Bergen CTY Dept Of Planning

Bergen CTY Dept Of Planning, Housing & Community Development Division (doing business as Planning & Economic DIV) is a U.S. local government entity that receives federal formula grants and project grants from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) as a prime recipient, with no federal contracting activity. The entity operates as a child division of Bergen County government, headquartered in Hackensack, New Jersey, and serves exclusively the HUD Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development across homelessness prevention, affordable housing development, and community development activities.

Bergen CTY Dept received 67 HUD grants totaling $274.6 million obligated across its recent award history, with 100% of awards flowing from HUD's Community Planning and Development office. The division's grant portfolio centers on four primary federal programs: the Continuum of Care Program (CFDA 14.267), which funds permanent housing, transitional housing, and supportive services for homeless individuals and families; the HOME Investment Partnerships Program (CFDA 14.239), a formula grant program supporting affordable housing rehabilitation, homebuyer assistance, rental housing acquisition and rehabilitation, and tenant-based rental assistance; the Emergency Solutions Grant Program (CFDA 14.231), funding street outreach, emergency shelter operations, homelessness prevention, and rapid rehousing; and the Community Development Block Grant Program (CFDA unspecified in source), providing formula grants for community development activities and economic opportunity expansion in low- and moderate-income areas. Bergen CTY Dept acts as prime recipient on all work — performing activities directly or distributing HUD funds to qualified developers, nonprofit organizations, and community partners within Bergen County jurisdiction. Representative recent grants include a $2.545 million HOME formula award obligated September 17, 2025, running through September 30, 2034; an $801,456 Emergency Solutions Grant obligated September 17, 2025, running through September 16, 2027; and a $555,097 Continuum of Care project grant awarded January 1, 2026, running through December 31, 2026.

Activity remains steady at three to five awards annually over the past five years. Three awards carry ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months and therefore face recompete or continuation decisions. The division has no federal contracting footprint and does not appear as a subrecipient on HUD grants; its role is consistently as the primary grantee administering funds on behalf of Bergen County's planning and housing strategy.