To further the goals of the Imagine Cary Community Plan (ICCP) and Cary Housing Plan, Cary supports work in the key initiative areas of new housing development, housing rehabilitation, and housing stability support services. Cary uses a blend of local and federal funds, including Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds to do this.
Last year, Cary Town Council and the community approved the 2025-2030 Consolidated Plan, which serves as the primary vehicle for prioritizing CDBG funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Within each year of the five-year Consolidated Plan, Cary prepares an Annual Action Plan, which proposes how Cary will implement community goals with CDBG and local funding for the coming fiscal year.
Cary will prepare a draft 2026-2027 Annual Action Plan proposing awards to organizations who have applied for funding to carry out programs aligned with the key initiative areas and community plans mentioned above. However, before that Plan is drafted, staff will host a CDBG Plan Preparation public input opportunity from 4-7 p.m. on March 3, 2026, at the Herb Young Community Center. During this meeting, staff will provide information on community goals and welcome public comments to guide the investment of this critical housing funding. Staff will consider these comments when drafting the 2026-2027 Annual Action Plan.
The draft 2026-2027 Annual Action Plan will be posted for public comment on March 30, 2026, and there will be additional opportunities to comment on the draft plan at that time, including written comment and public meeting and hearing participation. For more information on the March 3 public input opportunity meeting and subsequent Annual Action Plan comment period, please visit housing.carync.gov or call 311 (or (919) 469-4000 if outside of Cary).