Funded through the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG) benefits low and moderate-income residents of the 50 participating communities in Oakland County's urban county program. CDBG funds are used to keep residential neighborhoods sound, attractive, and economically viable.
The Community and Home Improvement Division allocates approximately one-third of its CDBG funds to a Home Improvement Loan program benefiting low and moderate income residents. The remaining two-thirds is allocated to participating communities to implement local revitalization projects. Funds are distributed based on the total population and the number of low/moderate-income residents in the community (view examples of projects ). Citizen input is involved.
The county has invested over $161 million in CDBG funds since beginning the program in 1975.
