The City of Santa Barbara is seeking proposals from eligible applicants for its fiscal year 2024-2025 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program.
Donor Name: City of Santa Barbara
State: California
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/09/2023
Size of the Grant: Less than $1000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Each year since 1975 the City of Santa Barbara has received an entitlement allocation of federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
Approximately $600 thousand is available in CDBG grants to support local non-profit organizations that provide community-development activities such as rehabilitation, infrastructure improvements or economic development, all benefitting low and moderate-income City residents.
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 this program is to develop viable urban communities by providing decent and affordable housing, a suitable living environment, and economic opportunities, principally for persons of low- and moderate-income. Potential programs include: housing rehabilitation, lead-based paint detection and removal, construction or rehabilitation of public facilities and infrastructure, removal of architectural barriers or public services.
Funding Priorities for the CDBG program per the City’s Consolidated Plan are:
- 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.
For more information, visit City of Santa Barbara.