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 leadership of Director James Noteware, HCDD will continue to provide effective and efficient customer service through its 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!

Announcing Public Hearing ---- HCDD hearing on FHAST - A requirement for the Disaster Recovery Round 2, Phase 2 Application

• View FHAST (.pdf, 12.14.2011)
• View Flyer (.pdf, 12.14.2011)

• Application and Public Hearings -- CDBG Disaster Recovery Hurricane Ike Round 2 Funding



• Click here to view Outcomes and Highlights of the 2010 Funding Allocations Public Hearing Presentation 11.9.2011 (.pdf)

• New -- 2011 Annual Action Plan (revised, 11.02.2011)


• Emergency Homeowner's Loan Program (www.FindEHLP.org)
  
  
• Update - - September 14, 2010 -- Downpayment Assistance Program - Announcement - Successful responders to the Lender's request for Qualifications RFQ (.html).
  
  
• Update -- August 4, 2010 -- Important Announcement Single Family Home Repair Program - Suspension of New Application Intake (.pdf) 

HCDD Gallery of Projects

The projects pictured are the culmination of HCDD's primary goal -- that is to create units of affordable housing and invest in community facilities that offer services to income eligible populations.

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Housing Department Quick Links

• American Recovery and Reinvestment Act • CAPERs • Community Housing Development Orgs • Consolidated Action Plan • Downpayment Assistance Program • Economic Development • Environmental Review Procedures • Fair Housing • Helpful Phone Numbers • Homelessness Prevention • HOPWA / Public Services • Houston HOPE • Hurricane Ike Disaster Recovery • LARA • Neighborhood Stabilization Program • News and Events • Public / Legal Notices • RFPs, Applications, Forms, Downloads • Section 3 Program • Stakeholder Connection •