The County of Santa Barbara’s Division of Housing and Community Development is pleased to announce the availability of funds under the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program.
Donor Name: County of Santa Barbara
State: California
County: Santa Barbara County (CA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/13/2023
Size of the Grant: $825,705
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
CDBG Public Services
The Santa Barbara CDBG Urban County Partnership receives an annual allocation of federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Up to fifteen percent (15%) of the allocation may be used to support public services programs. The County’s Division of Housing and Community Development (HCD) is the lead entity of the CDBG Urban County Partnership, which includes the County and the cities of Carpinteria, Buellton and Solvang. Each jurisdiction receives a distribution of CDBG to either award in their respective communities, or pool with the County’s distribution to be awarded by the County. Unless otherwise noted in the application, the County administers the CDBG program on behalf of the Urban County partners.
CDBG Capital Project
The Santa Barbara CDBG Urban County Partnership receives an annual allocation of federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The County’s Division of Housing and Community Development (HCD) is the lead entity of the CDBG Urban County Partnership, which includes the County and the cities of Carpinteria, Buellton, and Solvang. Each jurisdiction receives a distribution of CDBG to either award in their respective communities, or pool with the County’s distribution to be awarded by the County. The County administers the CDBG program on behalf of the Urban County partners.
Funding Information
- CDBG Public Services
- CDBG grants will be awarded for County FY 2023-2024 (July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2024)
- Public Service Funds (15%) $190,546.
- CDBG Capital Projects
- CDBG grants will be awarded for County FY 2023-2024 (July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2024)
- Capital/Other $825,705.
Eligible Programs
CDBG Public Services
CDBG may be used to fund a variety of programs, which are described at 24 CFR 570.201 basic eligible activities. Funds are used to support programs that assist low- and moderate-income individuals and families. Eligible activities include, but are not limited to:
- Employment services (e.g. job training)
- Crime prevention and public safety
- Childcare
- Health services
- Substance abuse services (e.g. counseling and treatment)
- Fair housing counseling
- Education programs
- Energy conservation
- Services for senior citizens
- Services for homeless persons
- Welfare services (excluding income payments)
- Down payment assistance
- Recreation services
Eligibility Criteria
CDBG Capital Projects
Eligible applicants include:
- Non-profit 501(c)(3) charitable organization under IRS rules;
- For-Profit organizations (certain economic development activities only); and
- Public Sector Jurisdictions. Note that buildings used for the general conduct of government business are limited to funding of ADA improvements only.
Projects must:
- Serve a clientele where at least 51% of the persons served have household incomes at or below 80% of the area median income (AMI), as determined and published by HUD annually (Limited Clientele2).
- Exclusively serve persons who are presumed to be low-income, which are defined by HUD to be abused children; battered spouses; elderly persons; adults meeting the Bureau of the Census’ Current Population Reports definition of “severely disabled”; homeless persons, as defined by HUD; illiterate adults; persons living with AIDS; and migrant farm workers.
- Have as its service area an area that is primarily residential, be available to benefit all residents of the area, and serve an area in which at least 51% of the residents are low-income. The service area may be a neighborhood, a city, or a portion of the County identified by census tracts. Note that a service area that includes the entire County does not qualify. To find out if your program qualifies under Area Benefit, contact HCD for more information.
For more information, visit County of Santa Barbara.
