The Planning & Resource Development Unit develops the City’s five year Consolidated Plan and Annual Action Plan, which detail the use of funds received from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to provide the City of New Orleans' housing, community development, and special needs population programs and services.
The Planning & Resource Development Unit takes the lead in the completion of the (CAPER), which reports on outcomes of deliverable services for housing and community service programs provided for low to moderate income families in Orleans Parish.
For additional information call: (504) 658-4200
The Neighborhood Services & Facilities Unit administers the Continuum of Care Grants, providing services to persons who are low/moderate income, homeless, homeless prevention, transitional housing/permanent housing and individuals infected with HIV/AIDS. NS&F contracts and monitors agencies funded for programmatic compliance. NS&F provides technical assistance to agencies who receive funding to deliver community service programs.
In addition, NS&F is charged with implementation of the Mayor’s Ten-Year Plan to End Homelessness.
For additional information call: (504) 658-4299.
The Affordable Housing unit prepares contracts and budgets for agencies receiving funding to administer affordable programs, monitors compliance requirements, from HUD, and certifies the eligibility of all housing beneficiaries.
The Affordable Housing unit also administers the Soft Second Mortgage Program through participating lenders, as well as the Disabled Elderly Owner Occupied Rehabilitation program.
For additional information call: (504) 658-4263
The Environmental Compliance Unit (ECU) ensures all projects receiving HUD funds are in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
For additional information call: (504) 658-4356.
The Intake Unit certifies the eligibility of all housing program beneficiaries, reviews and approves all rent schedules and performs annual monitoring of all HOME-assisted rental projects. It also processes payments for completed work.
For additional information call: (504) 658-4263.
The Construction Unit performs Housing Quality Standards (HQS) inspections on Soft Second Mortgages, No Lead, and all HOME Investment Partnership Act (HOME) projects from agencies receiving funding from the Office of Community Development.
For additional information call: (504) 658-4350.