Applications are now open for the CDBG Disaster Response Program to cope up with threat to public health and safety.
Donor Name: Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity
State: Illinois
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Program
Deadline: Ongoing
Size of the Grant: $2,120,450 million
Details:
The purpose of grants relative to the Disaster Response (DR) Notice of Funding Opportunity is to assist communities experiencing an imminent and urgent threat to public health and safety as indicated by a disaster declaration by the Governor of the State of Illinois.
Objective
Objectives for the CDBG Program are:
- Strengthen community economic development through the creation of jobs, stimulation of private investment and strengthening the tax base;
- Improve public infrastructure and eliminate conditions which are detrimental to health, safety and public welfare; and
- Conserve and expand the State’s housing stock in order to provide a decent home and a suitable living environment for persons of low-to-moderate income and the developmentally disabled.
Eligible Activities
When emergency conditions threaten the public health and safety and/or immediate action is necessary to stop physical deterioration after a disaster has occurred, certain activities are allowed on an interim or temporary basis. Under these circumstances acceptable activities include:
- Debris removal;
- Clearance of streets including snow removal and similar activities;
- Temporary or permanent street repair that does not alter environmental conditions and is limited to protection, repair, or restoration activities necessary only to control or arrest the effects from the disaster;
- Activity Delivery for required documentation and compliance. Activity Delivery must be charged on an hourly basis and cannot exceed $5,000 per grant award.
Funding Information
- The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity is making $2,120,450 million available for DR grants.
- The number of grants to be provided will be determined by the number of disasters and amount of requests.
Eligibility Criteria
- Only units of general local government (i.e., cities, villages, townships and counties) may apply for funding. Eligible municipalities shall not receive funding from HUD as an entitlement city.
- Counties and townships that are not participating in the HUD Urban County Entitlement Program are also eligible to apply for block grant funds.
For more information, visit Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity.
