County Of Fresno

County Of Fresno Community Development Division, doing business as the Department of Public Works & Planning Community Development Division, is a U.S. local government entity (a county-level municipal department) that receives federal grant funding as a prime recipient for affordable housing, community development, rural infrastructure, and transportation safety planning across Fresno County, California. The division operates exclusively as a grant recipient, not as a federal contractor or vendor; it does not supply goods or services to the federal government.

The division's federal footprint is concentrated in HUD community development programming. The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development funds 39 of 44 total awards (89% coverage), centered on three recurring formula grant programs: the HOME Investment Partnerships Program (CFDA 14.239) for affordable housing rehabilitation, homebuyer assistance, rental housing acquisition and construction, and tenant-based rental assistance; the Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG, CFDA 14.218) for viable urban community development and economic opportunity for low- and moderate-income persons; and the Safe Streets and Roads for All program (CFDA 20.939) under the Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration for transportation safety planning. Additional awards include a $1.0 million project grant from the USDA Rural Utilities Service (CFDA 10.766) for community facility development in rural Fresno County, awarded June 4, 2025, and a $200,000 Rural Housing Preservation Grant from the USDA Rural Housing Service (CFDA 10.433) for housing rehabilitation services for very low- and low-income rural residents, awarded July 26, 2023.

Recent HOME awards obligated on March 14, 2026 and January 8, 2025 total $2.38 million combined and fund housing activities through September 2033–2034. CDBG formula grants awarded July 1, 2024 and October 1, 2024 extend through September 2031–2033. A Safe Streets and Roads for All project grant awarded November 14, 2024 ($512,361) supports transportation safety action plan updates for additional Fresno County cities through November 12, 2027. The division also received an earlier Safe Streets and Roads grant on August 2, 2023. Activity has remained modest in recent years — one award in 2026, two in 2025, three in 2024 — with three awards reaching ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months. All 44 awards are prime recipient awards with no sub-awards; the division either directly implements funded activities or distributes funds to developers, nonprofit organizations, and community partners.