The Community Planning & Reporting division oversees the planning and reporting of federal, statewide and local grant funds awarded to the City of Fort Worth. These grants are used to fund and provide public services and support affordable housing initiatives throughout the City for low- to moderate-income residents.
All services and initiatives under these grants align with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the State of Texas and the City of Fort Worth’s community development and affordable housing initiatives.
Action Plan
The City of Fort Worth 2025-2026 Annual Action Plan outlines priorities and goals for improving the quality of life of low- to moderate-income individuals and neighborhoods of the city. The Citizen Participation process followed in developing this plan supported the City's proposed efforts to use HUD grant funds to improve neighborhoods, provide urgently needed housing repairs to low-income homeowners, develop new affordable housing for both owners and renters, assist new homebuyers and support local social and homeless service providers to the greatest extent possible.
For the use of federal funds under the following programs:
- Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program
- Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Program
- Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Program
Action Plan 2025-26(PDF, 35MB)
The Annual Action Plan provides a summary of the actions, activities, and the specific federal and non-federal resources that will be used each year to address the priority needs and specific goals identified by the five-year Consolidated Plan (Con Plan) for the use of federal grant funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Program Year (PY) 25 is the third action plan of the 2023-2027 Consolidated Plan. The grants included under this Action Plan are the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME), Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), and Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Program. The total amount of HUD grant funds expected to be received is $13,333,355.77, which includes $60,000 in estimated program income.
The Action Plan includes policies, strategies, programs and projects that will enable the City to achieve its mission of working together to build a strong community. This mission focuses on building strong neighborhoods, developing a sound economy, providing a safe community and fostering a healthy environment. The Action Plan promotes and supports HUD's three main statutory objectives: Provide Decent Affordable Housing, Create Suitable Living Environment and Create Economic Opportunities.
Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency
The Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA) was signed Sept. 26, 2006. The intent is to empower every American with the ability to hold the government accountable for each spending decision. The end result is to reduce wasteful government spending. The FFATA legislation requires information on federal awards (federal financial assistance and expenditures) be made available to the public via a single, searchable website.
For more information on the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG, HOME Investment Partnerships funding (HOME) and Housing Opportunities for Persons With Aids Grant (HOPWA) awarded to the City of Fort Worth by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, please visit USASpending.gov.