’ 3-to 5-year Consolidated Plans as well as to annual Action Plans (either as a stand-alone document or as a component of the overall Consolidated Plan submission). 

Resource Links

• Notice CPD-21-02: Guidance on Submitting Consolidated Plans and Annual Action Plans for FY 2021 (PDF)
• Attachment A: Waiver of CPD Grant Program and Consolidated Plan Requirements to Allow for Virtual Public Hearings in the Preparation of FY 2021 Consolidated Plans and Annual Action Plans (PDF)
• Attachment B: Availability of Waivers of CPD Grant Program Requirements to Facilitate the Ability to Incur Pre-Award Costs in FY 2021 (PDF)