COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
For 2012-2013 CDBG and HOME Grant Applications, click here.
About Us
The Community Development Division is part of the City’s Planning and Development Department.
The Division manages and administers HUD funded programs for Asheville and for a four county consortium, consisting of Buncombe, Henderson, Transylvania and Madison Counties. These programs provide affordable housing, economic Opportunities and other benefits for low-income residents. They include the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Partnership Act (HOME), Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-housing Program (HPRP) and other programs funded by HUD. Most of the funding from these programs is distributed to organization in Asheville and the four county consortium through competitive application processes.
The Division also manages and administers City of Asheville funding for affordable housing and outside agencies. Affordable Housing programs include the Housing Trust Fund, and Affordable Housing Fee Rebate program. The Asheville-Buncombe County Homelessness Initiative is managed within the Community Development Division.
The Division is the staff liaison to Asheville area citizens for issues related to affordable housing and community development.
Committees and Advisory Boards
The Housing and Community Development Committee aims to enhance the quality of life in Asheville and the livability of neighborhoods by providing policy recommendations to Council on all matters relating to the creation and maintenance of housing within the city, including public housing and affordable private housing; and all matters relating to the alleviation of homelessness and services provided to homeless individuals within the city.
affordable housing advisory committee
The Affordable Housing Advisory Committee works in conjunction with City leadership and staff to implement the 2008 Affordable Housing Plan. The specific functions of the committee are to consider affordable housing policy issues and advise City leadership about those policies; to develop concrete action steps to implement the highest priorities of the Affordable Housing Plan, and to update that Plan as appropriate over time.
For a copy of the 2008 Affordable Housing Plan, click here.
Asheville Regional Housing Consortium
The purpose of this Consortium is to improve the quality and increase the supply of affordable housing for low- and very low-income people within the jurisdictions of the units of general local government located in Buncombe, Henderson, Madison, and Transylvania Counties that have executed the Consortium’s “Joint Cooperation Agreement.”
The Homeless Initiative Advisory Committee, a joint committee of Asheville City Council and the Buncombe County Commission, exists to provide oversight for the implementation of the 10-Year Plan to End Homelessness by sharing, applying, and tracking groundbreaking strategies that make a permanent and measurable difference in homelessness in Asheville and Buncombe County.
Homeless Coalition
The Homeless Coalition is a group of advocates, providers, and people who have experienced or are experiencing homelessness. The group manages the Continuum of Care grant, which provides nearly a million dollars to the community's homeless programs.
Other
For more information on funding, plans, initiatives, reports, and other helpful resources, please call 828-259-5723.
News and Events
- 2012/2013 CDBG and HOME Application Workshop will be held December 8, 9-12 a.m., 6th Floor Training Room of Asheville City Hall.
Contact Us
Location: Asheville City Hall, Fifth Floor, 70 Court Plaza
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
Mailing address: P. O. Box 7148, Asheville, NC 28802
Fax: (828) 350-0014
Email: cd@ashevillenc.gov
Community Development Staff