HOME-ARP Allocation Plan#
As a HOME program grantee, the City of Fort Collins has received $2.6M from HUD to benefit our community’s most vulnerable members. These funds are known as HOME-ARP funds and the City is required to craft a plan with public input on how to spend it. The City of Fort Collins will conduct multiple public engagement activities to include in the Allocation Plan submitted to HUD later this year, which will detail the priorities for use of the funding.
Please reference this webpage for updates on the HOME-ARP Action Plan and funding opportunities.
What is HOME-ARP?#
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The City of Fort Collins has received a federal allocation of $2.6M through the HOME Investment Partnerships American Rescue Plan Program (HOME-ARP) from the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The purpose of this funding is to assist individuals or households who are homeless, at risk of homelessness, and other vulnerable populations, by providing housing, rental assistance, supportive services, and non-congregate shelter, to reduce homelessness and increase housing stability.
The City of Fort Collins must engage in consultation and public participation processes and develop a HOME-ARP Allocation Plan to receive the funds. The Plan will describe how the City of Fort Collins intends to distribute HOME-ARP funds, including how it will use these funds to address the needs of HOME-ARP qualifying populations. The City City submit the HOME-ARP Allocation Plan to HUD as a substantial amendment to the Fiscal Year 2021 Annual Action Plan for HUD review and acceptance.
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- Production or Preservation of Affordable Housing
- Tenant-Based Rental Assistance (TBRA)
- Supportive Services, Homeless Prevention Services, and Housing Counseling
- Purchase, and/or Development of Non-Congregate Shelter
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- Homeless (McKinney-Vento definition)
- At-risk of homelessness (McKinney-Vento definition)
- Fleeing/attempting to flee domestic violence, dating violence, sexual violence, trafficking
- Other populations for whom supportive services would prevent homelessness to serve those at greatest risk of housing instability
- Veterans and families with a veteran member that meet one of the above criteria
HOME-ARP Allocation Plan Timeline#
Project Completion/Expenditure Deadline: June 2030.
- Internal Design and Implementation Process
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- Initial stakeholder outreach
- Needs assessment and gap analysis
- Data collection
- Summarize and draft feedback
- Draft Allocation Plan
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- Consultation and public participation
- Public Review of Allocation Plan
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- 30-day Public Notice of Allocation Plan
- Revisions based on public participation and feedback
- Public Hearing of Allocation Plan
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Meeting Link: Join Zoom Meeting
- Meeting ID: 975 3354 2843
- Passcode: mrh9Qd?i
- Allocation Plan Certification and Submission to HUD
- Accepting Affordable Housing Applications
- Housing Project Recommendations (Pending Council Approval)
- Accepting Supportive Services Applications
- Supportive Services Project Recommendations (Pending Council Approval)
- HOME-ARP Funding Fully Expended
We want to hear from you!#
If you have questions or comments about how funds should be used please send us a note.