Community Development Services

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Community Development Services works in close contact with Planning Services, Building Services and Engineering Services to ensure a trouble-free development process. Please reference Planning Services' 2007 Developers Guide.pdf- Acrobat Format (206KB) for information and answers to many commonly asked questions.

• CD Staff  

• Citizen Committees  

• Mission Statement  

• 5 Year Plan  

• 2008 CAPER  

• 07-08 Program evaluation  

• 2008 Consolidated Action Plan

• Substantial Amendment to the 2008 Consolidated Action Plan for CDBG-Recovery Program

• 2009 Consolidated Action Plan

Community Development Services receives, allocates and administers Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnership Program funding in ways beneficial to Bryan citizens and to the entire community. The funds are distributed according to guidelines established by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development. We are federally funded and are required to designate at least 70% of the funding to directly benefit low and moderate income persons. Community Development Services strives to meet the following goals:

• Create jobs for low-income and moderate-income persons
• Provide essential neighborhood services in low-income neighborhoods
• Develop affordable housing opportunities
• Eliminate slum or blight
• Meet an urgent community development need.

Funds are used to provide funding and technical assistance to non-profit organizations for a variety of public services and public facility projects. Each year, a joint relief funding process conducted by the Joint Relief Funding Committee of the cities of Bryan and College Station provides operational funding to 12 local agencies each year. Funding for other non-profit organizations and public facilities is provided through a public hearing process. The Community Development Advisory Committee, comprised of volunteer citizens, holds these public hearings to determine funding recommendations to the Bryan City Council. We also administer homeowner assistance programs and economic development programs. Special projects, such as new low and moderate income housing subdivisions and construction of new or replacement infrastructure to facilitate housing development are also frequently undertaken.

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