Applications are now being accepted for the 2024 CDBG Public Service/Planning Grant.
Donor Name: Cook County
State: Illinois
County: Cook County (IL)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/22/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program is authorized under Title 1 of the Housing and Community Development Act (HCDA) of 1974, as amended. CDBG grew out of the consolidation of several categorical programs under which communities competed nationally for funds.
The primary objective of Title I of the HCDA, as amended, is the development of viable urban communities. These viable communities are achieved by providing the following, principally for persons of low- and moderate-income:
- Decent housing;
- A suitable living environment; and
- Expanded economic opportunities.
Funding Information
Public Service Projects:
- Project Beneficiaries: Presumed Benefit or Low/Moderate Income greater than 51%
- Number of Projects: 1 maximum
- Funding Request Cap: $100,000.
Eligible Activities
Planning & Public Service Projects:
- Plans and Studies: Activities including but not limited to comprehensive community or economic development plans and project feasibility studies.
- Public Services: Activities including but not limited to employment services (e.g., job training), substance abuse services (e.g., counseling and treatment), fair housing counseling, services for senior citizens, services for homeless persons, etc. CDBG funds may be used to pay for labor, supplies, and material as well as to operate and/or maintain the portion of a facility in which the public service is located (e.g., lease costs).
Eligible Areas
Cook County currently receives CDBG funds as an annual entitlement allocation on the basis of its qualification as an urban county. Cook County CDBG funds may only be utilized within the limits of the current effective Cook County Urban County area excluding other entitlement communities also receiving CDBG funding.
All jurisdictions in Cook County may be served by Cook County’s CDBG program in this funding year except for:
- Chicago
- Evanston
- Skokie
- Arlington Heights
- Des Plaines
- Elgin
- Hoffman Estates
- Palatine
- Mount Prospect
- Schaumburg
- Berwyn
- Cicero
- Oak Park
- Oak Lawn
Eligibility Criteria
Non-profit Organizations are eligible to apply.
For more information, visit Cook County.