The City of El Centro is seeking applications for the CDBG Entitlement Program.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
distributes funding under the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program.
Funds are provided directly to grantees (i.e., cities and counties) for a
variety of housing, community development, and public service activities. Under
the Entitlement Program, the City receives an annual allocation of CDBG funds
based on a formula, which considers such things as, overcrowded housing,
population and poverty, age of housing and population growth lag and poverty.
Objectives
The CDBG program's primary objective is the
development of viable urban communities. This is accomplished by providing
decent housing, a suitable living environment, and expanded economic
opportunities, principally for persons of low- and moderate-income. To be
eligible for funding, all projects must meet one of the following National
Objectives:
- Benefit low- and
moderate-income persons
- Prevent or eliminate slums or
blight, or
- Meet other community
development needs having a particular urgency because existing conditions
pose a serious and immediate threat to the health or welfare of the
community and other resources are not available to meet such needs.
Funding Information
- The 2021/2022 (07/01/2021 -
06/30/2022) annual allocation to the City of El Centro is approximately
$566,620.
- Of the funds received, the City
intends to allocate fifteen percent (15%) or $84,993 for public services
activities, sixty-five percent (65%) or $368,303 for housing and public
facilities projects, and twenty percent (20%) or $113,324 for
administration.
- The City is required to prepare
a one-year action plan, which describes the specific planned uses of the
CDBG funds for the current program year.
- The City will also have
available approximately $14,000 from Program Income generated by previous
State awarded grants.
Eligible Activities
The program allows jurisdictions to select those
activities that best meet the needs of their communities, in accordance with
the national objectives and requirements of the CDBG Program. The following is
a partial list of eligible activities:
Housing Activities
- Rehabilitation and Acquisition
for Rehabilitation
- Homebuyer Assistance
- Reconstruction
Public Facilities
- Street Improvements
- Water or sewer lines
- Community centers
- Parks and playgrounds
- Facilities designed to provide
shelter for persons with special needs
Public Service (With
Certain Limits)
Public Service providers connected with:
- Employment
- Crime prevention
- Child care
- Health
- Education
Or whose clientele consists of:
- Abused children
- Battered spouses
- elderly persons
- “Severely Disabled” adults
- Homeless Persons
- Illiterate Adults
- Persons living with AIDS
- Migrant Farm Workers
Economic Development
- Micro enterprise assistance
- Special economic development
activities
- Commercial Rehabilitation
Post Date - 30-Nov-2020