Housing plans and accomplishments

Help set priorities for federal housing funds in Hennepin County

To guide the use of these federal funds, Hennepin County works with cities, residents, and other partners to set goals and priorities for affordable housing and community development in suburban communities as part of a five-year plan. These priorities also help shape broader affordable housing efforts by the county and partner cities.

We need your input

The draft five-year Consolidated Plan for 2025-2029, and the 2025 Annual Action Plan, are now available for review and comment.

Submit written comments by May 4, 2025

You may submit written comments on the plan by 4:30 p.m. on May 4, 2025.

Email comments to Julia.WelleAyres@hennepin.us or send written comments to:

Julia Welle Ayres, Hennepin County, 300 South 6^th Street, MC 685 Minneapolis, MN 55487

Public hearing April 29

Hennepin County will host a public hearing to gather comments and feedback on the draft plan:

• 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 29
• Watch the hearing virtually

Residents have two options to provide public comment:

• Call 855-946-3351
• Attend the meeting in person at the Government Center, A2400: 300 South Sixth Street, Minneapolis, MN 55487

If you need help, such as a language interpreter, to participate in the public hearing, please call 612-543-4342 at least three days prior to the hearing to request services.

Read the previous five-year plan

The previous five-year plan helped to guide the use of federal funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in suburban Hennepin County from 2020-2024. More than 2,000 Hennepin County residents offered input that helped to inform the plan.

Read the 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan (PDF 24MB)

The 2024 draft housing and community development action plan shows how Hennepin County and partner cities plan to use $7.2 million in annual federal funds for affordable housing and community development projects in suburban cities over the coming year. This yearly action plan directs federal funds through three primary programs:

• Community Development Block Grant program (CDBG)
• Home Investment Partnerships (HOME)
• Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG)

View the 2024 annual action plan (PDF)

Every year, Hennepin County and partner cities report and evaluate how federal funding was used for housing, community development, and some public service activities in suburban cities over the previous year.

This information is included in a document referred to as the Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER). These reports are meant to show how the county and cities are working towards goals outlined in the five-year action plan. They serve to both satisfy federal requirements and provide information to the general public.

The Hennepin County CAPER includes information on all Hennepin County cities except those that receive their own funding, which include Minneapolis, Bloomington, Eden Prairie, and Plymouth.

2023 Draft Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report

The 2023 draft CAPER reports on program activities from July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2023.

• Hennepin County 2023 CAPER (PDF, 1MB)
• Eden Prairie Draft 2023 CAPER (PDF, 1MB)
• Bloomington Draft 2023 CAPER (PDF, 1MB)
• Plymouth Draft 2023 CAPER (PDF, 1MB)

View the City of Minneapolis' separate reporting process.