Bucks County Department of Housing & Community Development

08/20/2024

PUBLIC NOTICE CORRECTION
The County of Bucks intends to submit two applications to the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) Community Development Block Grant- Disaster Recovery program funding opportunity. The County is correcting the intended amounts of the applications as follows:
One CDBG-DR application will include housing rehab for homes damaged by Hurricane Ida and one application will include public facilities and improvements flood mitigation and stormwater infrastructure. The purpose of these two applications is to request grants totaling $6,565,000 under the Ida disaster recovery program in accordance with the Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 117-43 and Public Law 117-180).

Additional information can be obtained by contacting the Department by phone at 215-345-3845, email at [email protected], or by writing to:
County of Bucks
Department of Housing & Community Development
1260 Almshouse Road
Doylestown, PA 18901

02/23/2024

Bucks County Home Repair Program is in need of contractors. Please visit https://www.bchrp.com/contractors

01/09/2023

The County of Bucks is requesting proposals from agencies to work on the Whole Home Repair program and receive Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (PA DCED) COVID-19 American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Whole-Home Repairs Program (WHRP) funding. The application can be found at

Read descriptions of the major funding sources for Bucks County Housing Services and review previous years applications.

01/09/2023

The Housing Equality Center of Pennsylvania (HECP) has partnered with the County to help provide fair housing education.

Trainings are available for registration, dates are as follows:
January 23, 2023 at 10:00 am – 11:30 am: Fair Housing for Service Providers https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/667199476400423772
February 8, 2023 at 11:00 am – 12:30 pm: Fair Housing for Service Providers https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/2195585510195119702
January 23, 2023 at 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm: Fair Housing for Local Governments https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/2879256342788120919
February 8, 2023 at 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm: Fair Housing for Local Governments https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/7876163956588261719

11/28/2022

Case Management for Disaster Recovery for Individuals and Families Impacted by Tropical Storm IDA – is a free service which partners an individual or household to work with a trained Disaster Case Manager (DCM) 1-on-1.

For Support and Assistance Call 1-833-4618IDA (1-833-461-8432)

10/05/2022

$23.152 million in Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) has been allocated to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to assist in rebuilding and recovering from the damage caused by Hurricane Ida.

Before these funds can be utilized, the state must prepare and submit an action plan that identifies the unmet need remaining in the affected communities and propose activities - projects, and programs to build back better. In order to ensure this plan accurately reflects the needs and vision of those affected, the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) is undertaking a broad community outreach effort to individuals, businesses, organizations, and agencies in the counties most affected by the impacts of Hurricane Ida. This will include a survey on unmet needs as well as virtual and in-person consultation meetings with stakeholders.

• Public Comment Form
https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=Rg3YmxFTw0-Mi08Gf1KAUuZwUxULcBVOo5XyB6HM4m5UNFVIWlNHVjhQRUtUQlM0MUlUTTFRMENMNi4u

• Stakeholder Survey
https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=Rg3YmxFTw0-Mi08Gf1KAUuZwUxULcBVOo5XyB6HM4m5URFRGRTkwWU5YTkVYTEczUDBBOVNLWDJCNi4u

09/02/2022

BERA Applicants - Limited Time Additional Funds Available

Due to time-limited additional funding availability, tenants that already applied to the BERA program and utilized all available funds prior to September 2nd, 2022 may be eligible for additional financial assistance for any additional utility and/or rental arrears through the month of September, 2022. In order to be considered for one-time additional arrears assistance, tenants must meet the following criteria:
• Tenant must certify as having an impact due directly or indirectly to COVID-19
• Tenant has received less than 15 months of financial assistance through the BERA program
• Tenant must submit Additional Funds Request by September 30th, 2022

Tenants should reach out to their assigned reviewer or to the BERA Helpline at 888-50-BUCKS to determine eligibility for this limited time funding and complete the Additional Fund Request.

08/08/2022

Metalwork Training is a great opportunity for someone that likes to work with their hands and can lead to a good job with good pay. Graduates of the training are registered as pre-apprentices with Pennsylvania. Please share this great opportunity with someone you know that can benefit from free training. Interested applicants should call 267-685-4884.

03/18/2022

Bonus for Bucks Landlords   Part of the Bucks Landlord Incentive Program (BLIP) Bonus for Bucks Landlords is offering several types of incentives to landlords and realtors who participate in the Housing Link’s fight against housing insecurity by leasing units to tenants who are Housing Link progr...

11/19/2021

Day 5 of Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week

We need everyone's help to end homelessness. See the full PIT Count Data summary and learn more at https://www.buckshousinglink.org/

11/18/2021

Day 4 of Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week

Family Service Association of Bucks County is holding a Holiday Gift Drive. Check out their 2021 wishlist: https://www.fsabc.org/holiday-gift-drive/

11/17/2021

Day 3 of Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week

Housing is the solution to homelessness. Bonus for Bucks Landlords is currently offering financial incentives (up to $2,000) for landlords and realtors who partner with the Housing Link: https://www.buckshousinglink.org/bonusforbucks/