What is a Consolidated Plan?

Homelessness. Affordable housing. Rising food costs. These topics are on the minds of many people right now, both in our community and throughout the country. Our Consolidated Plan will influence how the City responds to these complex issues over the next 5 years.

The City of Bellingham has approximately $9 million each year to spend to address problems like these. However, these funds are restricted – they can only be spent on services and housing projects for our lowest income residents, and those with special needs (such as elderly or disabled persons).

Every 5 years we must create a plan to prioritize how we’ll spend this funding to best address these issues. Before making this plan, the City would like to hear from our community.

• To learn more about the Consolidated Plan, visit: Bellingham Consolidated Plan - City of Bellingham (cob.org)
• To learn more about what the City is currently doing to provide housing and services to low-income residents, visit: cob.org/housingservices

Consolidated Plan Topics

There is a separate page that dives into each one of the following topics below. These are all subjects that are explored in the Consolidated Plan.

Click on the colored boxes to learn about the topic and share your feedback.

We'd like to hear from you!

Community participation is an important part of the 2023-2027 Consolidated Plan process. Please browse the topics above to share your ideas.

(Banner photo at top of page by Lauren McClanahan)