Housing plans and accomplishments

Hennepin County receives federal funding annually from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for housing and community development projects in suburban cities. The county works with suburban cities to use these funds for a variety of purposes and projects that primarily serve low- and moderate-income residents and families.

Federal funding for housing and community development is provided to the county and partner cities through three primary federal programs:

Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME)
Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG)

Below, you can find more information about how funding through these programs is used in Hennepin County, including plans, goals and accomplishments.

2023 Action Plan Amendment

Hennepin County proposes to reallocate approximately $1 million of HOME Investment Partnerships Program funds from the 2023 Annual Action Plan to two affordable housing developments:

$560,000 to JO Companies LLC for a project in Richfield
$440,000 to CommonBond Communities for a project in Excelsior and Mound

A minimum 30-day public comment period is now open. Comments and feedback on the draft Amended Plan will run until June 9.

2023 Annual Action Plan Amendments (PDF)

Please submit written comments by 4:30 on June 9, to: Julia Welle Ayres, Hennepin County, 300 South 6th Street, MC 685 Minneapolis, MN 55487

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2025-2029 Consolidated Plan and 2025 Action Plan

To guide the use of 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.

The draft five-year Consolidated Plan for 2025-2029, and the 2025 Annual Action Plan were posted for public comment from April 7, 2025 through May 4, 2025, and will be submitted to HUD for approval in late May.

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)

2024 Annual Action Plan

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)

2023 draft Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER)

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.

View the City of Minneapolis' separate reporting process.

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