The City of Peoria is accepting proposals for the use of HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME), Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and General Fund Not-for-Profit grants.
Donor Name: City of Peoria
State: Arizona
City: Peoria
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 01/24/2022
Grant Size: $830,000
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
The national objectives of the CDBG program were established to assist local communities with activities focused on:
- Eliminating slum and blight, preventing deterioration of property, providing needed neighborhood community facilities and supportive services;
- Preserving and improving the supply of affordable housing through improvement of low and moderate income housing;
- Acquisition, design, construction, and installation of needed public facilities, improvements, and accessibility measures; and
- Creation and retention of jobs for low and moderate income persons through the expansion of business opportunities and the provision of financial incentives to businesses.
How can CDBG Fund be Used?
Federal regulations require that CDBG funds be used for eligible activities that meet one of three national objectives:
- Benefit low and moderate income persons;
- Aid in the prevention or elimination of slums or blight; and
- Meet a need having a particular urgency
The City of Peoria uses its annual CDBG allocation to fund projects and activities undertaken by city departments and not-for-profit agencies specifically to address the housing and community development needs of low and moderate income persons. CDBG funding can be used for a variety of activities to meet HUD statutory goals including, but not limited to:
- Decent Housing
- Assisting homeless persons to obtain affordable housing;
- Assisting persons at risk of becoming homeless;
- Retention of affordable housing stock;
- Increasing the availability of affordable permanent housing in standard condition to low and moderate income families, particularly to members of disadvantaged minorities without discrimination of the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, family status, or disability; and
- Providing affordable housing that is accessible to job opportunities.
- A Suitable Living Environment
- Improving the safety and livability of neighborhoods;
- Increasing access to quality public and private facilities and services;
- Revitalizing deteriorating neighborhoods;
- Restoring and preserving properties of special historic, architectural, or aesthetic value; and
- Conservation of energy resources.
- Expanded Economic Opportunities
- Job creation and retention;
- Establishment, stabilization and expansion of small businesses (including micro businesses);
- The provision of public services concerned with employment;
- The provision of jobs for low income persons living in areas affected by those programs and activities or jobs resulting from carrying out activities under programs covered by the plan;
- Availability of mortgage financing for low income persons at reasonable rates using nondiscriminatory lending practices;
- Access to capital and credit for development activities that promote the long-term economic and social viability of the community; and
- Empowerment and self-sufficiency for low-income
Activity Period
Not-for-Profit grants for the July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023 funding cycle.
Funding Information
The City anticipates receiving CDBG funds of approximately $830,000 and a HOME Program allocation of approximately $220,000. The City also anticipates General Fund monies of $196,500 to be available.
General Guidelines
- Agencies seeking funds must be Not-For-Profit agencies providing human and/or cultural services that are essential to the health and well-being of the citizens of Peoria.
- Agencies must abide by all aspects of the City of Peoria Not-For-Profit Grant Agreement. These agreements must be signed by all agencies
receiving City funding to ensure the proper allocation and expenditure of public funds. - Each funding request is reviewed on its own merits, rated against other requests, and finally, rated against other eligible funding uses. The final commitment of all City funds is subject to the approval of the Peoria City Council.
- The amount of funding available will be determined in the City’s budget process.
Eligible Activities
The following activities are examples of eligible CDBG activities.
Please note this list is not inclusive of all types of activities that may be eligible under the CDBG Program:
- Acquisition, construction or rehabilitation of neighborhood facilities and facilities for persons with special needs (e.g. homeless shelters, group homes or halfway houses);
- Construction or rehabilitation of housing units for low and moderate income persons;
- Economic development activities that create full-time jobs for low and moderate income persons;
- Health care and substance abuse services;
- Transitional housing and supportive services for the homeless;
- Fair Housing counseling;
- Crime prevention activities;
- Senior and disabled centers, except 24-hour care facilities;
- Removal of architectural barriers which restrict mobility of persons with disabilities; and
- Installation, construction and rehabilitation of infrastructure (e.g. water/sewer lines, streets and sidewalks).
Ineligible Activities
The following activities are examples of ineligible CDBG activities. Please note this list is not inclusive of all types of services that may be ineligible under the CDBG Program:
- General conduct of government;
- Political activities;
- Religious activities;
- Purchase of construction equipment; and
- Purchase of equipment, fixtures, motor vehicles, furnishings, or other personal property that is not an integral structural fixture.
For more information, visit Not-for-Profit Grants.
