Department of Community Development

The Department of Community Development coordinates the City’s housing resources and various housing assistance programs, and promotes affordable housing by working with investors and community housing development organizations. The department provides assistance with the abatement of lead in older homes. The department administers the City’s entitlement programs from the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development.

Mission

The mission of the Department of Community Development is to foster safe, decent and sustainable neighborhoods and to enhance housing quality and affordability for the citizens of Durham.

Fiscal Management and Planning Administration

This program includes the oversight provided through the office of the associate director of fiscal management and planning administration including: administrative and managerial functions that are required for daily operations of the department; customer service and facility management; strategic planning for administration improvements, oversight of the housing loan portfolio, grants budgeting and financial management, department budgets, special projects, and management of the federal Integrated Disbursement and Information System on grant performance reporting.

Housing Development and Project Administration

This program includes the oversight provided through the office of the associate director of housing development and project administration including: all community development, housing development, community revitalization and redevelopment projects, programs and services intended to stabilize communities through housing production, public service delivery, technical assistance targeted to specific neighborhoods and groups, homebuyer initiatives, housing rehabilitation, lead hazard mitigation and abatement, federal grant programs management, the Weed and Seed Program, customer service, and other activities that improve living conditions in neighborhoods.

The Weed and Seed Program strategy in the Hayti community is being implemented by focusing on four primary components, objectives, and activities carried out by law enforcement, community policing, prevention/intervention/treatment, and neighborhood restoration.