Community
Development
Block Grant
Community Development Block Grant Recovery (CDBG-R) funds
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Stimulus Act) appropriated
Community Development Block Grant Recovery (CDBG-R) funds to states to carry
out CDBG eligible projects that are ready and will assist in economic recovery.
CDBG-R funds must be used in a manner that maximizes job creation and economic
development benefit. The Virginia Department of Housing and Community
Development (DHCD) will receive $5.2 million in CDBG-R funds to serve the
non-entitlement to the Commonwealth.
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The Virginia Community Development Block Grant (VCDBG)
is a federally-funded grant administered by the Virginia Department of Housing
and Community Development (DHCD) since 1982. DHCD provides funding to
eligible units of local government (non-entitlement communities only) for
projects that address critical community needs including housing,
infrastructure, and economic development.
DHCD receives up to $19 million annually for this
“small cities” Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
program. Currently, more than 280 localities in Virginia who do not
receive CDBG funds directly from the federal government are eligible for VCDBG
funding. Each VCDBG funded project or activity must meet a national
objective. Projects may contain activities which meet multiple national
objectives
The three national objectives for CDBG funding are:
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Activities benefiting low- and moderate-income persons;
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Activities which aid in the prevention or elimination of slums or blight; and
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Activities designed to meet community needs having a particular urgency.
Virginia’s funding is available for community
development planning, through Planning Grants,
and project implementation through Community
Improvement Grants (CIG) . The use of funding and other program
policies are detailed in the VCDBG Program
Design (refer to the FORMS section below to download a copy.)
For further information, refer to the VCDBG Program
Design or contact: PMOCDBG@dhcd.virginia.gov
or (804) 371-7068.
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