In recognition of National Community Development Week, the City of Greenville and partner organizations will hold a series of events to celebrate the impact of community development programs and provide a closer look at affordable housing in Greenville.
All are open to the public. Below is a schedule of events:
Thursday, April 25 – Attainable Housing Showcase
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm at County Square, 301 University Ridge, Suite 400
Showcase of available and upcoming rental and homeownership opportunities, with mortgage lenders and financial counselors on-site.
Tuesday, April 30 – Greenville Housing Forum: The Intersection of Transit, Housing & Land Use
8:00 am – 11:30 am at Hyatt Regency, 220 N. Main Street
Discussion of how and where transit can work well in our area and how it connects with housing, land use and overall development. Register at greenvillehousing-transit.eventbrite.com.
Each year, National Community Development Week highlights the impact that programs like the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and the HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME), which are administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), have on communities throughout the United States. For more than 40 years, the CDBG program has provided local communities with an important source of funds to address affordable housing and community and economic development needs.
The CDBG program provides grants to over 1,200 local governments to create neighborhood approaches that improve the physical, economic and social conditions in their communities. For more than 20 years, the HOME program has helped communities provide access to affordable housing for low-income households. The HOME program provides grants to over 600 local jurisdictions to create safe, sanitary and affordable housing in their communities. Every $1.00 of both CDBG and HOME leverages more than $4.00 in other funding.
The City of Greenville’s Community Development Division coordinates the planning and administration of CDBG and HOME funds with guidance from an advisory committee made up of appointees and neighborhood residents. In order to meet local capacity, the Community Development Division actively partners with many of the housing and service providers in the city. The city leverages its CDBG and HOME funding with local, state and federal resources and its partners utilize City CDBG and HOME funding to leverage funds from the United Way of Greenville County, the Greenville Housing Fund, the Hollingsworth Fund, Community Foundation, SC State Housing Finance and Development Authority, local lenders and other sources.
A significant portion of the allocated CDBG and HOME funding is dedicated to the creation and rehabilitation of affordable housing. The City of Greenville expends a portion of its CDBG funding to acquire property, which is then made available to housing development partners for construction/rehabilitation of affordable housing. The CDBG and HOME program funds are also leveraged with other funds to improve roads, sidewalks, curbs and utility systems in low-to-moderate income neighborhoods in the city.
Visit greenvillesc.gov for additional information.