The City of Santa Barbara is accepting applications for Human Services and Community Development Block Grant funds for Fiscal Year 2023-24
Donor Name: City of Santa Barbara
State: California
County: Santa Barbara County (CA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/07/2022
Details:
National Objectives of the CDBG Program are:
- Benefit low and moderate-income persons;
- Eliminate slums and urban blight;
- Meet community needs of an urgent emergency.
The primary objective of the CDBG program is the development of a viable urban community by providing decent housing and a suitable living environment.
Funding Priorities
- Human Services program:
- Programs that help meet basic human needs – specifically food, shelter/housing, medical (physical and mental).
- Programs that reduce the impact of violence and/or are preventative in nature and/or promote the highest degree of functioning the individual is capable of achieving.
- CDBG program:
- Homeless Assistance – Support of programs that provide services to homeless individuals and families, and victims of domestic violence.
- Decent Housing – Support of local housing partners to enable them to rehabilitate affordable multi-family rental housing.
- Public Facilities and Infrastructure – Support capital projects that improve facilities of organizations that serve low and moderate income residents, and public infrastructure and parks improvements in low and moderate income neighborhoods.
- Economic Development – Support of programs that provide self employment training and small business loans.
Eligibility Criteria
- Members must be qualified electors of the County of Santa Barbara, and remain so during their term. Members must be residents or employees of the designated organizations, and must represent one of the specified categories or organizations.
- Members should have familiarity with the history and geography of the City, and an understanding of community development, human services or housing needs.
- In accordance with Federal regulations, the CDHSC is required to seek participation from a broad range of citizen interests with substantial representation by low and moderate income persons, minorities and residents of target neighborhoods. Applications from qualified low and moderate income and minority persons are therefore encouraged.
- Applicants of the four low- and moderate-income neighborhood categories may elect to be interviewed by a subcommittee of up to three (3) members of the City Council. The interview subcommittee shall report to City Council for final appointment of Community Development and Human Services Committee members.
For more information, visit City of Santa Barbara.