Snohomish County invites all interested persons to provide input on local community needs for affordable housing, public facilities, infrastructure, public services, and economic development projects to be funded with 2024 federal grant funds and to provide input on 2022 grant performance, according to a news release.

Snohomish County, in consortium with 18 cities and towns within the County, receives approximately $5 million in federal funds each year under the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME), and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) programs.

The grant funds help support local affordable housing, public facilities, infrastructure, public services, and economic development projects that benefit low-to-moderate income persons and neighborhoods in Snohomish County.

The use of these grant funds is guided by a five-year 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan, which establishes goals based on community needs. Each year, Snohomish County, as lead agency of the consortium, is required to develop an Action Plan for use of these funds. The 2024 Action Plan will cover the period between July 1, 2024, and June 30, 2025.

Two Virtual Public Hearings are scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 14, the first at 9 a.m. and the second at 5 p.m.

For more information and to participate in the public hearings, visit www.snohomishcountywa.gov/5645/Consolidated-Plan-for-2020-2024.

Snohomish County will also accept written comments. Comments may be sent to Debra May at debra.may@snoco.org or by mail at Snohomish County Human Services Department – OHCD, 3000 Rockefeller Avenue, M/S 305, Everett, WA 98201.

For more information, to request a reasonable accommodation, or to request a foreign language interpreter, contact Debra May, Human Services Department at 425-388-3264 or  debra.may@snoco.org.