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General Fund Neighborhood Services

The Administrative Financial Services Division oversees the department’s budget, finance, grant management,
accounts payable, procurement, technology, fleet management and human resources functions. It also
administers affordable housing loans and the City’s homebuyer assistance programs (HAP).
The Compliance Division enforces regulatory compliance through training and monitoring activities for state and
federal funded grants.

The Neighborhood Development and Revitalization Division addresses systemic neighborhood issues and fosters
resident self-sufficiency through the coordination of the Neighborhood Improvement Strategy (NIS). Additionally, it
supports the entire department by providing community outreach for neighborhood-based programs that the
department operates and manages. Also, this division administers the HUD grant-funded Social Service contracts
with non-profit agencies.

The Planning and Reporting Division ensures that the city continues to receive approximately $20M in federal
grants annually, through preparing the Consolidated Plan (ConPlan) and annual Action Plans, preparing HUD-
required performance reports, and maintaining the department’s key performance indicators (KPI).

The Rehabilitation and Home Improvements Division delivers home repair services to low-income homeowners
through the Priority Repair, Weatherization, Healthy Homes, and Lead Safe programs. This division performs
housing quality inspections on affordable housing assisted by department activities.

The Community Services Division oversees the Community Action Partner (CAP) that serves as the Community
Action Agency for Tarrant County and provides comprehensive services to economically disadvantaged
individuals, families, and the elderly. Services include utility assistance, rent, mortgage and social services.
Federal and local funded programs assist residents to move toward economic self-sufficiency and to strengthen
the community.

Starting in FY25, the seven Neighborhood Community Centers (Andrew Doc Sessions, Como, Martin Luther King,
Northside, North Tri-Ethnic, Southside, and Worth Heights) that were included in Neighborhood Services
Department since October 2015 will return to Park and Recreation Department (PARD).

The Directions Home Division that coordinates housing services and resources for homeless and at-risk
homelessness families and individuals living in Fort Worth and Tarrant County transferred from the City Manager’s
Office in January 2022. This division returned to the City Manager’s Office in June 2024.

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