The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) is a Federally funded block grant program with the overall goal to develop viable urban communities by providing decent housing and a suitable living environment primarily for low-mod income persons.
Donor Name: County of Riverside
State: California
County: Riverside County (CA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/18/2025
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
CDBG works toward the development of viable urban communities, by providing decent housing and a suitable living environment and expanding economic opportunities, principally for persons of low and moderate income.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awards annual grants to Entitlement Communities and non-profit sponsors to carry out a wide range of community development activities such as:
- Economic Development
- Job Development
- Youth Services
- Senior Programs
- Health Services
- Public Safety Programs
- Neighborhood Revitalization
- Senior Centers
- Municipal Services
- Code Enforcement
- Transportation Services
- Housing Assistance/First Time Buyers
- Community Centers
- Workforce Development Centers
- Child Care Centers
- Health Facilities
- Sheriff/Fire Stations
- Flood and Drainage Facilities
- Water/Sewer Improvements
- Demolition
- Street Improvements/Sidewalks
- Homeless Centers.
Objectives
CDBG-funded projects must satisfy one of three national program objectives:
- Provide a benefit to low and moderate income persons,
- Prevent or eliminate slums and blight, or
- Meet other urgent community development needs due to natural disasters or other emergencies.
Eligible activities
- Public Services: senior services, disabled and handicapped services, child care services, health services, youth services, and fair housing
- Public Improvements: streets, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, streetlights, sewers, storm drains, traffic signals, parks and recreation facilities, health facilities, and fire station improvements
- Housing Services: home improvement programs for lower and moderate income households
- Senior Home Repair (SHR)
- Home Rehabilitation Program (HRP).
Eligibility Criteria
- Non-Profits 501(c)(3)
- Higher Education Institutions
- Cooperating Cities
- Other Government Agencies/Special Districts
- If your proposed activity provides a primary benefit to any of the sixteen (16) Cooperating Cities that are participating in the County’s CDBG program.
For more information, visit County of Riverside.
