Neighborhood Programs Division 

The City of Champaign is implementing the 2025–2029 Consolidated Plan and the FY 2025–26 Annual Action Plan, which address the community’s most urgent needs related to housing, neighborhoods, and public services. In FY 2025/26, the City will receive $766,743,000 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding to invest in programs that improve affordable housing, support vulnerable residents, and enhance neighborhood conditions.

In partnership with the City of Urbana through the Urbana HOME Consortium, the City has developed a five-year plan to guide the allocation of federal and local resources. The plan targets investment in Bristol Park, Garden Hills, Beardsley Park, Douglass Park, Garden Park, and Planning Area 14, while remaining available city-wide for eligible households.

Check out the 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan by clicking here

Key Projects for FY 2025–26

• Safety Home Repair Program – Provides critical repairs to address life-safety, structural, or severe code deficiencies so households can remain in their homes. (8 homeowner households served)
• Home Accessibility Retrofit Program – Funds modifications such as ramps, widened doorways, and accessible bathrooms to support residents with disabilities. (6 households served)
• Accessory Structure Demolition – Removes unsafe or blighted garages, sheds, and fences that threaten neighborhood safety. (2 structures removed)
• Public Services: Rent Assistance Program – Provides short-term rental assistance to help stabilize households at risk of homelessness in partnership with the City of Champaign Township.
• Public Facilities Improvements – Invests in community infrastructure, including the addition of 26 emergency and transitional housing beds in partnership with C-U at Home.
• Habitat for Humanity Site Clearance – Clears property for new affordable single-family housing development.

The Neighborhood Programs Division oversees the development and administration of these projects, using federal, state, and local resources to ensure investments improve housing conditions, eliminate blight, support families, and strengthen Champaign’s neighborhoods.

Neighborhood Programs Manual 

The Neighborhood Programs Manual is required by the Champaign Municipal Code to be updated, at a minimum, every five years.  The Manual provides a description of the available programs, eligibility requirements, general terms and conditions, types of assistance (grant vs. loan), security and subordination guidelines, and processing procedures. 

Consolidated Plan 

The Consolidated Plan is a five-year plan that identifies strategies and resources that are available to meet affordable housing and community development objectives within the City. 

Annual Action Plan 

The Annual Action Plan is a yearly document required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that accompanies the Consolidated Plan. This document provides information on the City’s allocation of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Home Investment Partnership Program (HOME) funds. 

Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report (CAPER) 

The CAPER summarizes the progress the City made in carrying out its strategic plan outlined in its Consolidated Plan including accomplishments, resources available, persons assisted, and other actions. Information is provided for the past fiscal year and what goals and objectives were met from the Annual Action Plan. 

View the Regional Housing Study 

View the 2014 Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing 

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