About Us
The Office of Economic & Community
Development, in coordination with the Office of Housing & Social Services, distributes (HUD) federal funding to provide housing and community support in the City of Perth Amboy.
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
The Community Development Block Grant provides annual grants to develop viable communities by providing funding for decent housing, suitable living environments, and expanding economic opportunities, principally for low and moderate income persons.
Home Investment Partnerships Grant (HOME)
The Home Investment Partnerships grant is designed exclusively to create affordable housing for low-income households. The program is designed to reinforce several important values and principles of community development, such as empowering people and communities to design and implement strategies tailored to their own needs and priorities, expanding and strengthening partnerships among all levels of government and the private sector in the development of affordable housing.
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is the Federal agency responsible for national policy and programs that address America's housing needs, that improve and develop the Nation's communities, and enforce fair housing laws. HUD's business is helping create a decent home and suitable living environment for all Americans, and it has given America's communities a strong national voice at the Cabinet level. HUD plays a major role in supporting homeownership by underwriting homeownership for lower- and moderate-income families through its mortgage insurance programs.