5 Year Consolidated Plans

The City of Rockford receives Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Home Investment Partnerships Program (HOME), and Emergency Solutions Grant aka Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG) funds from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). This 5-year comprehensive plan describes what the housing and economic development needs are in the community as well as outlining the strategies the City plans to take to meet those needs.

Clarifications to the 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan and 2025 Annual Action Plan:

During 2024 and early 2025, the City engaged in its Citizen Participation process to develop the 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan (CP) and 2025 Annual Action Plan (AP). Recently, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requested that the City of Rockford engage in its Citizen Participation process again to clarify the plans anticipated resources and goals, which included amendments to prior year grant (2020-2024). Therefore, the 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan and 2025 Annual Action Plan draft outlined below for public review and comment is only a clarification for the City’s submission to HUD, it does NOT change the City’s plans originally discussed with the public for administering the FY 2025 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds totaling $2,254,724 (plus an estimated $30,000 in program income), HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) funds totaling $961,680.65 (plus 14,059.09 program income), and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funds totaling $195,054, and any older CDBG and HOME grant dollars that were available to commit to projects and/or activities as of December 31, 2024.   

The 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan and 2025 Annual Action Plan draft includes the following: 

  • Public Notice 
  • Drafts of the following sections of the Annual Action Plan (with clarifications):
    • Expected Resources;
    • Annual Goals and Objectives; 
    • Projects; and
    • Affordable Housing.
  • PowerPoint Presentation detailing amendments that occurred to FY 2020-2024 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) grants.

Public Review & Comment Period: 9/5/2025 (Fri) – 10/6/2025 (Mon) at Noon

Public Hearing: 9/19/2025 at Noon. Location: City Council Chambers in City Hall, 425 E State St, Rockford, IL  61104

Written comments may be addressed to Andrea Hinrichs, Housing and Program Manager, Dept. of Community and Economic Development and mailed or hand delivered to City Hall, 425 East State St (2nd Floor - CED), Rockford, IL 61104, or emailed to andrea.hinrichs@rockfordil.gov. Comments received by Monday, October 6, 2025 at noon, will be taken into consideration as the plan is finalized for submission to HUD.


View the 2025 to 2029 Consolidated Plan (PDF) - See section 6 for 2025 Annual Action Plan

2025 Annual Action Plan - Amendment 1 (PDF)

View the 2020 to 2024 Consolidated Plan (PDF).

View the 2015 to 2019 Consolidated Plan (PDF). Amended December 8, 2015.