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The City of Syracuse wants your input on how it will spend millions of dollars of federal funds.

A row of three houses in Syracuse, NY
Chris Bolt
City survey allows local residents and organizations to suggest ways to improve housing and economic development.

The City of Syracuse is currently updating its Five-Year Consolidated Plan for 2025 to 2029, which will determine how federal funds from the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) are allocated to support local programs.

These funds come from the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), and Home Investment Partnership Program (HOME), and are crucial for neighborhood revitalization, economic development, and enhancing community facilities and services.

To ensure that the updated plan reflects the needs and priorities of Syracuse residents, the city's Department of Neighborhood and Business Development is seeking input through Housing and Neighborhood Surveys. These surveys offer residents an opportunity to share their insights on housing and community needs, helping to shape the direction of future funding and programs.

The surveys take about ten minutes to complete and will remain open until Friday, September 6 at 5 p.m.

Resident Survey

Agency Survey

Residents are encouraged to participate in this important process to have their voices heard and to learn more by visiting goto.syr.gov/neighborhoodgrants.

Chris Bolt, Ed.D. has proudly been covering the Central New York community and mentoring students for more than 30 years. His career in public media started as a student volunteer, then as a reporter/producer. He has been the news director for WAER since 1995. Dedicated to keeping local news coverage alive, Chris also has a passion for education, having trained, mentored and provided a platform for growth to more than a thousand students. Career highlights include having work appear on NPR, CBS, ABC and other news networks, winning numerous local and state journalism awards.
Kat is WAER's anchor/producer, delivering local news content and hosting NPR's "All Things Considered." She excels in creating engaging long-form content, managing promotions, and leading audio editing projects. Kat is also instrumental in converting daily news content into digital formats for distribution on WAER.org.