Strategic Planning Documents
Citizen Participation Plan
The Citizen Participation Plan sets forth Berkeley County’s policies and procedures for public involvement in the Department of Housing and Urban Development consolidated planning process. The Citizen Participation Plan contains the required elements listed in the Consolidated Plan regulations in accordance with Section 104(a) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 as amended, as well as both 24 CFR 91.105(b) and 24 CFR 91.100.
The purpose of the Citizen Participation Plan is to extend and strengthen partnerships among all levels of government and the private sector, including for-profit and non-profit organizations, in the production and operation of: decent housing, suitable living environments, and expanded economic opportunities.
Five Year Consolidated Plan
Berkeley County’s Five-Year Consolidated Plan identifies housing and community development needs and goals to be accomplished through the Community Development Block Grant Program. The Plan sets goals and strategies to be achieved over a five-year period, including analysis of housing and community development needs and a list of funding priorities for activities that benefit low- and moderate-income persons.
Development of this plan includes substantial community participation through community meetings and outreach, surveys, and municipal and social service engagement.
Berkeley County 2021 – 2025 Consolidated Plan
Annual Action Plan
The Consolidated Plan is carried out through Annual Action Plans, which provide a summary of the actions, activities, and the specific federal and non-federal resources that will be used each year to address the priority needs and specific goals identified in the Five-Year Consolidated Plan. The County will report on accomplishments and progress toward Consolidated Plan goals in the Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER).
2021 – 2025 Annual Plan Year 1
Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing
The purpose of Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice (AI) is to identify practices and conditions in Berkeley County that are impeding housing opportunities for residents because of their race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, national origin or other “protected class” status. Fair housing impediments include direct discriminatory actions, omissions or decisions related to membership in a protected class, or indirect actions, omissions or decisions that have the effect of restricting housing choices for people specifically because of their protected class membership.
The County is required by the Fair Housing Act to “Affirmatively Further Fair Housing” and for that purpose, the Analysis of Impediments identifies fair housing choice constraints and offers planning strategies that can be incorporated into other community planning and development processes and decisions. This study is required by the Department of Housing and Urban Development as a condition for receiving federal housing funds and is completed in coordination with the County’s Five-Year Consolidated Plan.
2021 – 2025 Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing
Reports
Comprehensive Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER)
The County is required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to submit an annual Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER). This report provides an assessment of the County’s progress in carrying out its five-year strategic plan and its one-year action plan for the Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG). The report accounts for:
- All expenditures including dollars spent on specific projects
- The number of low-to-moderate income people or households benefited by each project
- The extent to which goals set in the Annual Action Plans were met
