Pima County Community Services

Pima County Community Services, operating through its Community and Workforce Development Division as the Community Development & Neighborhood Conservation Department, is a local government entity registered in SAM.gov since September 2004 and headquartered in Tucson, Arizona. As a U.S. local government and housing authority, the organization serves as a prime recipient of federal grant awards focused on addressing homelessness, community development, and workforce services for low-income and vulnerable populations in the Tucson area. The division delivers comprehensive housing and social services programs designed to support economic self-sufficiency and community revitalization across Pima County.

Pima County Community Services has received substantial federal grant funding across multiple program areas, demonstrating extensive experience in administering complex social services and housing initiatives. The organization has been a consistent recipient of Continuum of Care (CoC) Program grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), with awards dating back multiple years and totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars annually, supporting permanent housing, transitional housing, supportive services, and Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) operations. Additionally, the entity has received Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funding and formula grants under the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program, both administered by HUD's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development, enabling street outreach, emergency shelter operations, homelessness prevention, rapid rehousing, and community development activities. The organization has also administered Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) grants and Rural Housing Preservation Grants. Workforce development services have been supported through Dislocated Worker grants and High Growth training initiatives from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration. Pima County Community Services works with multiple subrecipients and partners, including organizations such as Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation, Compass Affordable Housing, Casa Paloma, Family Pathways, Tucson Center for Women & Children, and Valley Assistance Services, while also receiving sub-awards from state agencies including the Arizona Department of Economic Security, Arizona Department of Housing, and through state pass-through programs for weatherization assistance, unemployment insurance administration, temporary assistance, and social services block grants.