Community Development Block Grant  (CDBG)

The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program was established by Congress under Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974.  The City of Redondo Beach receives annual CDBG funding from the federal government's U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

As a result of the annual funding, the City offers the following two programs:

Commercial Rehabilitation Program
Home Improvement Program

In addition to the CDBG funding, the City’s Redevelopment Agency also provides funds for the Home Improvement Program.

Commercial Rehabilitation Program
The Commercial Rehabilitation Program is available to either a landlord or business tenant and is designed to improve the appearance of business properties within the Artesia Boulevard and Aviation Boulevard target area.

Eligible improvements to commercial storefronts include new signs, awnings, exterior painting, roof repairs, etc. The program will fund 60% of the cost of eligible improvements to either a landlord or business tenant applicant.  In addition, $2,000 grants are available for code corrections and $2,000 for design services.

Please call (310) 318-0610, extension 3454 for further information. Application (You may fill out an application on line print and mail)

Home Improvement Program
There are three home improvement programs available to low-income Redondo Beach homeowner-occupants:

1. Deferred Payment Loan Program

2. Handyperson Program

3. Mobility Access Program

Homeowners must meet the following eligibility requirements in order to participate in any of the three home improvement programs:

Own and reside in a single family house within the City of Redondo Beach

Have a total gross household income that does not exceed the following income levels:

Number in Household

Please call (310) 318-0641 for further information.

1.  Deferred Payment Loan Program
The Deferred Payment Loan Program provides four percent (4%), simple interest, deferred-payment home improvement loans of $5,000 up to $60,000 for low-income Redondo Beach homeowners. The loan becomes due and payable upon the sale or refinance of the house or transfer of title.  Eligible repairs are those necessary to make the house conform to accepted housing code standards, to correct health and safety hazards, to halt structural deterioration, and to provide energy conservation measures.  Other improvements may include exterior work to help preserve or protect the structure (painting, roofing, siding and color coating) and interior work to make a structure more livable (painting, plastering, new flooring and modernizing kitchens and bathrooms).

2.  Handyperson Program
The Handyperson Program provides exterior home repairs at no cost to low income Redondo Beach homeowners.  Eligible repairs include exterior painting, roofing, gutters and downspouts, weather-stripping, fence repair, tree and shrub trimming.

3.  Mobility Access Program
The Mobility Access Program provides a grant up to $2,500 for special repairs for low income disabled Redondo Beach homeowners. Eligible repairs are those that improve access to the home and/or mobility within the home such as wheelchair ramps/Lifts, grab bars, safety railings, and plumbing modifications.