The City of Riverside uses its annual CDBG allocation to fund projects and activities undertaken by city departments and community-based non-profit agencies specifically to address the housing and community development needs of low- and moderate-income persons. CDBG funding can be for a variety of activities to meet HUD statutory goals including but not limited to:

• Acquisition, construction or rehabilitation of neighborhood facilities and facilities for persons with special needs (e.g. homeless shelters, group homes or halfway houses);
• Installation, construction and rehabilitation of public infrastructure (e.g. water/sewer lines, streets and sidewalks);
• Construction or rehabilitation of housing units for low- and moderate-income persons;
• Economic development activities that create full-time jobs for low- and moderate-income persons;
• Health care and substance abuse services;
• Child care and after-school programs;
• Transitional housing and supportive services for the homeless;
• Fair Housing counseling;
• Crime prevention activities;
• Parks, playgrounds, and recreational facilities;
• Senior and disabled centers, except 24-hour care facilities;
• Removal of architectural barriers, which restrict mobility of persons with disabilities.

All potential applicants are invited and encouraged to attend the CDBG Application Workshop.