About
The Grants Division of the Planning Department manages two annual federal grant programs, and one annual local grant program.
The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program is funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). It provides funding to local governments to develop viable urban communities by providing decent housing, expanding economic opportunities, and improving community development. It primarily benefits low- and moderate-income individuals.
The HOME Investment Partnership is funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). It provides funding aimed at creating and maintaining affordable housing for low-income households
The Social & Voluntary Services Commission (SVSC) is a Mayor appointed Commission that receives annual grant funding from City Council to disburse among the 501(c)3 organizations serving Norman.
CDBG Target Areas
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Section 3 Overview
Each year, HUD invests billions of federal dollars into distressed communities across the country for projects. Projects include:
- Building and rehabilitating housing
- Improving a variety of infrastructures
- Building community centers
- Helping families achieve stability and advancement
The Section 3 program requires recipients of HUD funding to direct employment, training, and contracting opportunities to low-income individuals and the businesses that employ these persons within their community. Section 3 is a provision of the HUD Act of 1968 and is found at 12 U.S.C. 1701u. The regulations are found at 24 CFR Part 75.
Per this statutory language, recipients of HUD funds (i.e. grantees and contractors) ensure that “to the greatest extent feasible,” when certain HUD funds are used to assist housing and community development projects, preference for construction-related training, jobs, and contracting opportunities go to low- and very-low income people and to businesses that are owned by low- and very-low income persons or businesses that hire them. These opportunities are both gender and race neutral.
CDBG Documents
Continuum of Care
The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) introduced the Continuum of Care (CoC) Planning Process in 1994. This community-based planning process identifies, prioritizes and works to meet the housing and supportive services needs of homeless individuals and families to include Transitional Housing, Permanent Supportive Housing, and Rapid Re-Housing.
The City of Norman is a member of the OK 504 Norman/Cleveland County Oklahoma Continuum of Care. For more information please see the website.