Community Development

The City of Albuquerque Community Development(CD) Division provides grant assistance for programs and services that serve persons of low and moderate income* through City general funds and entitlement funds received from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

• Social Services. Social Service contracts are funded through the City's general fund and also other funding sources (CDGB, ESG, Continuum of Care, etc.).

• Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds are used to develop viable urban communities by providing decent housing and a suitable living environment and expanding economic opportunities, principally for persons of low and moderate income.  CDBG funds are budgeted for public facilities and capital improvements, housing programs and public services.

• The HOME Investment Partnership Act (HOME) funds expand the supply of decent, safe, sanitary and affordable housing for low-income persons. The HOME budget includes housing rehabilitation, down payment assistance and affordable housing development. 

• The City's Workforce Housing Plan (Chaper V of the Consolidated Plan) outlines the city's policies regarding affordable housing activities in Albuquerque. The Plan is implemented using HOME and CDBG grants, as well as the Housing Trust Fund authorized in the City’s Workforce Housing Ordinance. The Plans's primary goals are to preserve existing and new affordable housing, protect the most vulnerable populations, promote homeownership for those excluded from the market, create housing that is sustainable and affordable and allocate funding for capacity building and long-term stewardship of affordable housing.

• Workforce Housing Trust Funds are a permanently dedicated source of revenue used to support the preservation and production of affordable housing.  These funds can be leveraged with additional resources, including HOME and CDBG, and have a long term affordability requirement.  

• The Affordable Housing Hot Line (768-3400) provides information about affordable housing resources for rental, homeownership, homebuyer counseling, etc. Information is available in English and Spanish.

• The Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG) program provide funds to help improve the quality of existing emergency shelters for the homeless, create new shelters or help prevent homelessness. 

Grant funds are awarded to partnering agencies on an annual competitive basis to implement activities which meet the eligible criteria as established by HUD and the goals and objectives as defined in the City’s Consolidated Plan.  Non-profit Organizations are encouraged to apply for funds to serve low-income and moderate-income clients as defined by HUD income guidelines.  Click here for the low-to-moderate income map.

*Low and moderate income: family or household annual income is 80 percent or less of the Area Median Income, as established by HUD. Click here for the 2009 Income Threshold chart for Albuquerque. These are the income levels primarily served by this Division.

For information about applying for funds, please contact the following staff, or call (505) 768-2860. 

For affordable housing projects:  Elizabeth Dwyer:  edwyer@cabq.gov        

For public facilities and social services funds: Linda Rumpf:  lrumpf@cabq.gov