Housing & Community Development Programs
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COVID-19 Nonprofit Funding Opportunity Awards
Gwinnett County made available funds awarded through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) to nonprofit agencies providing valuable services in Gwinnett to support their response to local needs related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Through its Round 1 application cycle (May 20 – June 4, 2020), Gwinnett County awarded more than $13.3 million in Coronavirus Relief Funds to 104 nonprofit and faith-based agencies.
Through its Round 2 application cycle (August 10 – 28, 2020), Gwinnett County awarded more than $10.5 million in Coronavirus Relief Funds to 82 nonprofit and faith-based agencies.
Through its Round 3 application cycle (February 1 – 19, 2021), Gwinnett County awarded more than $12.2 million in grants received from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to 47 nonprofit and faith-based agencies.
HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME)
| The HOME Program, created through the National Affordable Housing Act of 1990, provides grant funds to help create and preserve affordable housing for low- and moderate-income households. Funding is awarded by the County to nonprofit and government organizations to create and preserve affordable housing for low- and moderate-income households. |
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Funds may be used to construct, reconstruct, and rehabilitate single-family and multi-family housing. Down payment assistance is also available to qualifying low- and moderate-income first-time homebuyers.
Emergency Solutions Grants Program (ESG)
Recent CDBG/HOME/ESG Grant Awards
Consolidated Plan and Annual Action Plans
Gwinnett County prepares a new Consolidated Plan every five years that identifies housing, community development, and homeless needs. The plan also establishes measurable goals, priority objectives and strategies to address these identified needs, and contains the County’s proposed investments of HUD Grant funds to address these needs. Funding awarded to Gwinnett County by HUD is utilized to carry out the activities needed to meet the annual goals, objectives, and performance measures proposed in the Consolidated Plan. The current five-year Consolidated Plan and the most recent Annual Action Plans are available for download.
Click to download these items:
Action Plan 2023
Action Plan 2022
Consolidated Plan 2020-2024
Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice
Action Plan 2021
Action Plan 2019
Action Plan 2018
Action Plan 2017
Action Plan 2016
Consolidated Plan 2015-2019 and Action Plan 2015
Consolidated Plan 2010 – 2014 (A part of the Gwinnett County 2030 Unified Plan)
Action Plan 2014
Action Plan 2013
Action Plan 2012
Action Plan 2011
Action Plan 2010
Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report
Each year HUD requires that Gwinnett County submit a report on its grant performance and accomplishments through the preparation and submission of the Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report. The CAPER contains narratives, tables, and location maps for the activities carried out that year, and reports on the County's progress in addressing the goals, objectives, and performance measures established in the five-year Consolidated Plan and in that year's Annual Action Plan.
The CAPER is made available for public review and comment for a 15-day period prior to submission to HUD. At least one public hearing is held by the County during the 15-day public comment period. The CAPER contains all public comments received during the program year on which the CAPER is reporting.
Click to download these items:
2022 CAPER
2021 CAPER
2020 CAPER
2019 CAPER
2018 CAPER
2017 CAPER
2016 CAPER
2015 CAPER
Other Related Resources
Citizen Participation Plan 2015-2019
CDBG Program Desk Guide
HOME Program Guide
HUD Regulations
Consolidated Plan (24 CFR 91)
Community Development Block Grant Program (24 CFR 570)
HOME Program (24 CFR 92)
Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (2 CFR 200)
