City Data Services - Comprehensive Grant and Loan Management Software
Solutions for Cities and Counties

City Data Services Saves You Half of Thursday and All of Friday!

CDS provides the most user friendly, efficient and comprehensive management software assisting with managing all public services, housing, homeless assistance, economic development and health services through our cloud-based system. From applications to contracts, reporting to inspections, monitoring to compliance, development to loan management, and we integrate with IDIS! Whatever funds you manage, CDBG, ARPF, HOME, General Funds not a problem!

AND our customer service and support is number one in the industry, since 2008.

Ready for a web-based grant/loan management system?

Public Services

Grant/Loan Management Solutions - HUD Ready

Grant and loan funds are easily managed with City Data Services. We tailor our software to meet your needs. We take your existing forms and build online versions; applications, periodic reports, expense summaries, public services and an array of housing reports.

Our systems are integrated with HUD’s IDIS, allowing you to automatically send information with a click of your mouse.

Single Family

Robust, Intuitive and Comprehensive

City Data Services’ Single-Family systems are designed to return managers back to managing, instead of doing data entry. First Time Home Buyer, residential rehabilitation programs and inclusionary housing are part of CDS’ Single Family systems.

Multi-Family

Save 30% of Your Time

City Data Services provides comprehensive property management services for multi-family housing. Our multi-family housing software assists with seamless management through every step of the process, from complex development applications, enforcement of regulatory agreements, and long-term compliance.

Client & User Reviews

Thank you City Data Services for your partnership and support! Having the right technology is an important part of serving our mission.

It is so wonderful to get your support. While we are helping the most vulnerable section of our community, your support, encouragement, and kind words give us strength and motivation to continue our work.

Thank you for highlighting our work and for your partnership in serving at-risk youth in Santa Clara County!

Thank you for supporting us! We also appreciate the work that you do for us.

We also appreciate our partnership in Hayward, Berkeley and Salinas. Thanks a ton.

MI is happy to work with CDS. The system is user-friendly and the CDS team is extremely helpful.

We are grateful to continue our grant services with CDBG and City Data Services. Thank you for supporting our program all these years. We wouldn't be open all these years if it wasn't for them.

Serving Communities Nationwide

14+

Years of experience

400+

Daily Users

50+

Systems built

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What Makes Us Unique?

Tailored Systems for Public Services and Housing
We are a boutique company and offer specialized software for grant and loan management; systems designed and tailored to your needs. CDS has the knowledge and proven experience to offer you best practices and efficient solutions. We combine our experience with your specifications and transform them into a customized, software system that fits your requirements perfectly.
Priority Given to Communication and Dedicated Support
CDS offers our clients dedicated support, according to every client's need through a direct communication flow. This means that you'll always be updated with the content and status of your management system and, upon request, you and any of your grantees have access to us most anytime for minor trouble shooting, person to person training or group training. Good communication saves time and makes the development process more efficient. We give you our entire attention and expertise when you need it with full access to our team for collaboration with our developers and trainers.
Every Client is Important
Every client is important to us. We know you have an extremely demanding, complicated job our team helps you by taking care of what you need when you need it.

Why Choose Us?

Mobility

Our systems are mobile accessible and cloud-based, allowing for remote work and seamless collaboration. You can access your management system from all screen sizes.

User friendly

Each system we create is intuitive, responsive, and easy to use. We are continually integrating suggestions that make our systems even easier for you.

Training

We train your staff and grantees on how to use City Data Services via phone calls and emails. In-person trainings are currently not available.

Support

Think of us as your personal technical support team. We provide staff and grantees with any technical assistance required over the phone and via email. Each page in our systems has a “Help With This Page” link with relevant instructions and our contact information. Customer service is a keystone of our company our responses are prompt and helpful.

Cloud-Based Hosting

Our systems are all hosted by CDS, we do not utilize local city/county servers. We back up our systems on three different servers.

Fast turn-around

After we receive your documents and spreadsheets, we create and have your system up and running with little delay. We also add any additional features that you request in order to create a system that meets your specific needs- without charging you additional fees.

No hidden fees

There are absolutely no hidden fees with our services. We charge one fee for development and a monthly maintenance fee that covers everything you need to completely manage your projects and programs. Training and technical support are always available to you at no added cost.

Courteous & Experienced

City Data Services has served communities since 2008, providing data management software systems to cities and counties nationwide. Our systems are complete and comprehensive, you’ll always experience the best customer service. When your work runs smoothly, our communities run smoothly- we are here to help you succeed!

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City Data Services, LLC.

San Mateo, CA

Offerings

Public Services Single Family Multi-Family Compliance Homeless IDIS

IDIS

CDS integrates with IDIS, another time saving feature. Periodic reports include the details required by HUD and CDBG funding. Grantees complete their periodic reports, and once approved by Staff, the reports queue up. Then, with the click of a button, the demographics of those served by the grantee are transmitted and populate their respective fields in IDIS.

Homeless

Where there is a need for immediate information, we want to respond. CDS is currently developing tools for use in the field. We are working with various jurisdictions developing a system that makes it possible to know the availability of beds and services, hour by hour. Stay tuned for the latest time saving tools provided by City Data Services!

Company

About Us Policies/Terms Feedback Video Hall

Feedback

CDS systems are dynamic, with user feedback and best practices, and we are always improving the user interface. If you have comments or suggestions, email them to community@citydata.services and a real person will always respond.

Support

Help Center F.A.Q. Tutorial Training Users Contact

Help Center

If you are using CDS, each page has a green button in the top right corner, "Help With This Page". it has instructions for the page you are working on. If you do not find the solution to your problem there, you can call Steve: 650.533.5933, or Chris: 415.572.4572 or email us at: citydataservices@yahoo.com for technical assistance. If you are new to CDS and need to meet with us or have questions about our systems, you can call Chris: 415.572.4572 or email us at community@citydata.services, and your questions will be answered!

Users

CDS is used by service and housing providers that complete all the required documentation for managing their grants and/or loans online. This includes application, quarterly activity reports, expense reports, and requests for reimbursement. Staff from public agencies manage the subsequent approval process through CDS.

Training

CDS provides training to groups and individuals anytime needed. Typically, we provide training at applicant information and oversight board meetings. Throughout the year, we work directly with grantees and provide any assistance they may need during critical application and reporting periods. We are always only an email or phone call away.

Tutorial

On each page in CDS’ systems there is a, “Help With This Page”, tab. In these tabs are specific instructions about how to use each page. And, best of all, each "Help With This Page", includes our contact email and phone numbers, available to any user, anytime!

IDIS

CDS integrates with IDIS, another time saving feature. Periodic reports include the details required by HUD and CDBG funding. Grantees complete their periodic reports, and once approved by Staff, the reports queue up. Then, with the click of a button, the demographics of those served by the grantee are transmitted and populate their respective fields in IDIS.

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