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The City administers various federal and local grant programs to support affordable housing development and preservation. 

Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Home Investment Partnership (HOME)

The City of Redwood City receives annual entitlements (grant funds) of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Home Investment Partnership Program (HOME) from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The CDBG program provides resources to address a wide range of community development needs principally for low-income households. CDBG is used to produce and/or preserve decent affordable housing, to provide services to the most vulnerable in our community, and to create jobs through the expansion and retention of businesses.

The HOME program is designed exclusively to create affordable housing for low-income households. It provides resources to that are used to fund a wide range of activities including building, buying, and/or rehabilitating affordable housing for rent or home-ownership assistance to low-income people.

Notice of Funding Availability and Request for Proposals - Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Human Services Financial Assistance (HSFA) for Fiscal Year 2026-2027.

The City of Redwood City is pleased to announce the availability of Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Human Services Financial Assistance (HSFA) funds for eligible projects. Proposals for these grant fund sources will be accepted from organizations providing assistance to low-income households (households with incomes at or below 80% of the Area Median Income {AMI} for San Mateo County) residing within Redwood City and meeting one or more of the City’s Consolidated Plan priorities related to affordable housing, homeless services, human services, public facilities, economic development and fair housing. For more information about the funds and instructions on how to apply, please review the NOFA.

2026-2027 CDBG/HSFA Notice of Funding Availability

APPLICATIONS ARE DUE BY 4 PM ON JANUARY 15, 2026.

Consolidated Plan

The Consolidated Plan is designed to help local jurisdictions assess their affordable housing and community development needs and market conditions, and to make data-driven, place-based investment decisions. The consolidated planning process serves as the framework for a community-wide dialogue to identify housing and community development priorities that align and focus funding from the two grant programs. The Consolidated Plan, which may have a duration of between 3 and 5 years, describes the City's community development priorities and multi-year goals based on an assessment of housing and community development needs, an analysis of housing and economic market conditions and available resources.

Annual Action Plan

The Consolidated Plan is carried out through Annual Action Plans, which provide a concise summary of the actions, activities, and the specific federal and non-federal resources that will be used each year to address the priority needs and specific goals identified in the Consolidated Plan.

Annual Action Plans:

Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER)

The Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) identifies City accomplishments and progress made towards goals in the Consolidated Plan that were achieved in the prior year.

Assessment of Fair Housing

The Cities of Daly City, San Mateo, South San Francisco, Redwood City and the County of San Mateo along with the Housing Authority of the County of San Mateo (HACSM) and the South San Francisco Housing Authority have completed a Regional Assessment of Fair Housing. The San Mateo County Regional Assessment of Fair Housing (AFH) was accepted by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on November 30, 2017. Please visit the County's Assessment of Fair Housing website for background information on the process.

Other Documents

HOME Investment Partnership (HOME)- American Rescue Plan (ARP)

Through the ARP Act of 2021 and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the City received a one-time allocation of HOME-ARP funding, in the amount of $1,194,369. These funds are intended to address the need for housing and supportive services to the City’s homeless population. HOME-ARP funding must primarily benefit qualifying individuals and families who are homeless, at-risk of homelessness, or other vulnerable populations.

Permanent Local Housing Allocation (PLHA)

The Building Homes and Job Act (Senate Bill 2) was enacted in 2017 and created a permanent source of funding for affordable housing in the State of California. Revenue is generated through recording fees on real estate transactions and therefore will fluctuate year to year depending upon activity. Each year, the City will receive an allocation based on the revenues generated in the prior year. The City prepared a five-year plan for spending the PLHA that was approved by City Council on July 13, 2020

 If you have any questions or would like to see any documents that are not on this webpage, please contact Housing staff at housingrwc@redwoodcity.org.