What we do
The Department of Planning and Development works in collaboration with communities to promote, plan, preserve, and develop successful neighborhoods for all.
Reaching these goals requires city agencies to work together with residents, businesses, developers, advocates, funders, and each other. Planning and Development has a team of agencies that do just that. Our agencies include:
- Philadelphia Art Commission
- Philadelphia City Planning Commission
- Division of Development Services
- Division of Housing and Community Development
- Philadelphia Historical Commission
- Zoning Board of Adjustment
We also partner with the PHDC.
Together we are charting a vibrant future for our city.
Connect
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1515 Arch St.
13th Floor Philadelphia, PA 19102 |
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(215) 683-4601
TTY: (215) 683-0286
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Announcements
Public Comment Period for Proposed CDBG-DR Action Plan Amendment #3
City of Philadelphia
Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR)
Notice of Public Comment Period for City of Philadelphia Proposed CDBG-DR Action Plan Amendment #3
March 12, 2026
The City of Philadelphia announces the availability of Amendment #3 to the previously approved Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Action Plan. The substantial amendment focuses on addressing programmatic details regarding the Disaster Recovery and Resilience Program and the Ida Business Assistance Program.
Proposed Action Plan Amendment #3 is available online at https://www.phila.gov/ida-recovery. To arrange for a hard copy of Proposed CDBG-DR Action Plan Amendment #3, please email CDBG-DR@phila.gov. Executive Summaries of Proposed Action Plan Amendment #2 translated in Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese (Simplified), Haitian Creole, and Vietnamese are available online at https://www.phila.gov/ida-recovery. The Executive Summary of the Proposed CDBG-DR Action Plan Amendment #3 is also available for review in the Government Publications departments of the Central, West Philadelphia Regional, Northwest Regional, and Northeast Regional branches of the Free Library of Philadelphia.
The 30-day public comment period starts today. Please send written comments via email to CDBG-DR@phila.gov or mail to Attn: Sabrina Maynard, Office of the Director of Finance, City of Philadelphia, 1401 John F Kennedy Blvd Suite 1400, Philadelphia, PA 19102. At the end of the comment period, all comments shall be reviewed, and City responses will be incorporated into Proposed Action Plan Amendment #3. The final Action Plan, containing a summary of the comments and the City’s responses, will be submitted to HUD and posted on the City’s CDBG-DR website and on DHCD Legal Notices.
DHCD Public Hearing Needs Assessment and CAPER
| The City of Philadelphia’s Division of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) will conduct two public hearings (in-person or virtual) to provide the residents of Philadelphia with an opportunity to comment on neighborhood housing and community development needs and the 2025 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER), which covers all activities completed or in progress during the period July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025. These comments are solicited as part of DHCD’s planning process for fiscal year 2027. Residents of Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery Counties are invited to offer comments on the HOPWA portions of the CAPER. This public hearing is the next step in preparing the Annual Action Plan for Year 52, which will allocate federal and state funding.To view the full details, please click here.
The CAPER is available online at https://www.phila.gov/documents/five-year-consolidated-plan-annual-action-plans-and-reports/. Hard copies of the CAPER or CDBG Financial Summary Report are available by appointment only. Please email mirta.duprey@phila.gov. The In-Person CAPER/Needs Assessment Hearing will be held on: Tuesday, March 10, 2026, 2-5 p.m.* at 1234 Market St., 17th Floor The Virtual CAPER/Needs Assessment Hearing will be held on: Wednesday, March 11, 2026, 6-8 p.m.* To testify at either hearing you MUST REGISTER by emailing mirta.duprey@phila.gov by Friday, March 6th. Those unable to participate may email written, signed comments by Monday, March 16th, 2026 to saundra.malanowicz@phila.gov or you can mail them to the following address: DHCD Communications Department
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