Community Development

Overview

Community Development administers HUD funding received from the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME), and Emergency Solutions Grant Program to improve infrastructure, provide public services, build affordable housing and rehabilitate existing housing in the unincorporated areas outside the city limits of San Antonio, in Bexar County or in one of the participating cities. 

GOALS

The goals of the county’s HUD funded programs are to meet the needs of low to moderate income residents who live in unincorporated areas of Bexar County or in one of the participating cities by:

• Providing safe, decent, sanitary and affordable housing,
• Creating and maintaining suitable living environments,
• Preventing homelessness, re-house individuals and households who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless, and
• Creating or expanding economic development opportunities for its residents particularly those who have low to moderate income.