The DC Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) is soliciting public input as it develops the District’s draft Fiscal Year 2018 Action Plan.

DHCD will receive approximately $33 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in Fiscal Year 2018 through several programs: (1) the National Housing Trust Fund (NHTF); (2) the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program; (3) the HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME); and (4) the Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG) Program; and (4) the Housing for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Program.

Residents and stakeholders are strongly encouraged to provide input in the development of policies and programs in the following areas: (1) affordable housing; (2) special needs housing; (3) homelessness; (4) homeownership; and (5) community development and public service activities, DHCD is also interested in receiving community feedback on innovative strategies to enhance community participation during this planning process.

The public comment period ends July 25, 2017. Mail written statements to: Polly Donaldson, Director, DHCD, 1800 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, SE, Washington, DC 20020.