The City of East Orange’s Division of Community Development is seeking proposals to address the housing and community development needs.
Donor Name: City of East Orange
State: New Jersey
City: East Orange
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/28/2023
Size of the Grant: $1,500,000
Details:
The City of East Orange’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program is designed to expand opportunities for low and moderate-income citizens through the provision of public services, acquisition and improvements to public facilities, neighborhood improvements, and housing and economic development opportunities.
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Programs allocate funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to state and local governments, who in turn, reallocate these funds to private non-profit community development corporations, community-based organizations, city departments, and private for-profit corporations, for activities that benefit low and moderate-income areas or low and moderate-income persons.
Funding for the FY 2023 Program Year in East Orange available under the CDBG Program is estimated to be in the amount of $1,500,000.00
National Objectives
The primary objective of the CDBG program is to benefit low and moderate-income persons whose income is at or below 80% of median income and/or reside in census tracts with at least 51% of the residents have incomes at or below 80% of the median income for the area. Priority will be given to those applications that meet national objective as stated below. Without exception, all CDBG program activities must meet one of the programs National Objectives listed below:
- National Objective 1: Principally benefits low and moderate-income persons with incomes at or below 80% of the median income (Code of Federal Regulation citation 570.208(a).)
- National Objective 2: Aids in the prevention or elimination of slums or blight (Code of Federal Regulation citation 570.208(b).)
- National Objective 3: Qualifies as a certified urgent need (Code of Federal Regulation citation 570.208(c).)
Eligible Activities
Activities that are eligible for CDBG funding include, but are not limited to:
- CDBG Program administration costs,
- Economic Development activities, including micro-enterprise assistance and lending to for-profit businesses,
- Public services, such as employment assistance, crime prevention, substance abuse, childcare, health care, transportation, fair housing counseling, etc.,
- Acquisition of real property,
- Clearance and demolition,
- Rehabilitation of privately or publicly owned commercial, residential and industrial buildings,
- Housing rehabilitation,
- Construction, reconstruction or installation of public facilities including, but not limited to the creation of parks, playgrounds, streets and sidewalks, public buildings (except for buildings for the general conduct of government),
- Historic Preservation,
- Related relocation, clearance and site improvements, and
- Homeownership assistance.
For more information, visit City of East Orange.
