The Hudson County Division of Community Development (Division) is responsible for administering Hudson County’s annual appropriation of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships Act (HOME) and  Emergency Shelter Grant funds (ESG) from the United State Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

The Hudson County CDBG Program includes the municipalities of East Newark, Guttenberg, Harrison, Hoboken, Kearny, Secaucus, Weehawken and West New York.  The Hudson County ESG Program includes all municipalities with regard to homeless programs participating in the Jersey City-Hudson County Continuum of Care Strategy.  The Hudson County Consortium (the “Consortium”) for the HOME Program includes the eight communities in the Urban Hudson County, Entitlement municipalities of Bayonne and Union City, and the Township of North Bergen.  The Division provides a comprehensive and flexible source of funding for municipalities, non-profits, businesses and families to address a myriad of community, housing and economic development needs. Predominantly serving low and moderate income neighborhoods and families, its programs serve as valuable tools to empower people to create viable urban communities as well as safe, affordable and decent housing opportunities.

Important Documents:

2010-2011 Action Plan

2010-14 Consolidated Plan

Keys to Ending Homelessness: Hudson County's Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness

The Hudson County Division of Housing and Community Development is offering a program to assist low income homeowners with rehabilitation funding in the form of a conditional grant. No repayment will be required, provided that the terms and conditions of the agreement between the County and the homeowner are met. Eligible properties may be located in all Hudson County municipalities, with the exception of Jersey City.

For more information about the Homeowner Rehabilitation Program click here.

Click here for a downloadable version of the Social Services Resource Guide.

In 2009, Hudson County received $1,003, 809 in CDBG-R funds from HUD under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.  The County also received $1,535,992 in Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program funds (HPRP) and is administering $779,080 in HPRP funds for the City of Bayonne for a total $2,315,072 in HPRP funding.

For more information related to Hudson County's ARRA funds see the following documents:

HPRP Program Information

CDBG-R Substantial Amendment

Substantial Amendment HPRP