Specifications include, but are not limited to: The City of Iowa City is requesting proposals from qualified community development consultant firms or individual consultants to assist in updating the planning documents necessary to receive continued direct Entitlement Community assistance from the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The City of Iowa City receives and administers Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) funds. The City has also received federal CDBG-CV, HOME-ARP, and State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). Planning documents will also be used to prioritize local affordable housing programs and funding. 1. Five-Year Consolidated Plan (locally known as City Steps) for city fiscal years 2026-2030 (July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2030). 2. An Equity Plan to update the City’s 2019 Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing (Fair Housing Study) that meets the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) requirements that are in effect at the time of preparation. Currently plans are subject to the Affirmatively Further Fair Housing (AFFH) Interim Final Rule. 3. A Regional Housing Needs Analysis for the Iowa City metropolitan area. The Needs Analysis is intended to help inform the City’s Comprehensive Plan and will occur concurrent with comprehensive planning efforts related to housing. This shall demonstrate housing demand from 2025 to 2035 and recommend housing product types and amounts to be built in the Iowa City area to satisfy demand from current and future residents from 2025-2030.
