[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 24, Volume 1] [Revised as of April 1, 2006] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 24CFR91.1] [Page 551-552] TITLE 24--HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT PART 91_CONSOLIDATED SUBMISSIONS FOR COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS--Table of Contents Subpart A_General Sec. 91.1 Purpose. Subpart A_General Sec. 91.1 Purpose. 91.2 Applicability. 91.5 Definitions. 91.10 Consolidated program year. 91.15 Submission date. 91.20 Exceptions. Subpart B_Citizen Participation and Consultation 91.100 Consultation; local governments. 91.105 Citizen participation plan; local governments. 91.110 Consultation; states. 91.115 Citizen participation plan; States. Subpart C_Local Governments; Contents of Consolidated Plan 91.200 General. 91.205 Housing and homeless needs assessment. 91.210 Housing market analysis. 91.215 Strategic plan. 91.220 Action plan. 91.225 Certifications. 91.230 Monitoring. 91.235 Special case; abbreviated consolidated plan. 91.236 Special case; District of Columbia. Subpart D_State Governments; Contents of Consolidated Plan 91.300 General. 91.305 Housing and homeless needs assessment. 91.310 Housing market analysis. 91.315 Strategic plan. 91.320 Action plan. 91.325 Certifications. 91.330 Monitoring. Subpart E_Consortia; Contents of Consolidated Plan 91.400 Applicability. 91.401 Citizen participation plan. 91.402 Consolidated program year. 91.405 Housing and homeless needs assessment. 91.410 Housing market analysis. 91.415 Strategic plan. 91.420 Action plan. 91.425 Certifications. 91.430 Monitoring. Subpart F_Other General Requirements 91.500 HUD approval action. 91.505 Amendments to the consolidated plan. 91.510 Consistency determinations. 91.515 Funding determinations by HUD. 91.520 Performance reports. 91.525 Performance review by HUD. 91.600 Waiver authority. Authority: 42 U.S.C. 3535(d), 3601-3619, 5301-5315, 11331-11388, 12701-12711, 12741-12756, and 12901-12912. Source: 60 FR 1896, Jan. 5, 1995, unless otherwise noted. (a) Overall goals. (1) The overall goal of the community planning and development programs covered by this part is to develop viable urban communities by providing decent housing and a suitable living environment and expanding economic opportunities principally for low- and moderate-income persons. The primary means towards this end is to extend and strengthen partnerships among all levels of government and the private sector, including for-profit and non-profit organizations, in the production and operation of affordable housing. (i) Decent housing includes assisting homeless persons to obtain appropriate housing and assisting persons at risk of becoming homeless; retention of the affordable housing stock; and increasing the availability of permanent housing in standard condition and affordable cost to low-income and moderate-income families, particularly to members of disadvantaged minorities, without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, familial status, or disability. Decent housing also includes increasing the supply of supportive housing, which combines structural features and services needed to enable persons with special needs, including persons with HIV/ AIDS and their families, to live with dignity and independence; and providing housing affordable to low-income persons accessible to job opportunities. [[Page 552]] (ii) A suitable living environment includes improving the safety and livability of neighborhoods; increasing access to quality public and private facilities and services; reducing the isolation of income groups within a community or geographical area through the spatial deconcentration of housing opportunities for persons of lower income and the revitalization of deteriorating or deteriorated neighborhoods; restoring and preserving properties of special historic, architectural, or aesthetic value; and conservation of energy resources. (iii) Expanded economic opportunities includes job creation and retention; establishment, stabilization and expansion of small businesses (including microbusinesses); the provision of public services concerned with employment; the provision of jobs involved in carrying out activities under programs covered by this plan to low-income persons living in areas affected by those programs and activities; availability of mortgage financing for low-income persons at reasonable rates using nondiscriminatory lending practices; access to capital and credit for development activities that promote the long-term economic and social viability of the community; and empowerment and self-sufficiency opportunities for low-income persons to reduce generational poverty in federally assisted and public housing. (2) The consolidated submission described in this part 91 requires the jurisdiction to state in one document its plan to pursue these goals for all the community planning and development programs, as well as for housing programs. It is these goals against which the plan and the jurisdiction's performance under the plan will be evaluated by HUD. (b) Functions of plan. The consolidated plan serves the following functions: (1) A planning document for the jurisdiction, which builds on a participatory process among citizens, organizations, businesses, and other stakeholders; (2) A submission for federal funds under HUD's formula grant programs for jurisdictions; (3) A strategy to be followed in carrying out HUD programs; and (4) A management tool for assessing performance and tracking results. [60 FR 1896, Jan. 5, 1995, as amended at 71 FR 6961, Feb. 9, 2006]