As an entitlement grantee, the City of Madera is required to certify it shall affirmatively further fair housing. The information available on this page describes HUD’s fair housing mission, provides links to access fair housing programs, enforcement activity and additional information.
Ivette Iraheta
Grants Administrator
Phone: (559) 661-3692
Fax: (559) 674-2972
Alex Estrada
Program Manager – Grants
Phone: (559) 661-3690
Fax: (559) 674-2972
Michelle Avalos
Grants Specialist
Phone: (559) 661-3689
Fax: (559) 674-2972
The Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO) mission is to eliminate housing discrimination, promote economic opportunity, and achieve diverse, inclusive communities by leading the nation in the enforcement, administration, development, and public understanding of federal fair housing policies and laws.
FHEO protects people from discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, and familial status. In addition, housing providers who receive HUD funding have loans insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA). Lenders insured by FHA may be subject to HUD program regulations to ensure equal access of LGBT persons.
The mission of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program is to develop viable communities by promoting integrated approaches that provide decent housing, a suitable living environment, and expand economic opportunities principally for low- and moderate-income persons or households.
CDBG Goals:
All activities funded with CDBG must meet one of three national objectives:
What is the Community Development Block Grant Program?
The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Entitlement Program provides annual grants on a formula basis to entitled cities and counties to develop viable urban communities by providing decent housing and a suitable living environment and expanding economic opportunities low- and moderate-income persons. The program is authorized under Title 1 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, Public Law 93-383, as amended; 42 U.S.C.-530.1 et seq.
HUD awards grants to entitlement community grantees to carry out a wide range of community development activities directed toward revitalizing neighborhoods, economic development, and providing improved community facilities and services.
Entitlement communities develop their own programs and funding priorities. However, grantees must give maximum feasible priority to activities that benefit low- and moderate-income persons. A grantee may also carry out activities that aid in the prevention or elimination of slums or blight. Additionally, grantees may fund activities when the grantee certifies that the activities meet other community development needs with a particular urgency because existing conditions pose a serious and immediate threat to the community's health or welfare. Other financial resources are not available to meet such needs. CDBG funds may not be used for activities that do not meet one of these national objectives.
For more information, please contact:
Program Manager - Grants
559-661-3690
Contact the Community Development Block Grant Commission (BGC).
The City of Madera solicits public review and comments on the Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) for the City’s 2019/2020 Action Plan. The Action Plan is submitted annually to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to enable the City to receive federal funds under the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program. The CAPER, prepared for submittal to HUD, reports on specific federal assistance allocated to the City of Madera for the period July 1, 2019, to June 30, 2020. The CAPER is the performance-reporting tool for the 2019/2020 Action Plan Program Year and is required by HUD guidelines as described in the HUD Information Bulletin. A public review period for the CAPER begins November 16, 2020.
View The Draft 2019 2020 Consolidated Annual Performance And Evaluation Report
View The 2019 2020 Consolidated Annual Performance And Evaluation Report Public Notice
The City of Madera is scheduled to host a Community Development Block Grant Commission meeting on October 26, 2020, at 5:30pm. For details on how to participate in the scheduled phone conference, please click on the link below.
October 26, 2020 - Community Development Block Grant Commission quarterly meeting agenda
The City of Madera held a public hearing on Wednesday, July 15, 2020, at 6:00pm during the City Council meeting to approve the final funding allocation of the City's CDBG-CV (COVID-19) available funding.
CDBG - CV (COVID-19) Funding Allocation - English/ Spanish
The CDBG-CV (COVID-19) 5-day public review and comment period for tentative allocations of $536,338 begin June 19, 2020. All interested parties are invited to provide comment for the City to consider before finalizing and forwarding to HUD for review and acceptance. The public review and comment period will expire at 5 p.m., June 24, 2020. Council will meet to approve final CDBG-CV (COVID-19) allocations during its July 15, 2020 meeting.
The 2020/2024 Consolidated Plan, Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice (AI), and the tentative 2020/2021 Action Plan funding allocation of $911,725 30-day public review and comment period begins June 19, 2020. All interested parties are invited to read each Plan, review the proposed allocations, and provide comment for the City to consider before finalizing and forwarding to HUD for review and acceptance. The public review and comment period expires at 5 p.m., July 20, 2020. Council will meet to discuss and vote on the final 2020/24 Consolidated Plan, AI, and 2020/2021 Action Plan allocations during its July 22, 2020 meeting.
View the Public Hearing Notice for the Final Con Plan AAP 2020 2021
Madera 2020 2024 Analysis Of Impediments To Fair Housing
Tentative AAP Council Allocation
Your opinions are important to us. We want to invite you to participate in one of six upcoming on-line discussion groups. The discussions are part of the City of Madera's Housing and Community Needs Assessment.
The discussions will help identify what residents consider to be the top needs among people in the community. There will be groups in Spanish and English. Space is limited, and you must register in advance. To reserve your "virtual seat" in the group, please click here.
View the CDBG CV 2020 2021 English Notice
View the 08 03 2020 BGC Agenda
View the 06 02 2020 BGC Agenda
View April 2, 2020, BGC Quarterly Meeting Agenda
View January 21, 2020, BCG Quarterly Meeting Agenda
View the October 29, 2019, BGC Quarterly Meeting Agenda
View 2018/2019 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report
View the BGC July 22, 2019, Quarterly Meeting Agenda-Revised
View the BGC July 22, 2019, Quarterly Meeting Agenda
View the 2019/2020 Action Plan Version 1
View the BGC April 15, 2019 Agenda
View the BGC 2019/2020 Recommended Funding Allocations
View the BGC March 18, 2019 Agenda
View the 2019/2020 Funding Requests
View the 2019/2020 Administration Application
View the Combined 2019/2020 Public Service Applications
View the Combined 2019/2020 Capital Project Applications
View the 2015/2019 Consolidated Plan
View the 2019/2020 Action Plan Timeline
Vea la Cronología del Plan de Acción 2019/2020
View the January 14, 2019 Advisory Committee Agenda
View the October 29, 2018 Advisory Committee Agenda
View the 2017/2018 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report
View the 2017/2018 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report
View the 2017/2018 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report Public Notice
View the 2018/2019 Action Plan
View the 2018/2019 CDBG Final Formula Grant Allocation Distributions
View the CDBG Review Committee May 7, 2018 Agenda
View the CDBG Review Committee April 19, 2018 Agenda
Vea el Aviso de Audiencias Pública para el Plan de Acción 2018/2019
View the 2018/2019 Action Plan Hearing Notice
Vea el Aviso de los Reunions Publico del Plan de Acción 2018/2019
View the 2018/2019 Action Plan Public Input Meeting Notice
View the 2016/2017 CDBG Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report
View the CDBG Draft 2017/18 Action Plan
View the CDBG Proposed 2017/2018 Allocations
View the 2017/2018 Action Plan Public Notice
View the March 23, 2017 Review and Advisory Committee Agenda
DEADLINE: May 28, 2021 at 5pm
The City of Madera is excited to announce its launch of the 2021-2022 CDBG Action Plan. This year there is a total amount of $1,298,408.89 available. Below you will find the applications for public services and capital projects, as well as a timeline for the action plan, a breakdown of the available funding per category and the City’s priorities from the 2020-2024 Five-Year Consolidated Plan.
Public Service CDBG Application
2021 2022 CDBG Available Funding Flyer
Five Year Consolidated Plan 2020 2024 Priorities
DEADLINE: Monday, November 23th at 5pm
The City of Madera is eligible to receive an additional allocation to our Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds that must be used to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus (COVID-19). This allocation was authorized by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), Public Law 116-136, which President Trump signed on March 27, 2020, to respond to the growing effects of this public health crisis. The CARES Act will provide $402,643 in Community Development Block Grant Coronavirus (CDBG-CV) funds to the City from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
The City is requesting applications from nonprofits and other eligible entities for participation in the CDBG-CV program to address one of the following specific needs identified for this funding.
CDBG CV Public Service Application
Public Services Insurance Requirements
CDBG funds may be used for activities that include, but are not limited to:
Each activity must meet one of the following national objectives for the program: benefit low- and moderate-income persons, prevention or elimination of slums or blight, or address community development needs having a particular urgency because existing conditions pose a serious and immediate threat to the health or welfare of the community for which other funding is not available.
Generally, the following types of activities are ineligible:
Over a 1, 2, or 3-year period, as selected by the grantee, not less than 70 percent of CDBG funds must be used for activities that benefit low- and moderate-income persons.
HUD does not provide CDBG assistance directly to individuals, businesses, nonprofit or organizations or other non-governmental entities. If you are interested in participating in this program, you need to contact your local municipal or county officials to find out how the program operates in your area. Participation requirements may differ from one grantee to another.
Eligible grantees are as follows:
Eligibility for participation as an entitlement community is based on population data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau and metropolitan area delineations published by the Office of Management and Budget. HUD determines the amount of each entitlement grantee’s annual funding allocation by a statutory dual formula which uses several objective measures of community needs, including the extent of poverty, population, housing overcrowding, age of housing and population growth lag in relationship to other metropolitan areas.
This program is temporarily on hold until additional funding becomes available.
To provide as many eligible households as possible with First Time Homebuyer, zero- interest, deferred loans as “gap” financing to purchase their first home. The annual number of households assisted is based upon the City of Madera’s Grant Staff successfully competing for grants primarily from the State Department of Housing and Community Development.
You may view First Time Homebuyer documents here.
Contact the Loan Review Committee
Click here to see the September 23, 2016 - Loan Review Committee Agenda
Click here to see the May 25, 2017 - Loan Review Committee Agenda
Click here to see the August 25, 2017 Loan Review Committee Meeting Special Agenda
Click here to see the August 29, 2017 Loan Review Committee Meeting Agenda
Click here to see the September 14, 2017 Loan Review Committee Meeting Agenda
This program is temporarily on hold until additional funding becomes available.
The City of Madera is looking to assist as many eligible households as possible by restoring their homes to meet the Uniform Building Code and “safe, decent and sanitary” standards established by the City of Madera’s Building Division. The CalHome Owner-Occupied Rehabilitation Program provides funds to assist homeowners with making repairs that affect life and safety matters, address code violations, and assist with making modifications to improve energy efficiency.
For more information, please see our CalHome Brochure.
Some of the perks of the program include:
Some of the requirements to qualify include:
Apply today! Click here to download the CalHome Owner-Occupied Residential Rehabilitation Program Application.
The Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) administers a Recycling Market Development Zone Loan Program to encourage California-based recycling businesses located within California to site new manufacturing facilities and expand existing operations. This program provides low-interest loans for the purchase of equipment and other relevant business costs. The intent of the Recycling Market Development Zone Loan Program is to help California manufacturers increase their processing capabilities and create additional markets for recycled-content products.
For more information, please visit http://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/rmdz/loans