The City of Irvine receives annual Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) entitlement grant funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
HUD Program Overview
CDBG is the principal federal program providing local governments with grants to improve the physical, economic, and social conditions in their communities. While spending priorities are determined at the local level, the program is primarily intended to provide affordable housing, establish and maintain a suitable living environment, and expand economic opportunities for low and moderate-income residents.
HOME funds are intended to facilitate long-term public-private partnerships in an effort to expand the availability of affordable housing. HOME funds may be used exclusively to create affordable housing for low and moderate-income residents.
ESG funds may be used for street outreach, emergency shelter, homelessness prevention, rapid re-housing and Homeless Management Information System.
These programs allow the City of Irvine to issue grants and loans to local organizations for a wide variety of community development activities that benefit eligible for extremely low, very low, low and moderate-income Irvine residents.
Consolidated Plan
To receive CDBG, ESG, and HOME funds from HUD, The Consolidated Plan is a comprehensive assessment of the City’s housing and community development needs for a five-year period, including housing, homelessness, economic development, and public services (e.g. health and human service programs). The Consolidated Plan sets forth the Council-approved strategies for investing CDBG, ESG, and HOME funds to address the priority needs and goals during the five-year period.
Action Plan
HUD requires the City to develop an annual funding strategy called an Action Plan, which details the programs and projects to be funded each year. The Action Plan also outlines the proposed outcomes for the funded activities. Each Action Plan covers a single program year beginning July 1 and ending June 30.
- 2025-26 Action Plan
- 2024-25 Action Plan
- 2023-24 Action Plan
- 2022-23 Action Plan
- 2021-22 Action Plan Substantial Amendment
- 2021-22 Action Plan
How to Apply for CDBG, HOME, and ESG Funds
The NOFA for Program Year 2025-2026 is closed. The application deadline was December 20, 2024 at 5 p.m. for CDBG & HOME, and December 20, 2024 at 4 p.m. for ESG.
Citizen Participation Plan
This plan sets forth the policies and procedures to encourage citizen participation, especially low- and moderate-income citizens, in the planning, implementation and assessment of HUD-funded programs and projects.
Language Access Plan
As a recipient of CDBG, ESG, and HOME funds, the City is required by HUD to make reasonable efforts to provide language assistance to ensure meaningful access for Limited English Proficiency (LEP) persons to the City’s programs and activities. Meaningful access is defined as language assistance that results in accurate, timely, and effective communication and is available at no cost to the LEP individual.
A Language Access Plan was then developed, focused on the provision of translation and interpretation services to LEP individuals who speak Spanish, Persian (Farsi), Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese), Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, and Arabic.
Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER)
At the conclusion of each Program Year, the City is required by HUD to report on its progress toward meeting the goals and objectives of the annual Action Plan and five-year Consolidated Plan. The CAPER covers the Program Year that begins July 1 and ends June 30.
HOME-ARP
HUD provided a one-time allocation of $3,529,587 of HOME American Rescue Plan Act (HOME-ARP) funding to the City of Irvine in September 2021. The HOME-ARP Allocation Plan approved by City Council on February 28, 2023 is a component of the City’s Program Year 2021 Annual Action Plan. The activity funding will be used for affordable rental housing.
Grant Funding Additional Resources
The following web sites offer a wealth of information about the HUD grant programs, their rules and regulations, and the ways in which organizations can take advantage of their resources:
- 2025 HUD Income Limits
- Playing By The Rules – A Handbook for CDBG Subrecipients on Administrative Systems
- Guide to CDBG National Objectives and Eligible Activities
- Office of Inspector General Legal Services Corporation Audit Guidance
- CDBG Program Regulations(24 CFR Part 570)
- HUD Community Planning & Development (CPD) Notices
- Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards
- Complying with HUD Section 3 requirements
- Davis-Bacon Labor Standards (for capital projects)
- System for Award Management - Vendors debarred from doing business with HUD
- Unique Entity ID Requirement (UEI)
For more about the City of Irvine CDBG, HOME or ESG programs, email Irvine CDBG or call 949-724-6114.
