The Housing and Community Development Division manages numerous federal and state grants that support development of affordable housing, revitalization of neighborhoods, economic development and homeless assistance.

Principal programs include the federal and state-funded Neighborhood Stabilization Programs, the Murrah Area Economic Development Loan Program and the Consolidated Plan, which prescribes use of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Home Investment Partnerships Program (HOME), Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) and Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) program funds.

Housing programs encompass acquisition, rehabilitation and new construction, emergency home repair, home exterior maintenance, and a down payment/closing cost assistance program for income eligible homebuyers. The division oversees more than 50 federal, state and city-funded grants with a value in excess of $30 million.