The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program is a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) entitlement program, which allocates annual grants to Arapahoe County 501c3 organizations to develop viable communities by providing decent affordable housing, a suitable living environment and expanded economic opportunities, principally for low-and moderate-income residents.
Donor Name: Arapahoe County Government
State: Colorado
County: Arapahoe County (CO)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/03/2023
Size of the Grant: $833,924
Details:
Using CDBG funding, Arapahoe County, with citizen participation and local partnerships, has been able to support and build upon the existing foundation of service providers, as long as projects meet one of three national objectives:
- Benefit low/moderate-income (LMI) persons.
- Prevent or eliminate slums and blight.
- Meet an urgent need.
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Eligible Activities
Public Facilities and Infrastructure: To acquire, construct, reconstruct, rehabilitate, or install public facilities and improvements. Includes all improvements and facilities that are either publicly owned or owned by a nonprofit, and operated so as to be open to the general public. This would include neighborhood facilities, public schools, and libraries.
Facilities that are designed for use in providing shelter for persons having special needs are considered to be public facilities, such as: nursing homes, hospitals, transitional housing, group homes, and shelters. Public improvements include: streets, sidewalks, curbs and gutters, parks, playgrounds, water and sewer lines, flood and drainage improvements, parking lots, and utility lines.
- Public Services:
- Services (including staffing, supplies and materials), including but not limited to those concerned with employment, crime prevention, childcare, health, drug abuse, education, housing counseling, food banks, or needs of seniors, children or the disabled.
- Housing:
- An activity carried out for the purpose of providing or improving permanent residential structures which, upon completion, will be principally occupied by low- and moderate-income households. Examples include: property acquisition or rehabilitation of property for permanent housing; conversion of non-residential structures into permanent housing; and new housing construction. Activities under this paragraph may be directed to the removal of material and architectural barriers that restrict the mobility and accessibility of elderly or severely disabled persons, energy conservation, rehabilitation, historic preservation.
Funding Information
Given the budget breakdown above, Arapahoe County will have an estimated $833,924 ($677,564 for public facility and infrastructure and $156,360 for public service) in CDBG funds to award to qualified projects.
Eligibility Criteria
- Non-profits, government and quasi-government agencies, small business investment companies and local development corporations are eligible to apply for grants for affordable housing development and rehabilitation, public facility and infrastructure improvements, economic development, public services, homeownership assistance and housing services projects.
- Any proposed project funded with HUD CDBG dollars must meet a National Objective, specific eligibility criteria established by HUD, and address local priorities and goals as identified in the most recent Arapahoe County Consolidated Plan.
For more information, visit Arapahoe County Government.