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Welcome to the City of Houston’s Housing and Community Development Department (HCDD) Website. HCDD’s primary objective is to provide decent housing, create a suitable living environment and expand economic opportunities, principally for low and moderate income persons. HCDD manages and administers both federal and non-federal funds that are earmarked for the development of viable urban communities. Under the direction of Richard Celli, HCDD has streamlined its operations to provide more effective and efficient customer service by funding programs and activities through five major product lines. These products lines are, (1) single family housing down payment assistance, (2) single family home repair assistance (3)commercial (multi and single family housing development), (4) municipal/private public facilities and (5) public services (including HOPWA Services). Please click on the Product Lines Buttons below to obtain additional product information. Thank you for visiting our site!

WHAT'S NEW - Public Services

  • Notice of RFP: Stimulus Homelessness Prevention & Rapid Re-Housing Funds (7.1.2009)

To access the document below, please view HCDD's Request For Proposals Page

  • Application: Homeless Prevention & Rapid Re-Housing Program (7.1.2009)
  • RFP: Homeless Prevention & Rapid Re-Housing Program (7.1.2009)
 

 
 
 
 
 
Employee Spotlight

When co-workers call someone a critical resource, you know they have great importance to their workplace and the citizens they serve. That’s how Ms. Owens department describe her. Not only has she moved into her new position as a Financial Analyst, but she also “held down the fort” of her old position. More..

Paulette Wagner

Flora Garcia is a housing counselor in the single-family production section. A truly great employee, her 21 years as a counselor and community liaison have been responsible for the training and administration of Housing's personnel and resolving countless homeowner crises. Her supervisors continually refer to her performance as "outstanding." What follows is but a partial list of her recognitions. More ...