City of Lawton

This Consolidated Plan outlines a deliberate strategy to enhance the availability, affordability, and sustainability of decent housing, create suitable living environments, and expand economic opportunities for extremely low- and low-income residents. Key strategic pillars include affordable rental development, transitioning from homelessness through a 'housing first' approach, and promoting sustainable homeownership. Additionally, the plan focuses on neighborhood stabilization through blight remediation and infrastructure upgrades, funding essential public services, and fostering economic opportunities through targeted redevelopment and job creation. The overall vision is to build a community where families thrive through purposeful investments in the city's future.

The 2022 Annual Action Plan for the City of Lawton outlines specific activities and funding allocations for its program year, July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023. This plan serves to implement the city's broader five-year Consolidated Plan, which aims to provide decent housing, create a suitable living environment, and expand economic opportunities, especially for low- and moderate-income persons. Key priorities include affordable housing construction and retention, homebuyer assistance, elimination of slum and blight, provision of public services and facilities, and the prevention and elimination of homelessness.

This Annual Action Plan for Federal Fiscal Year 2019 outlines the City of Lawton's strategy for addressing community development, housing, and homelessness. It implements the broader 2016-2020 Consolidated Plan, focusing on providing decent housing, establishing a suitable living environment, and expanding economic opportunities for low- and moderate-income persons. Key priorities include affordable housing initiatives such as rehabilitation, new construction, and homebuyer assistance, alongside support for public services, code enforcement, and comprehensive programs to reduce and prevent homelessness.

This document outlines the City of Lawton's Consolidated Plan for FFY 2021-2025, detailing the strategic use of federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Home Investments Partnership Program (HOME) funds. The plan focuses on five key priorities: creation and retention of affordable housing, elimination of slum and blight, provision of public services, development of public facilities and infrastructure, and prevention and elimination of homelessness. It incorporates community needs assessments, market analysis, and citizen participation to set goals aimed at improving housing affordability, living environments, and economic opportunities for low and moderate-income residents.

This Annual Action Plan for the City of Lawton, covering the program year from July 1, 2020, through June 30, 2021, implements the strategies of the Consolidated Plan. It focuses on providing decent housing, establishing a suitable living environment, and expanding economic opportunities, particularly for low- and moderate-income persons. Key areas of action include affordable housing programs like rehabilitation and homeownership assistance, addressing homelessness through support for shelters and case management, enhancing public services, strengthening code enforcement, and improving public facilities and infrastructure.