The Public Infrastructure & Public Facilities program is designed to aid in the development or improvement of publicly owned assets (City of South Portland) or property owned by local nonprofits and operated to serve low- or moderate-income persons.
Donor Name: City of South Portland
State: Maine
City: South Portland
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/04/2023
Details:
The City of South Portland CDBG program works to foster innovation and creating programs that address the critical issues facing the City of South Portland. The CDBG funds should be seen as seed money for starting or expanding innovative programs.
Goals
- Public Facility Improvements
- Public Infrastructure Improvements
- Affordable Housing
- Economic Development
- Public Services
- Community Planning
Project Objectives
Once a national objective and eligible activity has been identified, each proposal must address one of the following objectives:
- Creating Suitable Living Environments
- Providing Decent Affordable Housing
- Creating Economic Opportunities
Eligible Activities
In addition to meeting a National Objective, each project must be an Eligible Activity, including but not limited to:
- Public facilities and improvements including acquisition, construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, or installation of public facilities and improvements, such as water and sewer facilities, streets, neighborhood centers, and the conversion of buildings for eligible purposes. Also improvements of sidewalks, parks, playgrounds, publicly owned utilities and public buildings. Maintenance is not permitted.
- Removal of architectural barriers inhibiting handicap accessibility.
- Clearance, demolition, and removal of buildings.
- Rehabilitation and preservation of privately owned buildings; low-income housing; publicly or commercially owned buildings; non-profit owned non-residential buildings; or historic preservation, including rehabilitation, preservation or restoration of publicly and privately owned historic properties.
- Housing development support for construction of new permanent residential structures may be eligible under certain circumstances.
Buildings owned and operated by non-profit entities can also qualify for this category of funding if the facility is available to the general public or serves primarily low-moderate income clientele.
For more information, visit City of South Portland.
