Annual CDBG Competition

The Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG) provides funding to assist a wide range of eligible activities, including housing improvement projects, public facilities such as water and sewer lines, buildings such as local health centers or head start centers, and economic development projects. All projects must substantially benefit low and moderate income persons.

The maximum amount available per applicant is $1,000,000 for Single-Activity during regular competition and $1,250,000 for Multi-Activity during regular competition.

Local Match Requirements - Annual Competition

• Grants up to $300,000, or grants for single activity housing projects - no matching funds required.
• Grants of $300,001 to $750,000 - 5% local matching funds required.
• Grants of $750,001 to $1,000,000 - 10% local matching funds required.
• Grants of $1,000,001 or more - 15% local matching funds required.

Eligible Applicants

Eligible applicants are units of general local government, excluding metropolitan cities, urban counties, and units of government eligible to participate in the urban counties or metropolitan cities programs of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Eligible applicants selected for funding will be those having the greatest need as evidenced by poverty and per capita income and whose applications most adequately address the needs of low and moderate income persons and have the greatest impact.