Each year, the City of Bellevue receives community development block grants from the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development for housing and community development activities that address priority needs identified by the city.
In the spring, the city requests proposals from organizations with projects that may be suitable for Community Development Block Grant funding the following year.
Applications have closed for the 2025 CDBG program year.
Draft Consolidated Plan Comment Period Open
The Consolidated Housing and Community Development Plan is prepared every five years as both a planning document and an application for Community Development Block Grant funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. This plan covers the years 2025-2029 and is updated annually with single-year action plans.
The purpose of the plan is to review current and future trends in the community regarding housing and human services. The needs identified through this review help shape a set of objectives and strategies that will be used to allocate block grant funds. This plan is intended to complement and work within the structures of other Bellevue policy and planning documents, including the Comprehensive Plan, the Human Services Needs Update and the American Community Survey and Census data.
The Human Services Commission is now accepting comments from the public on the draft 2025-2029 Community Development Block Grant Consolidated Plan (linked below).
Written comments can be submitted via email to humanservicescommission@bellevuewa.gov.
Following this comment period, a public hearing will be held Monday, Oct. 21, to receive additional comments on the Block Grant Consolidated Plan. The Human Services Commission will be asked to adopt the plan after the hearing.
- Draft 2025-2029 CDBG Consolidated Plan
- 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan
- Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice
Block Grant Resident Participation Plan
The city has adopted a Citizen Participation Plan that sets forth the city's policies and procedures for resident participation. Bellevue's plan details the requirements and processes for public involvement and opportunities for comment regarding the planning and programming for the Community Development Block Grant program. Occasionally the Citizen Participation Plan is updated and adopted by the Human Services Commission.
- 2024 Citizen Participation Plan Approved July 1, 2024
Annual Action Plans
The Annual Action Plan outlines the goals and objectives of the city's CDBG program and describes the projects (and expected outcomes) that will receive CDBG funding during the program year.
- 2024 Annual Action Plan
- 2023 Annual Action Plan
- Amended 2023 Annual Action Plan
- 2022 Annual Action Plan
- Amended 2022 Annual Action Plan
- 2021 Annual Action Plan
- Amended 2021 Annual Action Plan
Performance and Evaluation Reports
The Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) reviews how CDBG dollars were spent and what outcomes were achieved during the program year.