(Washington, DC) – The DC Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) will release to the public for review the “First Draft Fiscal Year 2011-2015 Consolidated Plan, the “Fiscal Year 2011 Annual Action Plan for the District of Columbia.” These documents are available for download below and in hard copy at DHCD’s Housing Resource Center, located on the first floor at 1800 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE. Additional printed copies will be available at all DC public library branches, ANC offices, and the following community-based organizations:

Housing Counseling Services, Inc.
2410 17th St. NW, Suite 100
(202) 667-7006  
  
Lydia’s House
3939 South Capitol St. SW
(202) 373-1050  
        
Central American Resources Center
1460 Columbia Rd. NW
(202) 328-9799

University Legal Services
220 I St. NE, Suite 130
(202) 547-4747              
   
Latino Economic Development Corporation (LEDC)        
2316 18th St. NW
(202) 588-5102              

The public’s comment is needed for the agency’s report to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) regarding federal entitlement programs: Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME), Emergency Shelter Grant Program (ESG), and Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS Program (HOPWA).

Comments for the record must be mailed or emailed no later than the close of business on Monday, May 3, 2010. Please mail written comments to:  Leila Finucane Edmonds, Director, DHCD, Attention: Consolidated Plan Comments, 1800 Martin Luther King Jr., Ave. SE, Washington, DC 20020.

Emailed comments should be sent to [email protected]. Please write “Consolidated Plan Comments” in the subject line of the email.

All comments received during the comment period will be responded to in the second drafts of the FY2011-FY2015 Consolidated Plan and FY2011 Action Plan, which will be announced and released in mid-May. Following the release of the second draft of these documents, DHCD will hold a public hearing to receive additional public comments. In advance of the hearing, DHCD will provide notice in the DC Register of its details, including the availability of translation services. For additional information, please contact Pamela Hillsman at [email protected] or by phone at (202) 442-7251.

Draft Fiscal Year 2011-2015 Consolidated Plan
Appendix A - FY 2011 Action Plan
Appendix B, Part 1 - HOPWA Consolidated Plan
Appendix B, Part 2 - HOPWA Action Plan
Appendix B, Part 3 - HOPWA Action Plan Attachments
Additional Appendices (C-G)