2240 Dept of Housing, Community Development
Program Descriptions

1660 - CODES AND STANDARDS PROGRAM

The objective of this program is to protect the public's health, safety, and general welfare in buildings and structures designed for human occupancy through the enforcement of the California Health and Safety Code, including the State Housing Law, Employee Housing Act, Mobilehome Parks Act, Special Occupancy Parks Act, California Factory-Built Housing Law, and the Mobilehome-Manufactured Housing Act of 1980. HCD works with factory and site-built building industries, stakeholders, and other government agencies to review, amend, and recommend incorporation of model building codes for conventional construction into California's building standards. The program also enforces federal and state standards for the construction, safety, sales, and titling of manufactured homes, mobilehomes, and commercial modulars.

1665 - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

The objectives of this program are to: (1) increase housing supply by providing loans and grants to develop and preserve safe and affordable housing for lower-income households, (2) promote economic, community, and job development by awarding state and federal housing funds, (3) reduce homelessness through financial assistance and policy leadership, and (4) monitor funding recipients for compliance with the terms of their contracts with the state. The program also promotes economic and job development through administration of the federal Community Development Block Grant Program, and is responsible for the state Enterprise Zone Program wind-down.

1670 - HOUSING POLICY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

The objective of this program is to help ensure an adequate supply of housing affordable to all income groups through formulation of housing policy, technical assistance and oversight for local housing plans, direct assistance to private and public housing providers, administration of planning and incentive grant programs, and information sharing.

1675 - CALIFORNIA HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY

The objective of CalHFA's lending activity is to finance housing at affordable interest rates using lending models that facilitate: (1) mortgage loans to qualified low and moderate income homebuyers to finance the purchase of an affordable home, (2) permanent loans to create and preserve multifamily housing projects, and (3) special needs housing loans to facilitate the construction, rehabilitation, and acquisition of housing needed to serve special needs populations. CalHFA also administers the California Housing Loan Insurance Fund activity, which encourages the preservation of existing housing and improves new housing opportunities by offering mortgage insurance products to homebuyers who might not qualify for traditional lending programs.

1680 - LOAN REPAYMENTS PROGRAM

This program displays the estimated loan repayments made under HCD's Financial Assistance Program.

9900 - ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM

This program provides: (1) executive leadership in designing, implementing, and communicating housing programs and policies, (2) fiduciary oversight and fiscal management through its audit, accounting, and budget functions, (3) development, review, and implementation of legislation affecting HCD, (4) housing-specific legal expertise, and (5) support services in the areas of personnel, information technology, business services, and contract management.