Attleboro Community Development Office

03/18/2026

REMINDER‼️
Applications for Program Year 2026 funding are due tomorrow, March 19, by 12:00 PM!

03/04/2026

‼️REMINDER ‼️
The Public Needs Meeting is tomorrow March 5th at 5:30pm.
Please come show support, give ideas, and voice your concerns.

02/19/2026

Come support the program! Emily will be there to answer any questions you may have.

We want to hear from you! Please join us on March 5th from 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM at City Hall to discuss the 2026 Action Plan. Comments will help develop a plan to address the housing and economic development needs and priorities in Attleboro for the FY26 program year beginning July 1, 2026. The meeting will explain and discuss the federal funding that the city receives as an entitlement community under the U.S. Department of Housing and Community Development for which it expects to receive roughly $390,000.

Interested individuals, businesses, and Community Based Organizations (CBOs) are invited to attend and comment on community needs, use of CDBG funds, and priorities in the the areas of affordable housing, public social services, public facilities, economic development, micro-enterprise or other business assistance and infrastructure and remove of architectural barriers.

10/08/2025

Looking for assistance with your home?

The CDBG program assists income-qualified homeowners with critical home repairs, including:
• Roof, plumbing, and electrical repairs
• Heating and energy efficiency upgrades
• Accessibility improvements

Our goal is to help preserve safe, decent, and affordable housing for residents of Attleboro.

Please contact our office at 508-223-2222 ext.3330 for more information and how to apply!

08/13/2025

Monday August 11th, The AOCD had the honor to attend the Grand Opening for the Hebron Food Pantry. Congratulations on the new building!

04/25/2025

Our Community Development Office alone has assisted our Public Services to help hundreds of residents in the City.

04/24/2025

Low- and moderate-income people are the direct program beneficiaries. States and entitlement cities and counties receive direct program allocations. Small, rural communities receive assistance through their state. Nonprofit organizations, contractors, and other local partner organizations serve as program subrecipients to deliver local CDBG activities. State and local governments work with their local program partners and harness input from the public to develop community development programs that invest in low- and moderate- income people and neighborhoods. One of CDBG’s greatest strengths is its ability to leverage other investments. As a flexible resource designed to accommodate local needs, CDBG often serves to match other sources of public and private funds. Program resources also help projects and services become reality providing gap funding to meet budget needs

04/23/2025

Authorized in 1990 through the Cranston-Gonzalez Affordable Housing Act, the HOME program is the largest federal block grant to state and local governments designed exclusively to create affordable housing for low-income households. HOME funds are awarded annually as formula grants to more than 600 participating
jurisdictions. HOME funds can be used to support rental and homeownership through new construction, rehabilitation, down payment assistance, and tenant-based rental assistance. HOME funds benefit persons at or below 80 percent of area median income (AMI).

Like the CDBG program, the HOME program has never been adjusted to inflation even though program demand for
affordable housing and program activity and operational costs increases annually.

04/22/2025

Enacted by Congress in 1974 under the Housing and Community Development Act and signed into law by President Gerald Ford on August 22, 1974, the program officially turned 50 on August 22, 2024. The Act consolidated eight federal categorical programs into one block grant – CDBG – and devolved federal decision making for urban issues to local governments CDBG provides funding to communities across the country to address infrastructure, economic development, housing, disaster recovery, and other community needs. The program provides local communities with the flexibility to design and implement strategies tailored to meet local
needs and priorities.

04/22/2025

National Community Development Week was created in 1986 by the National Community Development Association (NCDA) and several other national organizations to bring national attention to the Community Development Block CDBG (CDBG) program through grassroots support at a time when the program was facing scrutiny by Congress. National Community Development Week also provides the opportunity to support the Home Investment Partnerships (HOME) program. The main objective of National Community Development Week is the education of Congressional members on the importance of CDBG and the HOME programs, their local impact and, most importantly, the need for increased
program funding. National Community Development Week is intentionally held during the Congressional appropriations process so that the significance of these programs can be imparted to Congressional members through local activities conducted by grantees and program partners at the grassroots level.