The Housing and Community Development Department provides housing services and expands economic opportunities for low-and moderate-income people. The department manages and administers federal and nonfederal funds for the development of viable urban communities. It offers single-family housing down payment, home repair assistance, commercial and municipal public facilities programs. The Housing and Community Development Department s single-family home repair program assists various homeowners to improve curb appeal, uplift the general street appearance of selected neighborhoods and to keep costs at a minimum. The department s capital improvements program focuses on the acquisition of fire equipment and construction of fire stations. The Housing and Community Development Department is a part of the City of Houston.