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Community Development Grants

Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program provides grants to neighborhood groups, public service districts and other organizations to construct or improve public neighborhood facilities such as senior centers, parks, playgrounds, community center, and recreation buildings in low- and moderate-income neighborhoods and communities in unincorporated Fresno County.

Public Facilities & Infrastructure Improvements

Provides grants for public infrastructure improvements such as sewer, water, drainage, streets, curbs and sidewalks in low- and moderate-income neighborhoods and communities in unincorporated Fresno County.

2023-2024 CDBG Unincorporated Area Application is now closed.

Partner Cities Grants

Provides grants to the following partner cities to improve the quality of life in city low- and moderate-income neighborhoods.

Fowler	Reedley
Kerman	Sanger
Kingsburg	Selma
Mendota

Public Services Grants

Provides grants to the Sheriff and to non-profit community-based social service agencies to provide eligible public services to low- and moderate-income residents of unincorporated Fresno County.

Housing Preservation Grant (HPG)

Housing Preservation Grant (HPG) program provides grants to public agencies and nonprofit organizations for use in targeted repair or rehabilitation programs. Grantees develop and operate their own grant, loan, or subsidy programs for distribution of HPG and other leveraged funds to low- and very low-income homeowners, to owners of low- and very low-income rental housing, and to low- and very low-income cooperative housing.

Please see the HGP Statement of Activities below for more information.

Statement of Activities(PDF, 310KB)

Project Gallery

Completed Projects

before and during construction of park on Stanislaus avenue in Kerman

Before and after of Smith Street in Kingsburg

Action Plan

See the main Community Development Division page for copies of the current Action Plan & CAPER

2022-2023 Annual Action Plan(PDF, 5MB)

CAPER

A Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) is required annually to provide information on the County's use of Federal funds received from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) under the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) programs, as well as supplemental CDBG funding under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), and resulting outcomes and progress toward meeting goals identified in the County's Strategic Plan and Annual Action Plans. This CAPER reports on the use of funds and resulting outcomes for the 2021-2022 Action Plan.

Public comment period ended September 19, 2022.

For additional information, please contact the Community Development Division at:
Phone - (559) 600-4292 | Fax - (559) 600-4573 | Email: Comdev@fresnocountyca.gov

Community Development office is located on the 8th Floor of the Fresno County Plaza
2220 Tulare Street (South/West corner of Tulare and "M" streets) in Fresno, CA
Office hours 8:00 am - 5:00 pm (closed 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm)

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