Welcome to the City of Merced

Housing Division!

We strive to keep this page up-to-date and informative for Merced's residents about our Federal funding-related plans and reporting cycles related to the funding resources and assisted projects that our Division manages, plus news about other special current projects in the works.

Please see below for important information and for participation opportunities! 

- - - - - - - - - - - - -

8/11/2025- 2024/25 CAPER Draft Available for review and comment.  Please click this link to navigate to CAPER page.

- - - - - - - - - - - - -

8/4/2025 - A new Federal NEPA Environmental Notice has been posted for the Bella Vista Apartments project, to be located at 1808 Parsons Avenue, Merced

Please click HERE to go to be redirected to our Federal Notices page.

- - - - - - - - - - - - -  

 

New- River Canyon Apartments (Devonwood) information Click Here

We are excited to announce that construction on our beautiful new 156-unit affordable housing project on Devonwood Drive is nearing completion.  Our developer partner on this project, The Richman Group, has recently set up a website to begin providing information to the public.  Please use the link above for more information.

 ________________________________________________________

2024-2025 Annual CAPER

Please click here to review the Public Notice and important public meeting information in 3 languages-English/Spanish/Hmong

______________________________________

 

 

 

 _____________________________________

  

Accepting Applications!

Single-Unit Homeowner-Occupied Repair/Rehabilitation Program

__________________________________

~Housing Division Calendar~

This section will be updated with dates and locations of public meetings and hearings related to HUD and other Housing Division-related processes and events. Thank you.

For all City Council Meetings listed below, Please see the City Clerks' webpage for the City Council Agenda, Staff Report, and Minutes.

~  HOUSING DIVISION - UPCOMING MEETINGS  ~
Date & Time	Meeting	Description/Other Info
Wednesday 1/29/2025 10 a.m. -and- Thursday 1/30/2025 2 p.m.	2025 Funding Opportunity  Information Meetings (2) Sam Pipes Room, 1st Floor, Merced Civic Center, 678 W. 18th Street, Merced	These are mandatory meetings if you are an interested and established 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Organization and are looking to apply for 2025 Program Year CDBG and/or HOME assistance to fund your community project. CDBG and HOME funds come with many complicated regulations and requirements.  These meetings are given to provide an in-depth overview of those requirements and the responsiblities your organization would have to HUD and the City if funding is awarded to your project. Please allow up to approximately 2.5 hours for the meeting, including question and answer time.  This is also a great time to make connections with other local non-profits to share information and for future collaboration opportunities! If for some reason you are unable to attend one of the two provided meetings, you must schedule a one-on-one appointment with Housing staff to receive this information.   We also use these appointments to assist you in developing your program concept to better meet HUD requirements (this helps us both!). Please see the "NOFO" sub-page link on the left for more information.
Tuesday 2/18/2025 6 p.m.	PUBLIC HEARING - Merced City Council City Council Chambers, 2nd Floor Civic Center, 678 W 18th St, Merced	Agenda Item ____ Public Hearing #1 (of 2) - Introduction of the 2025-29 Five Year Consolidated Plan and 2025 Annual Action Plan At this public hearing, we will introduce the work done thus far on the Consolidated Plan and Annual Action Plan, specifically regarding the Needs Assessment and the draft goals for the next five year. All public comment is invited and encouraged.  We appreciate your input.
Tuesday 2/25/2025 5:30 p.m.	Community Input Meeting #3 (virtual) Zoom Meeting Zoom Meeting Link Meeting ID: 817 8561 4293  Passcode: 243491	We will be holding our third and final Community Input Meeting.  All Merced residents are encouraged to attend! We will be informing residents about the progress of the Con Plan and Annual Plan development process and answering any questions you may have about the draft plan. This is a ZOOM meeting.  On the date & time of the meeting, please join using the link in the box to the left.
(Tentative) Monday 6/16/2025 6:00 p.m.	PUBLIC HEARING - Merced City Council City Council Chambers, 2nd Floor Civic Center, 678 W 18th St, Merced	Agenda Item: _____ Public Hearing #2 (of 2) - Final Approval of the 2025-29 Five Year Consoldidated/Strategic Plan and 2025 (first year) Annual Action Plan At this public hearing, we will present the final draft of the 2025-29 Consolidated Plan and the 2025 Annual Plan to the public and the City Council for approval.  Included in the draft Annual Action Plan will be the final list of projects recommended to be carried out over the coming year.   Following approval, all public comment received, either at public hearings or during the public review and comment period, will be summarized and included in the final plan that will be submitted to HUD for their approval. All public comment is invited and encouraged.  We appreciate your input.

All meeting locations are ADA accessible.  For Spanish and Hmong translation, please provide staff with 48 hours notice prior to each meeting, in order to provide City staff sufficient time to arrange for a translator.  Thank you.

Todas las reuniones son accesibles según la ADA. Para la traducción al español y al hmong, informe al personal con 48 horas de anticipación antes de cada reunión, para que el personal de la ciudad tenga tiempo suficiente para contratar un traductor. Gracias.

Txhua lub rooj sib tham yog siv tau ADA. Rau kev txhais lus Mev thiab lus Hmoob, thov qhia cov neeg ua haujlwm nrog 48 teev ua ntej txhua lub rooj sib tham, txhawm rau muab sijhawm rau cov neeg ua haujlwm hauv nroog txaus los npaj tus neeg txhais lus. Ua tsaug.

Please note: when virtual meeting attendance options are offered (not including City Council meetings), we use Microsoft Teams online conferencing software. Here are your access options:

• Download the Teams app here.  Then, enter the meeting using the direct link provided.
• Join on the web at this link, here.  Then, enter the corresponding meeting id and passcode provided.
• By phone (audio only) - to attend by phone, the corresponding call-in phone numbers and meeting id's will be provided.  When attending by phone, please remember to keep all background noise at a minimum.

  

 About the City of Merced Housing Program:

The City of Merced Housing Division oversees several grants to help improve the housing quality within the City of Merced.  In addition, mini-grants are provided annually to those non-profit organizations that provide programs furthering the Housing Division's Annual Goals and Priorities, as determined by the 5-year Strategic Plan/Consolidated Plan and each year's Annual Action Plan.

Our primary sources of funding are Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME) funds issued and administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). 

The primary use of CDBG funds is to give maximum feasible priority to activities which will carry out one of the national objectives of benefit to low- and moderate-income families or aid in the prevention or elimination of slums or blight.  The intent of the HOME program is to provide and increase the supply of decent, affordable housing to lower-income households and work with non-profit housing providers, the State, and private-sector participation to accomplish that goal.

The Housing Division is also involved in community development and neighborhood revitalization.  HOME funds can only be used for housing activities, while CDBG can be used for broader community development purposes within established guidelines.  Community Activities selected are designed to reflect Annual Plan Goals and may include public services, public facilities and infrastructure improvements, and residential rehabilitation projects.

Public Services are programs and services provided by local non-profit community organizations that improve quality of life for primarily low-income citizens of Merced.