U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Approves Sonoma County 2015 Consolidated Plan

The Sonoma County 2015 Consolidated Plan approved July 1st, 2015 is a five-year plan covering FY 2015-2016 through FY 2019-2020 and is required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in order to receive certain federal housing, homelessness, and community development funds.   The Sonoma County Community Development Commission administers these funds on behalf of the HUD-designated Urban County entitlement jurisdiction, consisting of the County of Sonoma, the Town of Windsor, and the cities of Cloverdale, Cotati, Healdsburg, Rohnert Park, Sebastopol, and Sonoma. HUD funds received are for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME), and the Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) program funds. Using these funds, programs and activities will be carried out either directly by the Commission or, more frequently, through funding provided to other governmental or nonprofit agencies, to benefit low-income households by addressing the goals and objectives enumerated in the Consolidated Plan.