In response to the Coronavirus Pandemic (COVID-19), the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has allocated Community Development Block Grant CARES ACT (CDBG-CV) funding to the Town of Cicero.
Donor Name: Town of Cicero
State: Illinois
Town: Cicero
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 05/04/2022
Details:
The Town has budgeted funds to support COVID-related expenses incurred by public services providers to prevent, prepare for, and respond to COVID-19. The CDBG-CV funds were authorized by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES ACT) announced last year.
Goals
The Town of Cicero’s CDBG program will provide a better quality of life for low/moderate-income residents through projects and service activities. Cicero’s CDBG-CV programs will support a COVID-19 pandemic response with a focus on supporting low/moderate-income residents and businesses through public service and economic development activities. The Town’s goals to achieve this vision are to:
- Ensure housing is affordable, accessible, and sustainable,
- Provide financial assistance for programs and services, and
- Conduct planning and administration activities
Town identified the following priority activities to meet the needs of the community with this application
- Shelter
- Community Integrated Living Arrangement (CILA) Group Homes
- Meals
- Other Health and Human Services
Requirements
Explain how the project/activity will fulfill each of the requirements for CDBG-CV funds:
- Meets immediate community need,
- Eligible activity according to CDBG categories,
- Fulfills at least one CDBG national objective,
- Benefits low/moderate-income persons or households,
- Ensures non-duplication of benefits, and
- Prevents, prepares for, or responds to Coronavirus
For more information, visit Community Development Block Grant CARES Act.
