The City of Providence Department of Housing & Human Services shall seek to improve the lives and living conditions of the City’s low- and moderate-income residents. The Department shall support community-based strategies that build strong, vibrant, and stable neighborhoods, enhance opportunity and public health, and provide quality affordable housing throughout the City.
Housing and Community Development Division
The Housing and Community Development Division develops plans for the disbursement of federal community development funding to foster affordable housing, prevent homelessness, and deliver basic needs services, disburses funds to qualified projects, and monitors those projects for compliance with federal regulations and local goals and objectives.
Programs
Human Services Division
The Human Services Division serves as the coordinating body for the City’s health living policies and initiatives. The Division implements policy, environmental, and system changes to support community health in Providence’s neighborhoods. It empowers residents with education and resources to make positive, informed choices that support healthy behaviors. The Division focuses on closing the health gap through increased access to healthy food, physical activity, maternal health services, behavioral health supports, and other health-related programming. The Division continues to expand activities and approaches to reflect a broader understanding of behavioral health and now oversees significant programs and funding addressing the current opioid crisis and other emerging behavioral health issues.
Programs
Fiscal Division
The Fiscal Division manages all of the varied funding that flows through the Department and ensures a high degree of fiscal control and compliance.
Senior Services Division
The Senior Services Division enhances quality of life for senior residents in Providence through advocacy and specialized programming to encourage socialization and wellbeing.
Key Documents
- Click for the 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan and the Citizen Participation Plan.
- An updated Regional Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing was completed in 2020.
- Click here for the CDBG Manual.
- Click here for the HOME Manual.
- For more information on Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity Programs, click here.
News & Announcements
City of Providence - Conflict of Interest Disclosure
Program Year 2024 Notice of Funding
NOTICE OF FUNDING AVAILABILITY
The City of Providence will begin accepting applications for Program Year 2024 (7/1/2024-6/30/2025) Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME), and Housing Opportunities for Persons Living with AIDS (HOPWA) funding starting February 5, 2024. Approximately $4.18 million in CDBG, $1,500,000 in HOME, and $1,400,000 in HOPWA is estimated to be available for this round, pending receipt of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funding agreements for 2024.
All applications for Housing, HOPWA, Public Facilities, Economic Development, and Public Service grants under these programs must be received by the City of Providence through its online grants management system (http://grants.providenceri.com) by 11:59 PM on March 6, 2024.
Submitted applications will be evaluated based on the criteria described in the Notice of Funding Availability.
Potential applicants wishing to learn more about applying for CDBG and the other HUD funding opportunities are encouraged to watch the Application Workshop & Information Session Video which was recorded on February 20, 2024. (VIDEO) This video includes an overview of the funding opportunity and the application process. It also features a question/answer segment and a public comment segment on proposed goals and objectives.
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For questions or concerns you can dial 311 or call us at 401-680-5000.