Housing and Community Development Alert:
The Fairfax County Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) has an availability of funds under the federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) programs to acquire, develop, and rehabilitate affordable housing.
Projects should align with the Communitywide Housing Strategic Plan, the 5-Year Consolidated Plan, One-Year Action Plan, the proposed Fairfax County Countywide Strategic Plan. The affordability is for at least 30 years.
The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program is a flexible program that provides annual grants to eligible local governments and States to be used to address a wide range of unique community development needs, including affordable housing, fair housing and human services activities, that are primarily for the benefit of low- to moderate-income individuals and families. Learn More
The HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) provides annual grants to be used to fund a wide range of housing activities, including building, buying, and/or rehabilitating affordable housing for rent or homeownership, or providing direct rental assistance to low- to moderate-income individuals and families, as well as for fair housing activities. Learn More
The Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) program aims to assist people with quickly regaining stability in permanent housing after experiencing a housing crisis and/or homelessness. Funding may be used for the rehabilitation or conversion of buildings for use as emergency shelter for the homeless, for certain expenses for operating emergency shelters, for essential services related to emergency shelters and street outreach for the homeless, and for homelessness prevention and rapid re-housing assistance. Learn More