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2021 Community Development Block Grant NOFA

Department of Housing and Community Development · 5431

Eligibility details

The State CDBG Program serves non-entitlement jurisdictions i.e. cities with populations under 50,000 and counties with populations under 200,000 in unincorporated areas that do not participate in the federal CDBG entitlement program. There are approximately 160 non-entitlement jurisdictions in California.

Matching funds & resources

Source matching-funds field: Not Required.

Matching funds and leveraged resources are different requirements. Read the description and reviewed rules below before determining resource commitments.

About this opportunity

CDBG eligible activities are funded under the Community Development, Economic Development, and Special Allocations for Colonias and Native American communities that are non-federally recognized tribes. To be eligible for funding, every CDBG funded activity must meet one of the following three National Objectives of the program, required by federal regulations (24 CFR Section 570.483). The National Objectives are: 1. Benefit to low and moderate income persons; 2. Prevention or elimination of slums or blight; or, 3. Urgent Need (requires State or federal disaster declaration) The CDBG program can fund Community Development (CD) program activities and projects, and Economic Development (ED) program activities and projects.

Funding geography: Not specified — review source. A funder’s address does not establish eligibility.

Funding instrument: Grant. Issuing jurisdiction: California. This is not a geographic eligibility determination.