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Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER)
The Division of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) has prepared the City Fiscal Year 2025 CAPER. This report describes how the City of Philadelphia expended its resources from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), federal HOME funds, Emergency Solutions Grant, and Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS (HOPWA) funds, and from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development funds for the period of July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025.
The CAPER will be available online at https://www.phila.gov/documents/five-year-consolidated-plan-annual-action-plans-and-reports/ on September 12, 2025. Hard copies will be available by appointment only at the DHCD Department of Communications, 1234 Market St., 17th floor, Philadelphia, PA, 19107. To arrange for a contact-free pickup of a hard copy of the CAPER or CDBG Financial Summary Report, please email Mirta.Duprey@phila.gov. Hard copies of the CAPER will also be 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.
Comments will be accepted through September 27th, 2025 and can be sent by email to saundra.malanowicz@phila.gov or to the above address.
Announcement
System outage: PA Home Improvement Contractor Registration
The Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Home Improvement Contractor (HIC) Registration system is currently down and cannot issue or renew HIC registrations. Check their website for complete information and updates.
Until service is restored, the Department of Licenses & Inspections will process Philadelphia registrations as follows:
- New PA HIC registration: Mail your application to the State and upload the acknowledgement form with your Philadelphia application.
- Existing PA HIC registration/New Philadelphia Registration: Upload a copy of your expired PA registration with your Philadelphia application.
- Existing PA HIC registration/Existing Philadelphia Registration: Submit a renewal or amendment and upload your current license with your Philadelphia application.
Registrations issued or renewed under this process will expire on December 31, 2025. Once the PA system is restored, you must update your Philadelphia registration with a valid PA certificate.
