City of Danbury Community Development Block Grant (Connecticut) - fundsforNGOs

The City of Danbury is allocated funds each year by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) through the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program.

Donor Name: City of Danbury

State: Connecticut

City: Danbury

Type of Grant: Grant

Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 06/23/2022

Grant Size: $600,000

Details:

Projects

Public Service Projects
- Public Service Projects are restricted to no more than 21.96% of the total CDBG funds allocated for this year minus public service carried over funds from prior years. It is estimated that no more than $125,000 will be available for social services funding in 2022. The City reserves the right to fund a lesser amount if unspent carryovers from prior years are greater than expected or non-social service awards are higher.
Development Projects
- Development grants can be used for public facilities and improvements, economic development initiatives, or housing (excluding new construction). Each application for CDBG funding must comply with the Federal eligibility requirements in CFR 570.201.

Funding Availability

HUD has not yet provided the City with the specific allocation amount for 2022. They are proceeding based on an estimated allocation of $600,000.

Eligibility Requirements

Danbury will accept proposals for funding from community-based organizations, non-profits, City Departments, and citizens. All Applications for CDBG funding must meet the requirements of both Section A (relating to national objectives) and Section B (relating to eligible activities) below. These are Federal requirements prescribed by the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended, and by the implementing Federal regulations at 24 CFR Part 570.

Threshold Criteria – National Objectives
In order for a project to be funded with CDBG funds, it must meet one of the following three national objectives:
- Benefit low and moderate income persons as per the guidelines established by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
  - Locally, the primary use of CDBG funds is for services and programs for low and moderate income persons. In order to be eligible, the project must either serve persons residing in an eligible geographic area or it must benefit low and moderate income persons directly (through serving a targeted population). A direct benefit to low and moderate income persons may come through services, through housing or through jobs.
  - If your project falls in the direct benefit category, then at least 51% of the people served by your project/program must be low and moderate income residents.
  - You must keep records (i.e., intake form, application, etc.) to verify the income by household size and the residence of all those served by your project/program.
  - Certain groups of people are presumed by HUD to be principally low/moderate income persons. Those groups include: abused children; elderly persons; battered spouses; homeless persons, adults meeting Bureau of Census’ definition of severely disabled persons; illiterate adults; persons living with AIDS; and migrant farm workers. If your project/program exclusively serves one of these groups, you may document the limited nature of your clientele without documenting actual client income. You can use participation in other programs (i.e., JTPA, National School Lunch Program) as a “proxy” for CDBG income-eligibility if the income guidelines for that program are the same or less than CDBG guidelines.
  - Moderate income” means a household whose income does not exceed 80% of the median family income for the area.
Aids in the prevention or elimination of slums and blight.
Meets other community development needs having a particular urgency because existing conditions pose a serious and immediate threat to the health and welfare of the community and where other financial resources are not available to meet such needs.