Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
The City of Bloomington is a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) entitlement community. Each year, the City of Bloomington receives a CDBG allocation from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The City administers this grant through its HRA. The annual CDBG Action Plan details the activities and budget for the next program year. The program operates on a fiscal year that begins on July 1 and ends on June 30.
2019 Annual Action Plan Substantial Amendment
The Bloomington City Council will accept public comment onMonday December 8, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at:
Bloomington Civic Plaza, 1800
West Old Shakopee Road, Bloomington,
Minnesota, 55431,
and by electronic means as provided by State law, regarding Substantial Amendment to the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) 2019 Annual Action Plan. Using the Citizen Participation Process, a substantial amendment includes adding a new project or increasing the amount of funding; these proposed amendments are available for a 30-day public r view and comment period from November 6, 2025, until December 7, 2025. Written comments can be submitted by email or mail until December 7, 2025 to:
or
City of Bloomington Housing
and Redevelopment Authority,
1800 West Old Shakopee Road,
Bloomington, MN 55431.
The City of Bloomington will amend the following eligible activities and potential
projects subject to change based on needs and priorities of community: “Develop or Rehab Affordable Rental Housing – rehabilitation of HRA owned single family property for long-term affordable rental programs – approximately $230,447.00.”
A full copy of the 2019 Annual Action Plan is available here:
or for review during regular business hours in the Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) at the Bloomington Civic Plaza, at the address listed above.
CAPER 2024
The program year 2024 Draft CAPER is posted below. The CAPER reports on Bloomington's CDBG program activities during the period from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025.
Written comments will be accepted for 15 days beginning September 10, 2025 and ending September 26, 2025. Written comments may be submitted to HRA@Bloomingtonmn.gov or to Bloomington Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA), 1800 West Old Shakopee Road, Bloomington, MN 55431.
A public hearing for the plan will be Monday September 15, 2025 at 6:30 in Council Chambers at Civic Plaza located at 1800 West Old Shakopee Road, Bloomington, MN 55431.
2025-2029 Consolidated Plan and 2025 Annual Action Plan
The HRA administers the CDBG funds for the City of Bloomington. The document below is the Draft 2025 - 2029 Consolidated Plan and 2025 Annual Action Plan.
CAPER 2022 and 2023
Purpose: The CDBG Program Year 2022 and 2023 CAPER reports on Bloomington’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program activities during the period July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023. CDBG funds were used for housing, administration and public service activities that benefit low- and moderate-income people.
Each year, the City of Bloomington receives a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The City administers this grant through its HRA. The grant is used for a variety of activities each year. The activities are selected by the HRA Board and City Council through an annual budget process for the program. The City of Bloomington will carry out activities that will provide for the preservation of the City's housing stock, provide affordable housing options, provide essential services to seniors, families, and individuals, and support Fair Housing activities.
The annual CDBG Action Plan details the activities and budget that the City/HRA will undertake in the next program year. The program operates on a fiscal year that begins on July 1 and ends on June 30. The Action Plan for the most current fiscal year is linked below. The City is soliciting public comments on its 2024 corrected Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) 2024 Annual Action Plan (Action Plan) to be submitted to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The City Council held a public hearing on April 15, 2024, to determine how to allocate an estimated $444,762 in 2024 CDBG funding. The Housing and Redevelopment Authority in and for the City of Bloomington (HRA) met on March 26, 2024, to determine their recommendations to be brought before the City Council during the public hearing seeking approval. On May 7, 2024 the City received its 2024 allocation notification of $475,718. HUD notified the City on June 26, 2024 that its 2024 CDBG Annual Action Plan needed corrections to get final approval. Two additional public hearings on the corrected 2024 CDBG Annual Action Plan will be held. The HRA will hold a public hearing on October 8, 2024 and the City Council will hold a public hearing on October 14, 2024.
August 28, 2024 - Using the Citizen Participation Process, the corrected plan is available for a 30-day public review and comment period from August 30, 2024, through October 2, 2024. The corrected plan may be reviewed electronically or at the office address below. Written comments can be submitted by email or mail through October 2, 2024, and will be included in submission to HUD.
City of Bloomington
Housing and Redevelopment Authority
1800 West Old Shakopee Road
Bloomington, MN 55431
Below is the Corrected 2024 Action Plan Document.
The Draft 2020 Regional Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing specifically addresses the housing discrimination, gentrification and displacement, barriers to housing choice, and the conditions of segregation and integration in the seven-county area that includes Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott and Washington Counties in Minnesota. This fair housing planning is required of communities that receive certain funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
The analysis was undertaken by the Fair Housing Implementation Council (FHIC). The members of the FHIC, including the City of Bloomington, administer the federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and/or HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) programs, as well as other Fair Housing programs which require them to certify to HUD that they will affirmatively further fair housing through the operation of their housing and community development programs as well as fair housing activities to overcome impediments.