The Community Development Division is committed to making the City of Concord and its neighborhoods better places to live, work, and play. Through the efforts of this Division, the City strives to provide safe, decent, affordable housing, a suitable living environment and economic opportunities, specifically for low- and moderate-income individuals and communities. The City has several programs in place to accomplish this goal. These programs are federally funded through the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnerships Act Programs.
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How Should We Spend Our Federal Housing Funds?
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We need your help with determiing how we should spend our federal funding related to housing and community development.
Our goal is to receive community-wide input to determine the key concerns and ways to address these concerns about the proposed uses for the city's community development funds.
The survey closes on January 31, 2026.
Click the Photo to Take the Survey
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2025 Draft of the Five-Year Consolidated Plan for the Cabarrus/Iredell/Rowan HOME Consortium
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As part of its Housing and Urban Development (HUD’s) grant planning process, members of the Cabarrus, Iredell, and Rowan HOME Consortium will be providing a community needs survey for citizen input for the five-year and annual Consolidated Plans. Your input as community stakeholders will be vital in providing guidance in the use of community development funding in our communities. This involves many aspects of community development including affordable housing, adequate infrastructure, housing rehabilitation, fair housing, protection of the environment, enhancement of civic design, and economic growth. Community needs will be based on the following national objectives of Housing and Urban Development (HUD): 1) Benefit low- and moderate-income persons (80% of the local Area Median Family Income), 2) Prevention or elimination of slum and blight (vacant lots, abandoned buildings, and/or housesin dangerous shape with possible environmental contamination), and 3) Urgent need (crisis, emergency, and those in risk of homelessness).
The strategy must also provide decent housing, provide a suitable living environment, and expand economic opportunity. All interested citizens will be invited to attend one of the in-person public input hearings to be presented from: 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, September 4, 2025, in the City of Concord Council Chambers. *The Comment Period will run from September 5, 2025, thru October 10, 2025.
Click on the attached files below (in English and Spanish) for more details.
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Notice of Public Input Hearing for HUD Consolidated Plan
Aviso de audiencia de opinión pública para plan consolidado HUD
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Every five (5) years, the City of Concord is required to submit a Consolidated Plan to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to describe the overall planned uses for all of the funding allocations that are received during this time period. The City of Concord submits this Plan on behalf of the Cabarrus/Iredell/Rowan HOME Consortium, which includes the City of Concord, Cabarrus County, Iredell County, the City of Kannapolis, the Town of Mooresville, the City of Stateville, and Rowan County. There are also three (3) community housing development organizations (CHDOs) that are part of the Consortium. The City of Concord is required to post the draft of the Consolidated Plan prior to submitting the Plan to HUD for approval. Please view the draft by clicking the image below to view the Fiscal Year 2025 - 2029 Consolidated Plan. After the Plan is approved by HUD, the final version will be available for review. Click on the image below to see the full Plan.
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EVENTS/NEWS/Announcements
Events
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THERE ARE NO EVENTS TO POST AT THIS TIME, BUT THE FOLLOWING UPCOMING EVENTS WILL BE ADVERTISED SOON:
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- Know Your Rights: Tenant Summit (In-Person Event)-January/February
- Know Your Rights: Landlord Summit (In-Person Event)-January/February
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News
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Statement of the Honorable E. Scott Turner, Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development before the House Financial Services Committee
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On January 21, 2026, the U. S. Housing and Urban Developemnt (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner addressed the House Financial Services Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives regarding the oversight of the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Federal Housing Administration. He began his speech as follows: "Chairman Hill, Ranking Member Waters, and distinguished Members of the Committee. Thank you for this chance to testify today about what HUD has been doing the past year to spur prosperity in our communities, safety in our streets, and homeownership across America. Under President Trump’s leadership, we are fulfilling our mission of fostering strong communities by supporting access to quality, affordable housing, expanding the housing supply, and unlocking homeownership opportunities for the American people. And we’re doing that by empowering Americans and cutting red tape instead of intruding government power into every corner of Americans’ lives. As part of our campaign against overregulation, we eliminated the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing rule, which turned HUD into a national zoning board and robbed local communities of their zoning powers. The result was rising home prices and saddling communities with more red tape. (And AFFH did not build one home.) HUD doesn’t just promote housing affordability, we also help Americans recover after natural disasters. We have given disaster survivors more flexibility in how they use recovery funds, and we have also allocated more than $12 billion to assist American people. This aid provides survivors with a crucial helping hand to rise from the ruins of storms and floods.Disaster relief is just one part of our mission. HUD defended women in shelters by ending the enforcement of a Biden-era policy that forced them to share spaces with men who claimed to “identify” as women. Women in these shelters oftentimes have suffered from severe trauma like sexual assault, or domestic violence, or both. It is outrageous, committee, that such women were put in danger in the name of far-left gender ideology, and restoring safety to these shelters marked a return to sanity. Caring for the vulnerable also means helping the homeless. We are restoring balance to the Continuum of Care program and prioritizing treatment and recovery, as well as other supportive services, to address the root problems of homelessness and keep our streets safe. This is a marked difference from the Biden-era policy of throwing taxpayer dollars at the issue and calling it a day without any real results." Click the title to view more of his statement.
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HUD Makes More Than $4 Million Available to Help Communities Eliminate Lead Exposure in Homes
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On January 9, 2026, the U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner announced more than $4,400,000 in Lead Hazard Reduction Capacity Building grants are available to communities to help strengthen their capacity to control lead-based paint hazards in privately owned rental and owner-occupied housing. “At HUD, we are focused on expanding affordable housing for hardworking Americans that is safe and free from hazards,” said HUD Secretary Scott Turner. “Helping communities remove lead-based paint hazards will support Americans in developing or restoring their capacity to improve homes and protect families, especially for young children who are particularly susceptible.” Secretary Turner announced the available funding alongside Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin, Virginia’s First Lady Suzanne Youngkin, HHS leadership, and Petersburg Mayor Sam Parham at a Partnership for Petersburg initiative event. Governor Glenn Youngkin launched the initiative in 2022 to foster comprehensive change in Petersburg, Virginia. The City of Petersburg has been continually ranked as the least healthy place to live in Virginia with approximately one in five homes estimated to have significant lead-based paint hazards. Click the title to learn more.
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HUD's Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Fulfilled Core Mission in Fiscal Year 2025 |
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On January 2, 2026, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) and the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) released its fiscal year (FY) 2025 annual report covering the financial status of the FHA Mutual Mortgage Insurance (MMI) Fund and its Single Family mortgage insurance programs. FHA supported a pathway to homeownership for more than 876,000 Americans in FY 2025 while maintaining solid financial performance of the MMI Fund and eliminating significant bureaucratic red tape in its Single Family programs. “Thanks to President Trump’s leadership, HUD is improving housing affordability and helping hardworking Americans achieve the dream of homeownership — FHA plays a central role in advancing both of these priorities,” said Secretary Turner. “As this report demonstrates, we are prioritizing sound stewardship, cutting bureaucratic red tape, and ensuring the stability and strong financial footing of the MMI fund for the benefit of homeowners today and tomorrow.” Click the title to learn more. |
Announcements
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Reimagine McGill Survey Results
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In the fall of 2023, the City of Concord, in partnership with community organizations, sought residents’ input through a survey to help guide the decisions to determine how to redevelop the property that was purchased by the City on McGill Avenue, which is a major gateway between Western Concord and historic Downtown Concord. The City wanted to explore the concepts that would address a critical community need for greater access to fresh fruits and vegetables. The input from the community will help to guide the decisions for redevelopment on McGill Avenue. The survey results are now available for review. Please view the results below:
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