South Dakota Housing Hosting Listening Session regarding the 2025 Action Plan
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
South Dakota Housing Hosting Listening Session regarding the 2025 Action Plan
PIERRE, SD (1/13/25) – South Dakota Housing (SDH), in partnership with the Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED), will be hosting a listening session on Jan. 29, 2025, at 2 p.m. CST, to solicit comments prior to the drafting of the 2025 Annual Action Plan.
The purpose of the listening session is to obtain citizens’ views, answer questions and discuss housing and community development needs. Information gathered at the session will be utilized to establish goals and prioritize funding. The public will have another chance to provide comments once the draft plan has been released in February.
Annually the state of South Dakota receives approximately $12.5 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to support the development of viable communities by providing decent housing, suitable living environments and expanded economic opportunities to low- and moderate-income persons.
SDH and GOED annually prepare a planning document (Annual Action Plan) that outlines how the $12.5 million of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG), Housing Trust Fund (HTF) and HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) program funds will be allocated.
Persons interested are encouraged to attend the listening session on Jan. 29, 2025, at 2 p.m. Central Time. at SDH, 3060 E. Elizabeth Street, Pierre. The session will also be available via Microsoft Teams.
Join by Phone: 469.253.5858
Phone Conference ID: 149 826 282#
Or
Join by desktop or tablet: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-teams/join-a-meeting?rtc=1
Meeting ID: 221 086 022 992; Passcode: k9Nm9kG7
Interested persons unable to attend the listening session may submit written comments to SDH, attention Amy Eldridge, PO Box 1237, Pierre, SD 57501, by fax (605) 773-5154 or by emailing to amy@sdhda.org. All comments are due by January 31, 2025, at 5 p.m. Central Time.
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About South Dakota Housing
South Dakota Housing Development Authority was created by the South Dakota Legislature in 1973 with a stated mission to provide opportunities for quality, affordable housing for South Dakotans. South Dakota Housing is a self-supporting, nonprofit entity known for our commitment for providing innovative financing solutions to create and preserve affordable housing. South Dakota Housing utilizes housing bonds, tax credits, and other federal and state resources to fund housing programs which provide mortgage and downpayment assistance, housing construction and rehabilitation, homelessness prevention, rental assistance, and educational opportunities.
For more information:
Chas Olson, Executive Director, SD Housing, 605.773.3181