Economic Development Agency Portal

Community Development and Housing

The Department of Community Development and Housing (CDH) offers a variety of programs to improve your community and quality of life for County residents. Simply click on the program you are interested in and it will bring to that specific information in our WEB site. The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) assists non-profits provide social services and funding for capital improvement projects in many areas of the County. Fiscal Year 2009-2010 CDBG Project Applications are available to apply for these funds. We can assist you with the purchase of a home through the HAP program, or rehabilitate and repair your existing home through the Single family Home Improvement Loan Program and Senior Home Repair Program. Assistance for non-profit Community Housing Development Organizations (CHDO) is available through the HOME Program. Developers of affordable housing can be assisted through our Multi-Family Bond Program and the HOME Program. Rental Assistance is provided to eligible households through the Tenant Based Rental Assistance Program (TBA) and Emergency Shelter Grants (ESG) provide funds to providers on an annual basis.

Economic Development

The Economic Development administers programs designed to combine public and private resources to stimulate job creation and capital investment in the County. Various financing vehicles and business incentives are available, geared to the needs of employment generating businesses and industries seeking to locate or expand in the County. These diverse programs, applied together with the region's built-in attractiveness, continue to make San Bernardino County one of the nation's fastest-growing areas.

While industrial development continues to create new jobs, the full-spectrum of assistance provided by ED enhances the quality of life throughout San Bernardino County, assuring that it remains not only a leading area in which to work and invest, but also an attractive place in which to live.

Redevelopment Agency

The primary focus of the Redevelopment Agency is to promote economic benefit, eliminate blighted conditions and increase affordable housing opportunities within four adopted Project Areas.

The Agency provides loans and grants as financial assistance for new industrial/commercial construction, major rehab activities, and public improvements to help businesses. It also assists the development and preservation of affordable housing within four Project Areas in the County.

The Project Areas are:

San Sevaine (northeast quadrant of I-10 and I-15)

Victor Valley (around the City of Victorville)

Mission Boulevard (along Mission Blvd adjoining the City of Montclair)

Cedar Glen (east of Lake Arrowhead)

Workforce Development Department

The County of San Bernardino Workforce Development Department administers and operates programs under the Department of Labor’s Workforce Investment Act. The San Bernardino County Workforce Investment Board oversees the programs offered through the Department. This Board is comprised of private business representatives and public sector partners who have been appointed by the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors.

Services are delivered to job seekers and businesses in three district offices located in San Bernardino, Rancho Cucamonga and Hesperia.

Job seeker services include career counseling, job search, assessment and occupational training services. Customers using the centers have access to computers, internet services, telephones, fax and copy machines as well as printed materials to aide them in career exploration and job search.
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