[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 24, Volume 1] [Revised as of April 1, 2003] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 24CFR91.315] [Page 551-553] TITLE 24--HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT PART 91--CONSOLIDATED SUBMISSIONS FOR COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS--Table of Contents Subpart D--State Governments; Contents of Consolidated Plan Sec. 91.315 Strategic plan. (a) General. For the categories described in paragraphs (b), (c), (d), and (e) of this section, the consolidated plan must do the following: (1) Indicate the general priorities for allocating investment geographically within the State and among priority needs; (2) Describe the basis for assigning the priority (including the relative priority, where required) given to each category of priority needs; (3) Identify any obstacles to meeting underserved needs; (4) Summarize the priorities and specific objectives, describing how the proposed distribution of funds will address identified needs; (5) For each specific objective, identify the proposed accomplishments the State hopes to achieve in quantitative terms over a specific time period (i.e., one, two, three or more years), or in other measurable terms as identified and defined by the State. (b) Affordable housing. With respect to affordable housing, the consolidated plan must do the following: (1) The description of the basis for assigning relative priority to each category of priority need shall state how the analysis of the housing market and the severity of housing problems and needs of extremely low-income, low-income, and moderate-income renters and owners identified in accordance with Sec. 91.305 provided the basis for assigning the relative priority given to each priority need category in the priority housing needs table prescribed by HUD. Family and income types may be grouped together for discussion where the analysis would apply to more than one of them; (2) The statement of specific objectives must indicate how the characteristics of the housing market will influence the use of funds made available for rental assistance, production of new units, rehabilitation of old units, or acquisition of existing units; and (3) The description of proposed accomplishments shall specify the number of extremely low-income, low-income, and moderate-income families to whom the jurisdiction will provide affordable housing as defined in Sec. 92.252 of this subtitle for rental housing and Sec. 92.254 of this subtitle for homeownership over a specific time period. (c) Homelessness. With respect to homelessness, the consolidated plan must include the priority homeless needs table prescribed by HUD and must describe the State's strategy for the following: (1) Helping low-income families avoid becoming homeless; (2) Reaching out to homeless persons and assessing their individual needs; (3) Addressing the emergency shelter and transitional housing needs of homeless persons; and [[Page 552]] (4) Helping homeless persons make the transition to permanent housing and independent living. (d) Other special needs. With respect to supportive needs of the non-homeless, the consolidated plan must describe the priority housing and supportive service needs of persons who are not homeless but require supportive housing (i.e., elderly, frail elderly, persons with disabilities (mental, physical, developmental), persons with alcohol or other drug addiction, persons with HIV/AIDS and their families, and public housing residents). (e) Nonhousing community development plan. (1) If the State seeks assistance under the Community Development Block Grant program, the consolidated plan must describe the State's priority nonhousing community development needs that affect more than one unit of general local government and involve activities typically funded by the State under the CDBG program. These priority needs must be described by CDBG eligibility category, reflecting the needs of persons or families for each type of activity. This community development component of the plan must state the State's specific long-term and short-term community development objectives (including economic development activities that create jobs), which must be developed in accordance with the statutory goals described in Sec. 91.1 and the primary objective of the CDBG program to develop viable urban communities by providing decent housing and a suitable living environment and expanding economic opportunities, principally for low-income and moderate-income persons. (2) A State may elect to allow units of general local government to carry out a community revitalization strategy that includes the economic empowerment of low income residents, in order to obtain the additional flexibility available as provided in 24 CFR part 570, subpart I. A State must approve a local government's revitalization strategy before it may be implemented. If a State elects to allow revitalization strategies in its program, the method of distribution contained in a State's action plan pursuant to Sec. 91.320(g)(1) must reflect the State's process and criteria for approving local governments' revitalization strategies. The State's process and criteria are subject to HUD approval. (f) Barriers to affordable housing. The consolidated plan must describe the State's strategy to remove or ameliorate negative effects of its policies that serve as barriers to affordable housing, as identified in accordance with Sec. 91.310. (g) Lead-based paint hazards. The consolidated plan must outline the actions proposed or being taken to evaluate and reduce lead-based paint hazards, and describe how the lead-based paint hazard reduction will be integrated into housing policies and programs. (h) Anti-poverty strategy. The consolidated plan must describe the State's goals, programs, and policies for reducing the number of poverty level families and how the State's goals, programs, and policies for producing and preserving affordable housing, set forth in the housing component of the consolidated plan, will be coordinated with other programs and services for which the State is responsible and the extent to which they will reduce (or assist in reducing) the number of poverty level families, taking into consideration factors over which the State has control. (i) Institutional structure. The consolidated plan must explain the institutional structure, including private industry, nonprofit organizations, and public institutions, through which the State will carry out its housing and community development plan, assessing the strengths and gaps in that delivery system. The plan must describe what the State will do to overcome gaps in the institutional structure for carrying out its strategy for addressing its priority needs. (j) Coordination. The consolidated plan must describe the State's activities to enhance coordination between public and assisted housing providers and private and governmental health, mental health, and service agencies. With respect to the public entities involved, the plan must describe the means of cooperation and coordination among the State and any units of general local government in the implementation of its consolidated plan. (k) Low-income housing tax credit use. The consolidated plan must describe [[Page 553]] the strategy to coordinate the Low-income Housing Tax Credit with the development of housing that is affordable to low-income and moderate- income families. (l) Public housing resident initiatives. For a State that has a State housing agency administering public housing funds, the consolidated plan must describe the State's activities to encourage public housing residents to become more involved in management and participate in homeownership. (Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 2506-0117) [60 FR 1896, Jan. 5, 1995, as amended at 61 54920, Oct. 22, 1996]