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4 <br />Housing and Human Services Grant (HHSG) Program <br />The City of Pleasanton’s Housing and Human Services Grant (HHSG) program is funded <br />through four separate funding sources, each with specific priorities and restrictions. <br />The four funding sources are: <br /> <br />1. Federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Funds <br />2. Federal HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME) Funds <br />3. City Lower Income Housing Funds for Housing <br />4. City General Funds for Human Services (formerly “City Grant”) <br /> <br />The following general policies apply to all funding sources within the HHSG program: <br /> <br />• At least 75% of the program’s participants must be low-income (80% or less <br />of the Area Median Income, or AMI, defined later). <br />• All agencies receiving funding cannot discriminate in selecting clients or <br />proselytizing when providing services. <br /> <br />HHSG Goals and Priorities for FY 2025/26 <br />All applications for HHSG funding must meet at least one of the goals or priorities <br />outlined in each of the following categories: <br /> <br />CATEGORY ONE: City of Pleasanton Consolidated Plan Goals <br />1. Promote the construction and preservation of affordable rental housing <br />2. Promote the preservation of single-family homes through rehabilitation or <br />minor home repair <br />3. Promote the preservation of rental housing through minor home repairs. <br />4. Provide direct financial assistance to income-eligible first-time homebuyers <br />5. Reduce housing discrimination through the provision of fair housing and <br />landlord/tenant services <br />6. Fund and support homeless services programs to end homelessness <br />7. Increase the availability of service-enriched housing for persons with special <br />needs by supporting the acquisition and new construction of housing units <br />Page 16 of 43