Every five years, each CDBG Entitlement grantee must prepare a complete Consolidated Plan. The Con Plan identifies community needs, resources, and priorities. In addition, an Annual Plan is prepared every year that provides information on the intended use of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) program funds to address needs identified in the Consolidated Plan.

The Hartford’s Five-Year Consolidated Plan is entitled; Hartford: New England’s Rising Star, for 2005-09; (Fiscal Years July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2010), has one simple but very ambitious goal: to continue to create a city of growth and opportunity for all by making each of the City’s 17 neighborhoods a better place to work, live and play.

To achieve this, emphasis will be placed on creating a suitable living environment, providing decent affordable housing, and creating economic opportunities for Hartford’s low- and moderate-income residents via six city-wide initiatives promulgated by the Office of the Mayor in collaboration with the Citizen Participation process: Improve Public Safety; Provide Quality Education for Workforce Development; Stimulate Economic Development; Improve City Health and Cleanliness; and Stimulate Residential and Human Development.

The goals and initiatives for the Five-Year Plan will be measured by the outcomes of availability/accessibility, affordability, and sustainability. The following is a summary of each of the six initiatives, the correlating strategies, and global projects planned in support thereof, which will be reflected in the priority need categories and objectives noted throughout the Plan.

CAPER

The Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) is a mandatory report to HUD, which collects, consolidates and reports information on the performance and outcomes of federally funded programs and projects. The CAPER is due to HUD within 90 days of the close of the Program Year; it must include a summary of programmatic accomplishments and an assessment of progress toward meeting the priority needs and specific objectives identified in the City’s Consolidated Plan.

The Consolidated Plan, Annual Action Plans, and CAPER are available for pickup in the Division of Grants Management, as well as, through the links below for download: