The city of Birmingham has released its plan for allocating millions of dollars in federal funding over the next five years to bolster its affordable housing inventory, reduce homelessness and poverty and ramp up community development.
The city also released a breakdown of how it intends to spend approximately $9.3 million it expects to receive from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for the first year of the plan, which began July 1.
“The city of Birmingham has long placed a high priority on affordable housing and community services because they reflect essential community values and are articulated by our robust citizen participation plan and community engagement process,” said Meghan Venable-Thomas, director of the city’s Department of Community Development. “Such prioritization will continue from 2025 to 2029.”…