Responsibilities

Community Development is responsible for preparing the following documents and administering the federal funds used to achieve the goals listed within the plans:

• 5-Year Consolidated Plan - explains the needs and goals of Lake County
• Annual Action Plan - explains the projects to be undertaken by Lake County
• CAPER Performance Report - explains what Lake County has accomplished

Community Development activities are overseen by the Housing and Community Development Commission (HCDC), which meets the second Wednesday of every month at 3:30 p.m.

The HCDC encourages residents to get involved in the decision-making process for the use of grant funds. The Citizen Participation and Input page provides information on how you can do so.

More Information

Check out the Community Development Calendar for upcoming meetings, events and deadlines.

                                               Notice of Funding Availability

Lake County and the Cities of Waukegan and North Chicago hereby announce the anticipated availability of funds under the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME), and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) programs of the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) for the upcoming program year (PY2021) and strategic planning period (2020-24).  Additionally, Lake County announces the availability of 2021 grant funding through its Affordable Housing Program (AHP) and Video Gaming Revenue Policy.

Anticipated funding will be made available through three different types of grant applications available at https://www.lakecountyil.gov/1907/Applicants and detailed below.  Applications for annual PY2021 grant funding awards are due on January 11, 2021.  The following PY2021 workshops will be held on November 23, 2020 and November 24, 2020, as indicated below.  Attendance is highly recommended: