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SB 194 (Florez)

Each year, the federal government sends millions of dollars directly to communities in California under the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program.  CDBG dollars are an important source of investment for infrastructure improvements—one of the few sources available in low-income communities. Although communities are eligible for the dollars based largely upon the extent of poverty in their communities, too often the funds are used in ways that do not benefit lower-income households directly.


SB 194 will prioritize existing funding streams to ensure that public health, sustainable development, and infrastructure resources are directed to those communities most in need. SB 194 would require counties and cities that receive Community Development Block Grants directly from the federal government to spend that money proportionately in the areas within their jurisdiction that have the greatest number of low- and moderate-income residents, and to target the majority of those funds to those most in need.  SB 194 provides much needed investment to disadvantaged unincorporated communities and ensures that all California communities are able to realize their potential as livable, healthy and economically viable places.

2009-10 Priority Housing Bills