The Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development is pleased to announce availability of 2022 Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG).
Donor Name: Alaska Department of Commerce Community and Economic Development
State: Alaska
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/02/2022
Size of the Grant: up to $850,000
Details:
The CDBG Program is a flexible source of competitive funding for a broad range of community development activities. Grant funding is available for three project categories:
- Community Development
- Planning
- Special Economic Development
Program Mission
The overall mission of the State of Alaska CDBG Program is to enhance the quality of life for low and moderate income residents, particularly in rural Alaska. The CDBG Program fulfills this mission by acting upon its defined goals and objectives
National Program Goals
- The goals of the program are to:
- ensure that the state’s CDBG funds will be used to principally benefit low and moderate income persons,
- provide financial resources to communities for public facilities, planning, and special economic development activities that encourage community self-sufficiency, reduce the costs of essential community services, and reduce or eliminate conditions that are detrimental to the health and safety of local residents, and
- assist in the creation or retention of jobs that primarily benefit low and moderate income persons.
- Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended through October 1996, identifies the three National Objectives listed below:
- Principally benefit persons of low and moderate income
- Prevent or eliminate slums or blight
- Meet urgent community development needs which pose a serious and immediate threat to public health or safety.
Funding Information
An applicant may apply for a maximum amount of $850,000 in grant funds during a funding cycle to address eligible community needs.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible CDBG applicants are:
- Any municipal government entity as defined by Title 29 of the Alaska Statutes, i.e., home rule, first, second, and third class boroughs, unified municipalities, and first and second class cities, which exercise powers consistent with the proposed project, except the Municipality of Anchorage.
- An eligible applicant, as defined above, may submit a CDBG application in cooperation with a nonmunicipal entity such as a Native Village Council or a non-profit corporation organized under Alaska Statute (AS) 10.20, which is in good standing with the State of Alaska. The proposed project must principally benefit low and moderate income residents of the municipal government entity. A Cooperative Agreement is required between all parties. Two or more eligible applicants, as defined above, may submit a joint CDBG application if they have identified a mutual need which may be addressed more appropriately together rather than individually. A Joint Application Agreement (see Appendix E) would be required between all parties.
Eligible Project Categories & Activities
- The State of Alaska CDBG Program may be used to fund projects in three categories: Community Development, Planning, and Special Economic Development. The following summary, identifying the common types of eligible activities in each category, is for general reference only. A complete list of eligible and ineligible activities can be found in Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended.
- Each applicant is expected to consult with CDBG Program staff about project eligibility prior to submission of an application. It is important that applications be submitted under the appropriate category.
For more information, visit DCCED.
