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 2024 Community Needs Assessment period 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.
Your Input In Action
The FY25-26 Action Plan is now live. (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.
What we're hearing
The reports below reflect what we heard during the 2024 Community Needs Assessment. The first phase of the engagement report summarizes the community needs we heard throughout the initial assessment. This input informed the first draft of the 5-year funding strategy. A second phase of the report was produced as engagement continued. The phase 2 report outlines the commitments our department makes to address the needs of the community.
During the creation of the FY25-26 Action Plan, we consulted with community organizations. Summaries of those meetings are included in the report below.
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.
Up Next:
The needs assessment for FY27 will begin soon.