Your Needs Inform Our Decisions

Austin Housing works year-round to implement programs, build housing, and shape policies that will enable more households in Austin to stay in the neighborhoods they love. Many factors guide how funds are used, including your needs and your voice. If you want to understand more about the funding sources before you weigh in, make sure to click the funding overview tab above.  

Ongoing Needs Assessment

The survey below is focused on you and your community. During our previous Community Needs Assessment periods we heard a strong desire from the community for ongoing engagement. With that in mind, we have created a needs assessment survey that will remain open indefinitely. We will report back regularly on what we're hearing and how feedback is being used. We welcome your input at any point. Please take a few minutes to share with us about your experience and what your community needs. 

Community Needs Survey

Austin Housing invites you to tell us about your needs and the needs in your community.

Share Your Needs

Your Input In Action

The FY25-26 Action Plan is currently live and in action. (View the plan by clicking Yearly Action Plan tab above!). The Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) for FY24-25 is also available on the Performance tab. 

 

The draft of the FY26-27 Action Plan is now available for review. Click the link below to read the plan and share your feedback. 

FY26-27 Action Plan

A draft of the FY26-27 Action Plan is ready for review. Community members are invited to provide comments now through June 30, 2026. 

Provide Comments

 

For more engagement opportunities with Austin Housing, visit our Housing Hub www.SpeakUpAustin.org/HousingHub

 

Austin Housing Hub

Engage with us through our new Housing Hub

Engage

Engagement and Reporting Timeline

Every 5 years a new plan is created for our federal funding.  Each year also has its own Action Plan. Before each plan is created, a community needs assessment is conducted. At the end of each year, a performance and evaluation report is produced. The timeline below outlines each of these simultaneous cycles. 

Happening Now:
The FY27 draft Action Plan is available for review and public comment.

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5-year Community Needs Assessment

February - May, 2024

A comprehensive community needs assessment kicks off the cycle for each new 5-year plan. During our 2024 Community Needs Assessment, we met with 46 community organizations and received more than 300 survey responses. The feedback we heard was included in the report we submitted to HUD with our 5-year Consolidated Plan. The input continues to guide our department's work.

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Annual Community Needs Assessment

March - April

Each of the following years of the plan also begin by connecting with the community. During the annual needs assessment, City of Austin staff meet with boards, commissions, and community organizations in preparation for creating the next year's Action Plan. 

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Public Comment Period

May - June 

A draft of next year's Action Plan is published at the end of May. The community is invited to provide comments. 

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Annual Action Plan begins

October 1

The plan is approved by City Council in July, submitted to HUD in August, and takes effect with the start of the new fiscal year on October 1. We are currently in the second year of our 5-year federal funding plan. 

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Year-end evaluation & reporting

November - December 

At the end of each year, we publish the Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER). Visit our performance tab to see the goals and outcomes for the previous fiscal year

MAY 12

2026 Needs Assessment Public Hearing @ the Community Development Commission

Tue, May 12 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Austin City Hall, West 2nd Street, Austin, TX, USA Map
MAY 21

FY26-27 Draft Action Plan Public Hearing @ the Austin City Council

Thu, May 21 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Austin City Hall, West 2nd Street, Austin, TX, USA Map