The City receives funds annually from U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to award to organizations serving lower income Hayward residents in housing and community development.

To be eligible for Community Development Block Grants organizations must be:

• Nonprofit or governmental
• serve low income Hayward residents
• submit projects for funding that assist in one or more CDBG priority areas.

Grants are awarded using a competitive process. Organizations usually submit proposals in December. Proposals are reviewed December through March by both staff and the Community Services Commission, and funds are awarded by City Council in April. Funded grant activities begin on July 1st. Read more about the Community Agency Funding Process and how to stay connected by clicking the below button. 

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OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC COMMENT

The Fiscal Year 2024-2025 (HUD Program Year 2024) Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report (CAPER) is now available for public comment from September 5, 2025 through September 20, 2025.

PROGRAM REGISTRATION FOR THE EARTHQUAKE RETROFITS (BRACE & BOLT) FOR 2020 IS CURRENTLY CLOSED

• The City of Hayward Brace & Bolt program serves Hayward residents and is administered by the City. Using federal funds, the program covers the full cost of brace-and-bolt retrofits for homeowners who are seniors, have disabilities, AND are low-income earners. For more information and to apply, contact the Community Services Division at 510.583.4250, or visit our office on the 4th floor of Hayward City Hall.

• The Cal OES and California Earthquake Authority’s Brace & Bolt program serves selected zipcodes throughout the State of California, and is administered by the California Residential Mitigation Program. The program provides homeowners with up to $3,000 toward the cost of a brace-and-bolt retrofit awarded via a lottery of eligible homeowners. For more information and to apply, visit http://www.earthquakebracebolt.com. 

WHY DO I NEED TO RETROFIT MY HOME?

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In the Long Beach (1933), Loma Prieta (1989), Northridge (1994), and Napa (2014) earthquakes, common types of woodframe single family homes built before 1979 sustained serious damage when they slid off their foundations during the initial shaking and following aftershocks. Fixing this type of damage is typically prohibitively expensive. Brace and bolt retrofitting helps prevent this type of damage, and was effective in keeping homes intact and safe to inhabit during the Napa earthquake.

WHO IS ELIGIBLE?

Seniors, people with disabilities, and low income-earners who own their own homes and are residents of Hayward may be eligible for the City’s Brace & Bolt program, which covers the full cost of a brace and bolt retrofit.

All Hayward homeowners in the 94541, 94542, 94544, and 94545 zip codes are eligible to apply for the Cal OES and California Earthquake Authority’s Earthquake Brace & Bolt Program.

WHAT ARE THE PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS?

There are a number of rules and requirements for each program that applicants will have the opportunity to learn throughout the application and acceptance process. However, some of the most important requirements to know are:

• In order to benefit from these programs, houses typically must:

- Be built prior to 1979

- Have a wood frame and a crawl space

- Have a raised foundation

- Be built on a level or or low slope

• You cannot have done brace and bolt retrofitting on the house before you have been accepted into either program

• The building permit must be acquired after acceptance into the program

• The work must meet state, city, and program standards

• Retrofitting work must be done in the crawl space

• The Hayward Brace & Bolt program retrofits must be done by a city-approved contractor. The Cal OES and California Earthquake Authority Earthquake Brace & Bolt program retrofits can either be done by the homeowner or by a contractor.

HOW DO I APPLY?

Program registration for Cal OES and California Earthquake Authority's Earthquake Brace & Bolt Program will be open later in 2018. For more information about the Cal OES and California Earthquake Authority's Earthquake Brace & Bolt Program and sign up for notifications regarding openign of program registration, visit http://www.earthquakebracebolt.com.

To apply for the City’s Brace & Bolt program ONLY, which is open to seniors, people with disabilities, and low income earners, please complete the following application and return it to the Housing Rehabilitation Program in the Community Services Division on the 4th floor of Hayward City Hall.

The City of Hayward provides grants through the Social Services Program to private nonprofit and public social services agencies that serve lower income Hayward residents.

To be eligible to receive these funds, applicants must:

• Qualify as a public or private nonprofit organization under California law; and
• Have a federal IRS tax exemption status either pending or approved; and
• Use City funds to provide services to disadvantaged low-income Hayward residents only; and
• Meet or be able and willing to meet the "Local Advisory Body" requirements of the City; and
• Be willing and able to satisfy all provisions of the City of Hayward Social Services Contract

This is a very competitive process. A Request for Proposal (RFP) and application packets are generally issued annually, with the proposals due in December/January. Proposals are reviewed February through April and funds are awarded by City Council in May.Funded program activities begin in July.

Information Regarding FY 18-19 Funding Application Process:

The application process for funding for FY 2018-2019 is closed. If you wish to be added to the Interested Parties email list to learn about opportunities for funding in FY 2019-2020, please email Rachael.McNamara@hayward-ca.gov. As of February 21, 2018 the Community Services Commission has developed DRAFT Funding Recommendations which can be found below.  Applicant agencies are welcome to make a public comment be email, mail or in person at the March 21, 2018 CSC meeting prior to the CSC formalizing their recommendations to Council.  If you wish to make a public comment regarding the DRAFT Funding Recommendations, you may contact Rachael McNamara at the above listed email address.

DRAFT FY 2018-2019 Funding Recommendations - Services
DRAFT FY 2018-2019 Funding Recommendations - Economic Development, Infrastructure, Arts & Music

For more information, please call the Community Services Division at 510.583.4250