The City of Lee’s Summit is now accepting applications for its Community Development Block Grant Program.
Donor Name: City of Lee’s Summit
State: Missouri
City: Lee’s Summit
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/02/2024
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) is the principal federal program providing grants to states, cities and towns to devise neighborhood approaches that will improve the physical, economic and social conditions in communities. CDBG is administered nationally by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The City of Lee’s Summit receives federal funds annually from this program to meet at least one of three National Objectives:
- Benefit low- to moderate-income individuals.
- Reduce slum and/or blight.
- Response to disaster relief.
The City prioritizes and manages the funding based on the City’s 2020-24 Consolidated Plan areas of need within the community; these include:
- Sidewalks and curbing in established neighborhoods
- Connection of neighborhoods to parks/trails
- Long term transitional housing
- Housing Affordability (renters and owners)
- Accessibility to basic needs
- Accessibility to mental and/or behavioral health.
Funding Information
Grant funding for 2024 has yet to be announced, but is anticipated to be similar to the previous allocation. Per HUD’s guidelines, monetary caps have been placed on each category, as follows:
- Administration (20%): Approx. $70,981
- Public Services (15%): Approx. $53,236
- Construction/Other: No cap
Due to these constraints, the minimum grant threshold will be $5,000.
Eligible CDBG Activities
CDBG funds may be used for the following types of activities:
- Activities related to housing:
- First Time Homebuyer mortgage down payment assistance;
- Owner-occupied single-family home exterior rehabilitation activities;
- Residential emergency repairs for LMI households;
- Public housing rehabilitation activities;
- Low-to-moderate income housing rehabilitation activities; and
- Transitional housing rehabilitation activities.
- Other real property activities, such as:
- Acquisition of real property (including a minimum of 15 years long-term rental of building space) for public use or purpose;
- Clearance and demolition for a public purpose; and
- Code enforcement
- Public facilities, such as:
- Small public infrastructure improvement projects for low-to-moderate income areas, including sidewalks, stormwater and sanitary sewer improvements;
- ADA accessibility improvements to public facilities;
- Special needs facilities rehabilitation;
- Emergency repairs for public facilities;
- Public facilities serving eligible persons or areas; and
- Business incubator and job training facilities (for microenterprises or LMI job creation).
- Activities related to public services, including but not limited to:
- Basic social services to the homeless and low-to-moderate income persons;
- Food and nutrition services for low-to-moderate income persons, seniors, persons with disabilities or children of special needs;
- Domestic violence prevention and counseling services;
- Job training and employment services for low-to-moderate income persons;
- Economic development related public services benefiting low-to-moderate income persons;
- Health care and substance abuse services for low-to-moderate income persons;
- Childcare for low-to-moderate income persons;
- Services for senior citizens (62 and over exclusively);
- Services for the disabled persons;
- Education programs for low-to-moderate income persons;
- Crime prevention and dispute resolution programs; and
- Fair housing counseling.
- Activities related to economic development, such as:
- Development of a workforce training system
- Commercial façade improvement program.
Agency Requirements
- Non-Profit Agency: Applicant agencies must be a public or private non-profit agency. Applicants must be established operating agencies as evidenced through documentation required in the application checklist and evidence of tax-exempt status.
- Faith Based Agencies: Faith based agencies are eligible to apply for funds. HUD issued a final rule amendment allowing faith-based agencies to compete for CDBG funds on the same basis as other non-profits. However, CDBG funds cannot be used to support worship or religious instruction. Religious activities must be offered separately from the CDBG supported activity. Faith based agencies may not use direct CDBG funds to support inherently religious activities such as worship or religious instruction. Faith based agencies that participate in the CDBG program shall not discriminate against a program beneficiary on the basis of religion or religious belief.
- Active Governing Body: Applicant agencies must have the governance of the agency vested in a responsible and active voluntary board, which meets at least quarterly and establishes and enforces policies. The Board should be structured to be representative of the community it serves.
- Personnel: The agency must provide for adequate administration of the program to ensure delivery of the funded services. If requested, the agency must provide a copy of its Personnel Policies, Affirmative Action Plan and the Drug-Free Workplace Policy.
- Non-Discrimination: The City is required to ensure that each agency receiving funds from the City will conduct its business in compliance with the non-discrimination requirements of the City, and federal government as required under various federal laws. If requested, each agency must provide a copy of its Equal Opportunity in Employment Policies.
- Accounting: Each agency shall provide evidence that it maintains accounting records which are in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and auditing practices as outlined in 2 CFR Part 200 – Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards. Agencies will be required to submit the last fiscal year’s audit and financial statement with their application for funds.
For more information, visit City of Lee’s Summit.
