Housing plans and accomplishments

Help set priorities for federal housing funds in Hennepin County

Each year, Hennepin County receives around $5 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for suburban housing and development projects and services.

To guide the use of these funds, Hennepin County works with cities, residents, and other partners to set goals and priorities for affordable housing and community development in suburban communities as part of a five-year plan. These priorities also help shape broader affordable housing efforts by the county and partner cities.

These plans propose use of federal housing and development funds in all but three suburban cities: Bloomington, Eden Prairie, and Plymouth. These cities receive funding directly from HUD and prepare their own action plans, which are included in the PDF document linked above.

View the City of Minneapolis' separate planning and reporting process.

We need your input

The next five-year plan is now under development and there are several ways you can provide feedback.

Understanding your personal housing experiences and priorities will help inform how federal funds are invested in housing and community development projects that meet your community’s needs.

Complete a short survey

You can provide input through a quick and easy online survey. It can be completed in less than five minutes, and you choose how much feedback and information to provide.

Take the survey now.

Email us

You can email feedback on your housing experience and priorities to housing@hennepin.us

Read the previous five-year plan

The previous five-year plan helped to guide the use of federal funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in suburban Hennepin County from 2020-2024. More than 2,000 Hennepin County residents offered input that helped to inform the plan.

Read the 2024-2024 Consolidated Plan (PDF 24MB)

The 2024 draft housing and community development action plan shows how Hennepin County and partner cities plan to use $7.2 million in annual federal funds for affordable housing and community development projects in suburban cities over the coming year. This yearly action plan directs federal funds through three primary programs:

• Community Development Block Grant program (CDBG)
• Home Investment Partnerships (HOME)
• Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG)

View the 2024 draft annual action plan (PDF)

Every year, Hennepin County and partner cities report and evaluate how federal funding was used for housing, community development, and some public service activities in suburban cities over the previous year.

This information is included in a document referred to as the Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER). These reports are meant to show how the county and cities are working towards goals outlined in the five-year action plan. They serve to both satisfy federal requirements and provide information to the general public.

The Hennepin County CAPER includes information on all Hennepin County cities except those that receive their own funding, which include Minneapolis, Bloomington, Eden Prairie, and Plymouth.

2023 Draft Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report

The 2023 draft CAPER reports on program activities from July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2023.

• Hennepin County Draft 2023 CAPER (PDF, 1MB)
• Eden Prairie Draft 2023 CAPER (PDF, 1MB)
• Bloomington Draft 2023 CAPER (PDF, 1MB)
• Plymouth Draft 2023 CAPER (PDF, 1MB)

View the City of Minneapolis' separate reporting process.