Community Development Block Grant

Proposed Five Year Consolidated Plan for 2025-2029 and 2025 Annual Action Plan

The City of Goshen has prepared a draft Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Five Year Consolidated Plan for 2025-2029 and Annual Action Plan for Program Year 2025 (July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026). An online link to the draft plan can be found here CDBG Consolidated Plan 2025-2029.

A 30-day public comment period was held from March 18, 2025 – April 16, 2025. No comments were received. The City held a public hearing on the proposed 2025-2029 Five-Year Consolidated Plan & 2025 Annual Action Plan on Tuesday, April 1, 2025, at 4:00 PM during the Community Relations Commission meeting in the City Council Chambers, at the Goshen Police and Courts Building, 111 E. Jefferson Street, Goshen. The public hearing included a review of the proposed 2025-2029 Five-Year Consolidated Plan & 2025 Annual Action Plan, a review of the current 2024 program year, and opportunity for citizen comment.

Proposed projects include public services to assist low- and moderate- income residents, as well as support for housing in the form of owner-occupied rehabilitation, homeownership assistance, housing counseling, and energy improvements to a multi-unit affordable housing apartment building.

The draft plan will be finalized and submitted to the Office of Housing and Urban Development upon receipt of the 2025 Program Year allocation amount. Questions should be directed to Theresa Cummings, Community Development Specialist at theresacummings@goshencity.com.

Proposed Five Year Consolidated Plan for 2025-2029 and 2025 Annual Action Plan
Citizen Participation Schedule

The City of Goshen is preparing the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Five Year Consolidated Plan for 2025-2029 and Annual Action Plan for Program Year 2025 (July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026) and is soliciting public input.

Priority needs for the 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan will be identified and activities the city can consider undertaking will be discussed.

Community Development Block Grant Public Participation Schedule for Program Year 2025

October 24, 2024 – Share information and discussion on priority needs of the homeless with the Indiana Region 2 Homeless Coalition for the Five Year Consolidated Plan

December 17, 2024 – Fair Housing Planning meeting for the development of the Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Planning

January 2, 2025 – Public Notice of meeting / hearing to run in the legal section of the Goshen News

January 10, 2025 – Public Hearing and Planning Meeting @ 9:00 AM for Five Year Consolidated Plan 2025-2029 and 2025 Annual Action Plan

January 10, 2025 – Annual Action Plan Mandatory Subrecipient Meeting and Training immediately following public hearing

February 21, 2025 – Subrecipient applications due @ 12:00 PM

February 27, 2025 – Share information about upcoming Consolidated Plan and Annual Action Plan Schedule with Indiana Region 2 Homeless Coalition meeting @ 9:00 AM via Teams

March 14, 2025 – Email notice of draft plan availability and public comment period, upcoming public meetings, post draft plan on City website, and hard copy available at City Planning Office

March 17, 2025 – Public Notice of meeting / draft plan availability to run in legal section of the Goshen News

March 18, 2025 – Start of 30-day comment period

April 1, 2025 – Public Hearing at Community Relations Commission Meeting to review Five Year Consolidated Plan and 2025 draft plan, including tentative 2025 budget and 2024 CDBG expenditures to-date @ 4:00 PM in City Council Chambers

April 16, 2025 – End of 30-day comment period

April 28, 2025 – Final resolution authorizing submittal of plan at City Council Meeting @ 6:00 PM

May 15, 2025 – Submit Consolidated Plan and Annual Action Plan to US Department of Housing and Urban Development

Questions may be directed to Theresa Cummings, Community Development Specialist, by mail: Goshen City Planning, 204 E. Jefferson Street, Suite 4, Goshen, IN, 46528; by phone: (574) 533-9370, or by email: theresacummings@goshencity.com

CDBG 2024 Annual Action Plan

The City of Goshen’s CDBG Annual Action Plan for Program Year 2024 has been approved and may be viewed by clicking the underlined link. A hard copy is available for review upon request at the Planning Office located at the City Annex Building, 204 E. Jefferson Street.

For program year 2024, the City of Goshen received an allocation of $280,062 in CDBG funds. This allocation will be combined with miscellaneous income of $7,675 and program income of $54,251 for an total budget of $341,988.

The planned use of CDBG funds for program year 2024 is as follows:

Public Service Grants – provision of services to low- and moderate-income households and persons City-wide = $49,625
Owner-occupied Rehabilitation of homes occupied by low- and moderate-income households through loans, grants and deferred payment loans City-wide = $43,500
Homeownership Assistance – down payment assistance to first time low- and moderate-income single family homebuyers = $49,500
Multi-family Housing Rehabilitation – a multi-unit project to create and preserve affordable housing = $135,363
Planning, general administration, environmental reviews, and audit = $64,000

Total = $341,988

Links to archived CDBG documents approved by HUD:

Annual Action Plan for Program Year 2024

Annual Action Plan for Program Year 2023

Annual Action Plan for Program Year 2022

2023 Consolidated Annual Performance & Evaluation Report (CAPER)

2022 Consolidated Annual Performance & Evaluation Report (CAPER)

2021 Consolidated Annual Performance & Evaluation Report (CAPER)

Five -Year Consolidated Plan (2020-2024)

Citizen Participation Plan The CDBG program is operated in accordance with the Citizen Participation Plan.

APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN for the owner-occupied rehabilitation program! For information about this program and how to apply, visit https://lacasainc.net/programs/help-a-house/

The Planning Department manages Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds received by the City of Goshen from the federal government.

Funds are provided to help limited income homeowners maintain their properties, for infrastructure reconstruction, and for grants to public service agencies.

Each Annual Action Plan is prepared following the priority needs and specific objectives for community and neighborhood development in the City of Goshen for the CDBG Five-year Consolidated Plan (2020-2024):

1) Housing Opportunities

Improve owner-occupied housing through rehab
Increase quality of rental housing
Increase transitional housing options
Reduce housing cost burden through higher wage job opportunities and job training
Provide permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless
Support affordable housing creation and preservation
Provide emergency shelter for homeless individuals and families
Expand housing options and assistance
Maintain and facilitate use of Housing Choice voucher program

2) Access to Services

Increase access to affordable healthcare
Increase services for mentally ill
Support programs for youth
Increase access to affordable childcare and early childhood education
Support services for elderly and the disabled
Support public transportation
Provide emergency shelter for homeless individuals and families
Provide permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless
Support counseling/advocacy for underserved populations
Increase access to substance abuse prevention and treatment
Support life skill development
Support nutrition programs and food assistance

3) Neighborhood Revitalization

Improve owner-occupied housing through rehab
Remove blighted residential properties
Address issue of vacant/foreclosed houses
Increase quality of rental housing
Support public infrastructure projects
Repair/replace existing sidewalks
Support neighborhood parks

For any questions regarding the CDBG program, please contact the Planning Department at:

Mailing Address:
204 E. Jefferson St., Suite 4
Goshen, IN 46528

Rhonda Yoder, CDBG Administrator
Phone: 574-537-3815
Email: rhondayoder@goshencity.com

Theresa Cummings, Community Development Specialist
Phone: 574-533-9370
Email: theresacummings@goshencity.com

FAIR HOUSING

The City of Goshen supports equal housing opportunity for all people which is the right to buy, lease, or rent housing without discrimination. The Fair Housing Act of 1968 protects people from discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, and national origin.

Housing discrimination is illegal! If you believe your rights may have been violated, we encourage you to report it as soon as possible as there are time limits on when a report must be filed. You can access a reporting form online below.

The Office of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has other reporting methods available and additional information at: https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/fair_housing_equal_opp/online-complaint