The Washtenaw County is seeking applications for its 2023-24 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program.
Donor Name: Washtenaw Urban County
State: Michigan
County: Washtenaw County (MI)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/08/2023
Details:
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) provides Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds to entitlement community grantees, like Washtenaw County, to carry out a wide range of community development activities. These activities are directed primarily toward revitalizing neighborhoods, improving infrastructure and community facilities in low to moderate income areas, providing public/social services, and encouraging economic development.
CDBG funds must be used for activities that benefit low and moderate-income areas or households. In addition, each CDBG-assisted activity must meet at least one (1) of the following National Objectives for the program:
- Provide benefit to low and moderate income persons and households;
- Aid in the prevention or elimination of slums or blight conditions; or
- Urgent need
Eligible Projects
Projects that are located in low to moderate income areas, or directly benefiting low to moderate income persons or households, and that meet a National Objective, are typically eligible under the CDBG program. The following list can help you identify the types of community needs you may be able to address with a CDBG-funded project. Please keep in mind that this is not an exhaustive list and new project ideas are encouraged.
- Construction Projects
- Engineering & Design activities (must result in a construction project)
- Sidewalk Improvements (e.g. Infill/ADA Curb Cuts)
- Street Improvements (including pedestrian safety improvements)
- Bike paths & Non-motorized trails
- Water/Sewer Improvements
- Improvements to lighting in public spaces
- Neighborhood parks/playgrounds improvements
- Community Center/Senior Center improvements
- Acquisition of real property
- Special Assessment Assistance
- Construction/Rehabilitation of publicly owned buildings (not used for general government)
- Streetscape improvements in neighborhoods/commercial districts
- Demolition and site clearance activities
- Removal of architectural barriers (includes buildings for general government)
- Economic Development
- Job training/Creation of economic opportunities that primarily benefit low- and moderate-income residents.
- Acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, installation of commercial/industrial buildings and other real property equipment and improvements.
- Assistance to private, for-profit businesses.
- Provision of financial and/or technical assistance for microenterprise owners/developers
- Other Activities
- Code enforcement activities
- Purchase of Firefighting equipment
- Public/ Social Services
- Up to 15% of the annual CDBG entitlement grant can be used for public (social) services. Washtenaw Urban County utilizes 100% of its allowable CDBG public services dollars to the new Human Services Partnership that is replacing Coordinated Funding
For more information, visit Washtenaw Urban County.