The purpose of the Community Needs Assessment (CNA) is to identify the community development and housing needs of the community, particularly the needs of low- and moderate-income (LMI) persons and the activities that may be undertaken with Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds, through the adopted citizen participation plan process. The Community Needs Assessment provides a summary overview of community development and housing needs in the locality and examines the special needs of LMI persons.

Parts of Dorchester County are incorporated within the Town of Summerville or the City of North Charleston. Each of those municipalities is an “Entitlement” community, receiving CDBG funding directly from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development. Projects within those municipalities are not subject to or eligible for consideration under the County’s regional planning grant or state CDBG programs

Please click to view the upated 2024 Community Needs Assessment. 

Updates

On March 18, 2024, the County held a public hearing on the 2024 Draft Community Needs Assessment for its CDBG grant program. The purpose of the public hearing was to solicit public input on community needs for housing, public facilities, economic development, and other identified priorities to serve low-moderate income households. Staff from the Berkeley-Charleston-Dorchester Council of Governments also presented information regarding the 2024 CDBG Community Needs Assessment. 

Those with questions or comments concerning the public hearing or the plan may contact Kathryn Basha at the Berkeley-Charleston-Dorchester Council of Governments, 5790 Casper Padgett Way, N. Charleston or call (843) 529-0400.

Dorchester County Council also held a public hearing at the regularly scheduled County Council meeting on Monday, April 15, 2024, at 6:00pm in the County Council Chambers in Summerville (500 N. Main Street). Staff presented the CDBG project at Stratton Capers 2 that the County submitted to the SC Department of Commerce for infrastructure funding.