Economic development andentrepreneurship projects that will have a significant regional impact are eligible for up to $1.25 million in CDBG assistance. These projects must result in job creation, business start-up or significant expansionand must directly relate to a strategic economic restructuring effort. Benefit projections must be deemed reliable and credible for the number of jobs to be… Learn More

CDBG Community Improvement Grants are competitive grants, which aid eligible localities in implementing projects that will most directly impact the greatest needs of the community. There are five primary project types under this funding source: comprehensive community development, business district revitalization, housing, community facility (infrastructure) and community service… Learn More

The CDBG Construction-Ready Water and Sewer Fund (CRWSF) program supports the construction of community facility projects providing public water or sewer service to communities made up of at least 60 percent low- to moderate-income (LMI) households or a locality-wide project serving at least 55 percent LMI households. For more details, see Construction-Ready Water and Sewer Fact Sheet.

DHCD offers planning grants through the CDBG program to increase the potential for project success and impact. These grants aid in developing clearly articulated strategies for addressing a locality’s greatest community development needs following meaningful citizen participation. For more details, see the Planning Grant Fact Sheet.

CDBG Urgent Need Fund Grants enable the prompt response to existing serious and immediate threats to local health and safety. The applicant locality must be unable to finance the project on its own, no other funding is available to address the problem and the CDBG funding will be directly targeted towards alleviation of the threatening conditions. CDBG assistance will generally only be made… Learn More