Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program

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Public Comment Opportunities:

Public Hearing for Community Development and Affordable Housing Needs

The Town Council will hold a public hearing during the Council Meeting at 6:00pm on Wednesday November 12, 2025, to hear from residents about community development and affordable housing needs.

Public comments will be used to help determine specific funding priorities for the 2026-2027 CDBG Program Year.

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CDBG Program Overview

The CDBG program is a federally funded program through the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The Town of Chapel Hill receives CDBG funding every year because we qualify as an entitlement community.

The main goal of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program is to develop thriving communities by providing decent housing and a good place to live, and increasing economic opportunities for low- and moderate-income people.

For more information about the CDBG program, see:

The Federal CDBG website
The summary of the CDBG program's National Objectives
The CDBG Program Overview one-pager.

Each spring, the Town Council allocates CDBG funding to organizations who provide housing or programs that benefit low- and moderate-income people. These allocation decisions are guided by the 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan, which uses feedback from Chapel Hill and County residents to identify important housing and community development needs of low- and moderate- income residents during the next five years.

The Consolidated Plan also identifies needs for the HOME program, which is a federal funding source from HUD that prioritizes housing needs for low- and moderate-income people. The Town does not directly receive HOME funding. Instead, we are part of the Orange County HOME Consortium, which is led by Orange County and also includes the Towns of Hillsborough and Carrboro. To learn more about HOME funding, visit the County's HOME webpage.

The Town uses our Citizen Participation Plan (CPP) as a guide for community engagement on our CDBG goals and funding.

Each year, the Town creates an Annual Action Plan to determine the use of CDBG funds for the year. At the end of the year, staff develop a Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report (CAPER) to report on the most recent program year's successes.

Five-Year Consolidated Plans & Annual Action Plans:

Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Reports (CAPER):

For more information, please email cdbg@townofchapelhill.org.

Funding Application

The Town plans to release the next round of CDBG funding for the 2026-2027 program year by winter 2026 for affordable housing and community development activities.

For more information about CDBG funding, contact Melissa Peters at (919) 968-2877 or mpeters2@townofchapelhill.org.

Town of Chapel Hill, NC

Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program

Public Comment Opportunities:

Public Hearing for Community Development and Affordable Housing Needs

CDBG Program Overview

Funding Application

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