The City of Providence Department of Housing & Human Services shall seek to improve the lives and living conditions of the City’s low- and moderate-income residents. The Department shall support community-based strategies that build strong, vibrant, and stable neighborhoods, enhance opportunity and public health, and provide quality affordable housing throughout the City.
Housing and Community Development Division
The Housing and Community Development Division develops plans for the disbursement of federal community development funding to foster affordable housing, prevent homelessness, and deliver basic needs services, disburses funds to qualified projects, and monitors those projects for compliance with federal regulations and local goals and objectives.
Programs
Human Services Division
The Human Services Division serves as the coordinating body for the City’s health living policies and initiatives. The Division implements policy, environmental, and system changes to support community health in Providence’s neighborhoods. It empowers residents with education and resources to make positive, informed choices that support healthy behaviors. The Division focuses on closing the health gap through increased access to healthy food, physical activity, maternal health services, behavioral health supports, and other health-related programming. The Division continues to expand activities and approaches to reflect a broader understanding of behavioral health and now oversees significant programs and funding addressing the current opioid crisis and other emerging behavioral health issues.
Programs
Fiscal Division
The Fiscal Division manages all of the varied funding that flows through the Department and ensures a high degree of fiscal control and compliance.
Senior Services Division
The Senior Services Division enhances quality of life for senior residents in Providence through advocacy and specialized programming to encourage socialization and wellbeing.
Key Documents
- Application Workshop Hearing Presentation (2/18/2025).
- 2025 – 2029 Consolidated Plan DRAFT Goals & Priorities and the Citizen Participation Plan
- 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan.
- An updated Regional Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing was completed in 2020.
- Click here for the CDBG Manual.
- Click here for the HOME Manual.
- For more information on Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity Programs, click here.
- Providence Vaping Compliance Check Summary Data
News & Announcements
February 7, 2025
Warming Center Facilities & Staffing for Extreme Weather Events
The City is soliciting emergency proposals from 1) facilities with space that can be offered for warming center operations, 2) qualified providers with per diem capacity to staff and coordinate warming sites, and/or 3) existing warming operations that can expand or extend their operations with additional financial support. Please view the procurement here.
February 3, 2025
NOTICE OF FUNDING AVAILABILITY
The City of Providence will begin accepting applications for Program Year 2025-2026 (7/1/2025 – 6/30/2026) Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME), and Housing Opportunities for Persons Living with AIDS (HOPWA) funding starting February 3, 2025. Approximately $4.252 million in CDBG, $1,121,000 in HOME, and $1,423,000 in HOPWA is estimated to be available for this round, subject to federal appropriations and receipt of U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funding agreements for FFY2025.
All applications for Affordable Housing, HOPWA, Public Facilities, Economic Development, and Public Service grants under these programs must be received by the City of Providence through its online grants management system (http://grants.providenceri.com) by 11:59 PM on March 5, 2025.
Submitted applications will be evaluated based on the criteria described in the Notice of Funding Availability that can be found here.
Potential applicants wishing to learn more about applying for CDBG and the other HUD funding opportunities are invited to join an Application Workshop & Public Information Session on February 18, 2025 from 10am-12pm on Zoom. Session will include an overview of the funding opportunity and application process and provide opportunity for question/answer and public comment on proposed goals and objectives.
If an accommodation or auxiliary aid or service to participate is required, requests should be made as far in advance as possible by contacting Leonela Felix, Esq., ADA Coordinator at 401-680-5333 or LFelix@Providenceri.gov. Providing at least 48 hours’ notice will help to ensure availability.
Este aviso es importante, si no lo entiende, por favor llame a Xiomara Gonsalves 401-680-8400 para recibir una explicación.
September 20, 2024
CITY OF PROVIDENCE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
2023 CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL PERFORMANCE AND EVALUATION REPORT
Draft 2023 City of Providence Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER), which reports on the performance of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships, Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA), and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Programs is now available for public review and comment. The financial and programmatic report for Program Year 2023 (July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2024) may be reviewed at the City’s Department of Housing & Human Services, Housing & Community Development Division and attached. The final version, along with any comments received, will be submitted to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development by October 7, 2024. Comments and questions must be submitted in writing to Emily Freedman, Director, 444 Westminster Street, Suite 3A, Providence, RI 02903 or email at efreedman@providenceri.gov. Comments must be received no later than October 5, 2024.
CIUDAD de PROVIDENCE
Aviso de Comentario Público
2023 Informe Anual Consolidado De Rendimiento Y Evaluación
Borrador de los informes Anuales Consolidado de Rendimiento Y Evaluacion de la Ciudad de Providence (CAPER) 2023, que informa sobre el Rendimiento de Subsidio del Bloque para el Desarrollo de la Comunidad (CDBG), Programa de Sociedades de Inversion para Vivienda (HOME), Oportunidades de Vivienda para Personas con SIDA (HOPWA), y el programa de Subdidios para Soluciones de Emergencia (ESG) están disponible para revisión pública y comentarios. Estos informes financieros y programáticos para el Año del Programa 2023 (1 de Julio de 2023 – 30 de Junio de 2024) pueden ser revisados en la División de Desarrollo Comunitario.
La versión finale, junto con los comentarios recibidos, se enviará al Departamento de Vivienda y Desarrollo Urbano de EE.UU. (U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development) el 7 de Octubre de 2024. Comentarios y preguntas deben ser presentadas por escrito a Emily Freedman, Director, 444 Westminster Street, Suite 3A, Providence, RI 02903 o por correo electrónico a efreedman@providenceri.gov.
Comentarios deben ser recibidos a mas tardar el 5 de Octubre 2024.
2024-2025 City of Providence Annual Action Plan
On June 25, 2024, the City of Providence Department of Housing & Human Services, Division of Housing & Community Development will hold a Public Hearing on the City’s 2024-2025 Annual Action Plan.
Programs covered include:
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME)
Housing Opportunities for People with AIDS (HOPWA)
Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG).
Public Comment Period and Process:
The 2024-2025 Action Plan and Amendment is available for public review and comment weekdays between the hours of 8:30am and 4:00pm at the Division of Housing of Community Development (444 Westminster Street, Suite 3A, Providence) or on the City of Providence website: https://www.providenceri.gov/housing-human-services/. A statutory, 30-day public comment period will begin on June 15, 2024 and end on July 15, 2024.
Citizens wishing to submit written comments during the public review and comment period may mail them to:
City of Providence Department of Housing & Human Services
Attention: Emily Freedman, Director
444 Westminster Street, Suite 3A
Providence, RI 02903
Or email to: efreedman@providenceri.gov.
Opportunity for public comment is also available at a Public Hearing from 5-6PM on June 25, 2024 at 444 Westminster Street, 1st Floor, Providence, RI 02903. The location for this meeting is handicap accessible and translation or hearing-impaired services are available upon request. Please contact 401-680-8400 at least 48 hours in advance to request such services.
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