Office of Community Development

The Office of Community Development, through its partnerships, programs and administration of funding, pursues its primary goals, guided and defined by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD"), as follows:

To develop viable urban communities by providing decent housing and a suitable living environment and to expand economic opportunities, principally for low- and moderate-income persons. The primary means toward this end are to extend and strengthen partnerships among all levels of government and the private sector, including for- and not-for-profit organizations, and to aid in the production and operation of affordable housing.

The Office of Community Development offers the following programs, guidance, information and opportunities for residents and organizations of the City of Kingston:

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM (CDBG)

FY2022 CAPER

FY2024 CDBG Application 

FY2024-2028 Citizen Participation Plan

FY2024-2028 Five Year Consolidated Plan

FY2024-2028 Analysis to Impediments to Fair Housing

** Please be advised, Community Development Advisory Committee Meetings are held at 5:30pm on scheduled meeting days. This is not the same meeting as the Common Council Community Development Committee Meetings which are held at the time scheduled on the City of Kingston's Meetings Calendar under Community Development.

The Office of Community Development no longer offers an owner-occupied Residential Housing Rehabilitation Program. We have however, partnered with RUPCO who will be administering a First Time Homebuyer Program (FTHB) to help those who are income eligible become homeowners within the City of Kingston. For further information onthe FTHB please contact: RUPCO at 845-331-2140 or visit their website at https://rupco.org/city-of-kingston-first-time-home-buyer-grant/