Collier County’s Community and Human Services (CHS) Division is a vast operation that addresses housing affordability and social services. The housing operation of the division seeks to support the county’s Housing Element of the Growth Management Plan, of which the goal is to create an adequate supply of decent, safe and attainable housing for all residents of Collier County. Through grants, CHS provides families and individuals with a variety of housing options while also offering special incentives to developers.
CHS works collaboratively with non-profit groups, governmental agencies and public-private coalitions to coordinate activities and effectively leverage resources available to the community in order to increase the supply of affordable housing countywide through management of the County’s Local Housing Trust Fund.
Collier County is a recipient of federal entitlement funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), including the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME), and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) programs. These federal resources provide the County with an important opportunity to address local housing and community development needs through investments in affordable housing, homelessness prevention and response, public facilities and infrastructure improvements, neighborhood revitalization, supportive services, and community development activities that benefit low- and moderate-income residents and vulnerable populations. As a condition of receiving federal entitlement funding, HUD requires the County to prepare a Consolidated Plan that evaluates local housing market conditions, homelessness trends, housing affordability challenges, non-housing community development needs, and other factors impacting residents. The Consolidated Plan serves as a comprehensive strategic planning document that identifies priority needs, establishes goals and objectives, and outlines how federal resources will be allocated over the five-year planning period to address identified community needs. To view the latest Consolidated Plan, please click here.
Every year, Collier County reports to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) the performance of its Community Planning and Development Programs, including Community Development Block Grants (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) Program, and Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) Program. This report is called the Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER). To view the latest CAPER report, please click here.
