Each fall, on behalf of Anne Arundel County, ACDS begins the housing and community development budget process for the fiscal year that begins July 1st of the following year. ACDS welcomes broad public participation in the process and encourages comments and input from residents and service providers on the County’s current housing and community development needs, as well as recommendations for activities and projects which best address those needs.
First Public Hearing of FY 2024 Budget Process
ACDS will hold the first public hearing of the FY 2024 budget process on October 27, 2022. The hearing will provide attendees with a report on recent accomplishments as well as information on the amount of federal housing and community development funds expected to be available for Local Fiscal Year 2024 (July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024) and the range of activities that may be undertaken with those funds. Residents and stakeholders will be invited to speak on the issues and needs they see in their communities, as well as recommend strategies, activities and projects for the use of available federal funds. Please RSVP to Ms. Tracey Mullery at tmullery@acdsinc.org.
If you wish to attend and require a special accommodation (e.g. interpreter for deaf and hard of hearing or critical documents translated for persons with limited English proficiency) please contact tmullery@acdsinc.org no later than seven business days prior to the public meeting.
Application Process for FY 2024 Funding
For housing and community development providers seeking FY 2024 housing and community development funds, the application for funding will be made available on October 10, 2022 and will be due on November 28, 2022.
All applications must be completed online through ACDS’s Neighborly Portal. If you are an existing user, the application will be available at the bottom of the page after you log in to Neighborly. If you have not yet registered your account, please click HERE to be taken to the ACDS Neighborly Portal Login Page, where there is a quick start guide available for download with registration instructions. If you are unable to access our online portal, please contact us at the email below.
Second Public Hearing for FY 2024 Budget Process
A second virtual public hearing on the FY 2023 Housing and Community Development Budget process will be held in February 2023 to respond to ACDS staff recommendations for projects and activities to be funded with the FY 2024 budget. Residents and interested organizations will be invited to speak for up two minutes and provide input on the budget process.
The Housing and Community Development Budget will be included in the County Executive’s budget, which is voted on by the County Council in May or June. The housing and community development budget will be further outlined in Anne Arundel County’s Annual Action Plan submission to the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in mid-June. Click here to view past Annual Action Plans.