PUBLIC SERVICES

The Community Development Commission may use up to 15% of its Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding to assist a range of public service activities that benefit persons whose incomes do not exceed 80% of median area income for Sonoma County. Examples of eligible activities for CDBG Public Service funding are: operation of homeless shelters and transitional housing units, job training programs, youth services, senior services, family self-sufficiency services, substance abuse treatment programs and operation of day centers for homeless persons.

The Commission may use up to 30% of its Federal Emergency Shelter Grants (FESG) funding to assist in the provision of services to homeless persons in conjunction with operation of homeless shelters.

Click on the links below for further information about CDBG and FESG funding for public services.

Frequently Asked Questions about Public Services

Funding for Public Services Programs:

Community Development Block Grant Funding

Federal Emergency Shelter Grant Funding