The Kansas Department of Commerce Commercial Rehabilitation Grant Program funds projects assisting private property owners in the rehabilitation of structures to prevent the spread of blighted conditions.
Donor Name: Kansas Department of Commerce
State: Kansas
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/01/2023
Size of the Grant: $250,000
Details:
The purpose of this program is to help cities improve the quality of their downtown commercial districts by assisting private property owners in the rehabilitation of blighted structures. It is hoped that a strategic investment of grant funds in a key building would prevent the spread of blighted conditions to other nearby structures.
Funding Information
$1.5 million has been allocated for the Commercial Rehabilitation program in 2023. The maximum amount of CDBG funds that can be applied for is $250,000.
Qualifying Projects
This program funds projects assisting private property owners in the rehabilitation of blighted structures to prevent the spread of blighted conditions. Eligible expenses include:
- Construction costs for building rehabilitation to correct code violations, historic preservation, or building renovation for job creation.
- Improvements to the exterior of the building, abatement of asbestos hazards, and lead-based paint hazards evaluation and reduction.
- Potential rehabilitation of properties not located in a slum or blighted area, if it eliminations specific conditions that are detrimental to public health and safety.
Eligibility Criteria
- All incorporated cities or counties in Kansas that do not receive an annual CDBG entitlement allocation from HUD are eligible to apply to the Kansas CDBG program
- (The following communities receive entitlements and are ineligible to participate in the state program: Kansas City, Lawrence, Leavenworth, Manhattan, Overland Park, Topeka, Wichita and all of Johnson County.) The business operation assisted by the CDBG funding must also be located in a non-entitlement area of the state.
Selection Criteria
- Grant applications are evaluated for funding based on project need, readiness, impact, sustainability and matching funds source and availability.
- Key considerations include:
- Projects that meet a national objective and involve an eligible activity under the Housing and Community Development Act (HCDA) of 1974, focused on privately owned buildings
- Job creation or retention of employees, with at least 51 percent of the beneficiaries (employees) meeting HUD’s LMI (low-to-moderate income) requirements – which is at or below 80% of the Average Median Income for the county in which the family resides
- If the applicant community qualifies under the LMI Job Creation/retention national objective the application must be submitted under that category.
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