U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) Programs

The City of Missoula has updated its HOME ARP Allocation Plan to reflect the changing needs of our community. 

Along with updated data on the gaps and needs facing the Missoula community, the plan reviews the city’s decision to shift the focus of these funds primarily to supportive services. Examining recent Community Needs Assessments, Point in Time Surveys, Needs and Gaps Assessments, Housing Landscape Reports, and meetings with Housing Partners and Service Providers, the need for supportive services related to housing stability has consistently been identified as a growing need in the community. 

The City proposes directing HOME-ARP funds towards providing supportive services to ensure all Missoulians have a safe, affordable home and the resources needed to stay housed. The services this funding can support include: housing search and counseling, mental health, case management, childcare, landlord/tenant liaison, financial assistance, education, legal services, etc.

You can view the report under the “Documents” sidebar. 

Comments are welcomed and encouraged. 

You can submit comments here, or by emailing Kendra at Lisumk@ci.missoula.mt.us or Colleen at KaneC@ci.missoula.mt.us. Comments are welcome through June 2, 2025.

Comments received will be included in the final plan submitted to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

Now is your chance to influence how federal dollars are spent in our community!

Each year, the City of Missoula awards approximately $500,000 in federal CDBG funds to housing and community development projects and approximately $300,000 in federal HOME funds to housing projects that assist low- to moderate-income Missoulians secure safe and affordable homes.

As a requirement of this funding, Community Development must publish an Annual Action Plan, which details which projects we’ve chosen to fund for Program Year 2025 (PY25).

You can view the report here. The report can also be found under the “Documents” sidebar.

Comments on the PY25 Action Plan are welcomed and encouraged. 

You can submit comments here, by emailing Kendra at the email address in the sidebar, or by calling 406-552-6642.

 A public hearing to discuss the Plan before City Council is tentatively scheduled for Monday, May 5, 2025. Public comments are welcome during the meeting as well. 

In Program Year 2022, the Poverello Center was awarded Community Block Development funds (CDBG) for help expanding and improving their Housing Montana Heroes veterans program (HMH). As a part of this project, the Poverello Center will be converting and rehabilitating the Clark Fork Inn Apartments at 1010 West Broadway to include 17-20 transitional housing units. 

All occupied or vacant lower-income dwelling units that are to be demolished or converted to another use for this project will be replaced in the community in accordance with Section 104(d), 24 CFR 42.375.

 The joint City of Missoula/Missoula County One-for-One Replacement Plan outlines the replacement of those units.  You can find the report under Documents in the sidebar.

 Please use this forum to comment on the plan.  

All comments received by Wednesday, February 22, 2023, will be considered by the City of Missoula and Missoula County and included with the plan.