Office of Community Planning and Development

Office of Community Planning and Development Type: Executive Department Parent organization: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Employees: 700 Executive: Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development Budget: $6.4 billion (fiscal year 2015) Address: 451 7th Street SW, Washington, DC 20410 Website: https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/comm_planning Creation Legislation: Wikipedia: Office of Community Planning and Development

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Mission The Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD) works to develop viable communities by promoting integrated approaches that provide decent housing, a suitable living environment, and expand economic opportunities for low and moderate-income persons. It fosters partnerships among all levels of government and the private sector to achieve these goals.

Services Community Development Block Grants; HOME Investment Partnerships Program; Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS; Homeless Assistance Grants

Regulations

Office of Community Planning and Development
File:Seal of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.svg
Seal of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Office Overview
Jurisdiction	United States
Headquarters	Robert C. Weaver Federal Building Washington, D.C.
Office Executives	Vacant, Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development Arthur Jemison, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development
Parent department	Department of Housing and Urban Development
Key document	Code of Federal Regulations 24 CFR Chapter V
Website
hud.gov/program offices/comm planning/

The Office of Community Planning and Development is an agency within the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The office administers the grant programs that help communities plan and finance their growth and development, increase their capacity to govern, and provide shelter and services for homeless people. HUD is a national program, and HUD provides funding directly to larger cities and counties, and for smaller cities and counties, generally to state government. HUD's programs include the Community Development Block Grant Program and the HOME program.

One of the office's main functions is dispersing the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) as it does not directly provide full-fledged services, but instead aims to build partnerships with the public sector with the private sector, regardless if they are non-profit or not.

Other grant focuses are on Indian Tribes, self-help for those who wish to own their homes, people who live in rural areas, and youth.

Structure

The agency is headed by an Assistant Secretary, who oversees the following:

• Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for Community Planning and Development
  • Principal Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for Community Planning and Development
    • Deputy Assistant Secretary for Operations
    • Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic Development
    • Deputy Assistant Secretary for Special Needs
    • Deputy Assistant Secretary for Grant Programs
    • Director, Office of Field Management
    • Director, Office of Policy Development and Coordination
    • Director, Office of Technical Assistance and Management
    • Director, Office of Rural Housing and Economic Development
    • Director, Office of HIV/AIDS Housing
    • Director, Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs
    • Director, Office of Affordable Housing Programs
    • Director, Office of Block Grant Assistance
    • Director, Office of Environment and Energy

The Office of Grant Programs oversees affordable housing and community development programs, including the Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG), the HOME Investment Partnerships program, the Housing Trust Fund, and CDBG Disaster Recovery funds, in addition to Department-wide energy and environmental policy.

The Office of Economic Development creates Promise Zones that are meant to revamp impoverished areas by attracting private investment and increasing affordable housing.

The Office for Special Needs, works to administer the homeless assistance programs HUD runs

The Office of Field Operations is meant to support Multifamily Headquarters, Regional Offices and their stakeholders.

Appropriations

For Fiscal Year 2015 the office's appropriations Budget was $6.4 billion dollars, with nearly half of that intended to be used for the Community Development Block Grant, which has consistently been the focus of critics against wasteful spending.

Homeless Assistance Grants is their second largest program with $2.1 billion dollars planned for providing Homeless Assistance, often for those who have suddenly lost their home after an emergency. The Continuum of Care Grant they disperse has been noted as being very selective and successful with granting funds to those that “effectively discharge homeless people” to permanent housing and services needed to live independently.

In early 2017, President Donald Trump proposed eliminating the CBDG as it is "not well-targeted to the poorest populations" along with the HOME grants as "State and local governments are better positioned to serve their communities based on local needs and priorities."

See also

• Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations

External links

• Official website