Plans and Reports 2021-2022 CDBG & HOME Application Process Notice: The Fiscal Year 2021 – 2022 CDBG and HOME Applications process is closed. For more information please see our Community Development Home Page found here. The deadline for all CDBG/HOME applications will be 12:00 p.m. noon, February 05, 2021. 2020 Regional Housing Needs Assessment Bowen Regional Housing Needs Assessment Patrick Bowen Presentation (Slides) of the Bowen Regional Housing Needs Assessment ACTA – Asheville Consolidated Plan Public Input Report ACTA – Affordable Housing Survey Data Analysis -Audio Presentation Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report The Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) describes the activities and accomplishments of the City of Asheville and the Asheville Regional Housing Consortium in their housing and community development programs. It focuses on how the City and the Consortium used federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Partnership Act (HOME) funds, but it also mentions other closely related activities. It is prepared annually at the end of the fiscal year. Please submit any comments related to the DRAFT 2019 CAPER report to Paul D’Angelo, Community Development Director, at pdangelo@ashevillenc.gov or by mail to: Paul D’Angelo, City of Asheville, Community Development, PO BOX 7148, Asheville NC 28802. Comments must be received by 5 pm on Wednesday December 23rd at 5 pm. DRAFT 2019 CAPER report 2018 CAPER 2017 CAPER 2016 CAPER 2015 CAPER Five Year Consolidated Plan Every five years, the Community Development Division prepares a Consolidated Strategic Housing and Community Development Plan for use by the City and the Asheville Regional Housing Consortium, to guide CDBG and HOME grant making. It sets out needs and priorities for housing and community development activities for the next five years, strategies to be pursued, and performance targets to be achieved through Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Partnership Act (HOME) funded activities. The 2015-2019 Consolidated Plan was approved by Asheville City Council on April 28, 2015 and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on July 22,2015. For information about the Consolidated Plan contact Paul D’Angelo, Community Development Program Director. Housing Needs Assessment and Market Study Every five years, the City of Asheville commissions a professional Housing Needs Assessment and Market Study, on behalf of the City and the four-county Asheville Regional Housing Consortium. The 2015 study was performed by Bowen National Research, which concluded that the Asheville region has a significant gap in housing supply across housing types, family size and income. The study will be incorporated into the 2015-2020 Consolidated Strategic Plan for the Use of CDBG and HOME funds, which will be completed and available for public review in April, 2015. Read the whole study, which includes a regional report as well as separate chapters for the City of Asheville and each of the Consortium members counties- Buncombe, Henderson, Madison and Transylvania- via this link: 2015 Asheville Region Housing Needs Assessment and Market Study 2017 Apartment Market Update for Asheville and Buncombe County 2019 Bowen Report – Housing Needs Assessment Asheville Buncombe County Annual Action Plan Each year, the City of Asheville submits its Annual Action Plan to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) It details how the City of Asheville and the Asheville Regional Housing Consortium proposes to spend CDBG and HOME funds during the next program year. 2019-2020 Amended Annual Action Plan 2018-2019 Annual Action Plan 2017-2018 Annual Action Plan 2016-2017 Annual Action Plan 2015-2016 Annual Action Plan Plans and Documents Final City of Asheville Environmental Review Procedure & Policy Guide – August 2020 Final Land Use Incentive Grant (LUIG) – November 2020 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Manual- updated 04/20/2021 Five Year Strategic Plan on Homelessness in Buncombe County The Homelessness Advisory Committee’s Five Year Strategic Plan, adopted in 2017, addresses the ongoing issues of homelessness in Buncombe County and is predicated on the original success of the Ten Year Plan. The plan delineates seven key priorities to address the issues of homelessness in Buncombe County: Housing, Case Management, Safety and Transitional Services, Healthcare, Education and Employment, Transportation, and Prevention and Diversion. 2016 Affordable and Workforce Housing Standards Annually, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) sets income limits that determine the eligibility of applicants for assisted housing programs. These standards are used to define affordable rents and utilities (no more than 30% of a household’s annual income) within the City of Asheville. Utility allowance maximums are indexed to the Housing Authority of the City of Asheville Voucher Payment Standards. Center for Neighborhood Technology Report on Location Efficient Affordable Housing In 2011, the Center for Neighborhood Technology, the developer of the Housing + Transportation Index (“H = T Index”) , provided the City of Asheville with an analysis of the relative transportation efficiency of Asheville’s affordable housing, and recommendations on the steps Asheville could take to make affordable housing more location efficient. Affordable Housing Plan The Affordable Housing Plan was created in June 2008 by the City of Asheville’s Affordable Housing Task Force and Pisgah Legal Services. The plan seeks to guide the City of Asheville in its affordable housing related ordinances, policies, plans and actions for the next 20 years. The plan seeks to balance the community values represented by the individual Task force members, while providing recommendations for the creation of housing for people of all income levels Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice This Analysis serves as the City of Asheville’s and the Asheville Region’s working plan to affirmatively further fair housing and to assist in comprehensive fair housing planning. Contact Information If you are unable to find the information you require, please contact us at: Paul D’Angelo, Community Development Program Director 828-251 4098 pdangelo@ashevillenc.gov Updated: 04/20/2021 Related Services MWSBE Certification Find information to register for certification as a Minority, Woman, and/or Small Business Enterprise (MWSBE) with the City of Asheville. Business Inclusion The Business Inclusion Office for the City of Asheville actively seeks to identify minority and women-owned businesses for an opportunity to participate as providers of goods and services to the city. Apply for a commercial film or photography permit Information about commercial filming and photography work involving city-owned property, sidewalks, streets, and parks. Apply for a special event or festival permit Information about hosting an event on city-owned property, sidewalks, streets and parks. Find cold weather emergency shelter When extreme cold weather is expected, the Asheville Homeless Coalition issues a Code Purple Alert. Participating homeless shelters voluntarily add space beyond their normal capacity to keep as many people as possible out of the cold. 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MWSBE Certification Find information to register for certification as a Minority, Woman, and/or Small Business Enterprise (MWSBE) with the City of Asheville.
Business Inclusion The Business Inclusion Office for the City of Asheville actively seeks to identify minority and women-owned businesses for an opportunity to participate as providers of goods and services to the city.
Apply for a commercial film or photography permit Information about commercial filming and photography work involving city-owned property, sidewalks, streets, and parks.
Apply for a special event or festival permit Information about hosting an event on city-owned property, sidewalks, streets and parks.
Find cold weather emergency shelter When extreme cold weather is expected, the Asheville Homeless Coalition issues a Code Purple Alert. Participating homeless shelters voluntarily add space beyond their normal capacity to keep as many people as possible out of the cold. To find out when Code Purple is in effect, visit the Homeless Coalition’s Code [...]
Find financial support for your Asheville business Learn about financial support that may be available for your business.
Find or register a minority, women or disabled-owned business Resources for finding or registering a minority, women or disabled-owned business.
City of Asheville hosts business training Posted on April 6, 2021April 12, 2021 by Polly McDaniel This April, the City of Asheville Business Inclusion Office will conduct three free training sessions to help local businesses learn how to work on local government contracts. These training sessions will be facilitated by the A-B Tech Small Business Center and take place from April 13-15. Training 1: Is Doing Business with Government Right for My [...]
Asheville Community and Economic Development to host neighborhood meetings in the spring Posted on March 3, 2021March 8, 2021 by Ashley Traynum-Carson In March, City of Asheville staff will once again engage neighborhoods in the development of three small neighborhood lots on West Chestnut Street, Lufty Avenue, and Kentucky Drive for affordable housing. Several weeks ago, finalists were named for the Neighborhood Lots for Affordable Housing Request for Proposals (RFP) process to develop the lots. The finalists are [...]
Dogwood Health Trust donation designated to help Asheville’s homeless community Posted on February 23, 2021February 23, 2021 by Polly McDaniel The City of Asheville will use funding support from Dogwood Health Trust to support people experiencing homelessness. At their Feb. 23 meeting, City Council voted to add the $50,000 donation for Code Purple shelter funding. Code Purple is a longstanding practice where homeless shelter providers exceed regular capacity and waive regular rules on nights when the [...]