The City of Redwood City is pleased to announce the availability of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Human Services Financial Assistance (HSFA) program funds for eligible projects.
Donor Name: City of Redwood City
State: California
County: San Mateo County (CA)
City: Redwood
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/12/2023
Size of the Grant: $100,000
Grant Duration: 12 months
Details:
Proposals for these grant fund sources will be accepted from organizations providing assistance to low-income households (households with incomes at or below 80% of the Area Median Income {AMI} for San Mateo County) residing within Redwood City that meet one or more of the City’s draft Consolidated Plan priorities relating to affordable housing, homeless services, human services, public facilities and economic development.
Priorities
CDBG and HSFA funds will be used to support organizations who utilize partnerships and collaborations to support the needs of low and very low income households (households with incomes at or below 80% of the median income for San Mateo County).
The Housing and Human Concerns Committee will make funding recommendations to the City Council for FY2023-2024 based on the highest ranking need as follows:
- Consistency of proposed projects to draft priorities in section below. Greater consideration will be given to activities that respond to more than one priority.
- Effective leveraging of CDBG funds with non-federal funds.
- Affirmative marketing of programs to Redwood City residents and other service providers to achieve a balance that reflects the actual ethnic diversity of the City in relationship to the service provided.
- Effectiveness of program and organization implementing the program will include the performance of organizations funded in the last program year.
- Timeliness of expenditure of funds – Agencies who can leverage and expend allocated CDBG or HSFA funds within the contract term.
- Extent to which proposed projects respond to the Funding Criteria listed below:
For Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
CDBG funds can be used to support projects that provide assistance to low and moderate income households (households with incomes at or below 80% of AMI), eliminate slum and blight, or to meet an urgent need. For this NOFA, CDBG funds can be used to support the following programs and activities:
- Affordable Housing
- Acquisition of sites for affordable housing, conversion of existing housing to affordable, acquisition, and rehabilitation of housing (includes special needs housing).
- Public Facility Improvements (Non-Housing Community Development)
- Removal of architectural barriers in public facilities for persons with disabilities, development of public facilities, preservation, and rehabilitation of public facilities.
For Human Services Financial Assistance (HSFA)
HSFA funds can be used to support basic human needs services that provide assistance to persons or households in Redwood City. Basic human needs are activities that are vital for survival and not just an improvement to the quality of life, regardless of income. For example, emergency food programs are essential to survival. Coordination of a volunteer program is an improvement to the quality of life.
Funding Information
- CDBG – Estimated Total
- Housing & Public Facilities (Capital Projects)
- Project Period July 1, 2023-June 30, 2024
- Estimated Fund $345,077
- HSFA –Total
- Basic Human Needs Services
- Project Period July 1, 2023-June 30, 2024
- Estimated Fund $100,000
Project Period
Funding Period The funding period for all the activities in this NOFA are July 1, 2023-June 30, 2024.
Eligible Activities
- Land Acquisition for New Construction
- Acquisition and Rehabilitation
- Housing Rehabilitation Programs – Single and Multi-Family
- Housing Accessibility Modifications
- Minor Home Repair and Emergency Repair
- Lead-Based Paint Inspection and Hazard Reduction
- Energy Efficiency
- Broadband improvement
Eligibility Criteria
In order to qualify for CDBG funding, all eligible activities must meet one or more of the national objectives listed below:
Benefit to low- and moderate-income residents
- Area benefit activities.
- Limited clientele activities
- Housing activities
- Job creation/retention activities
Elimination of Slum and Blight
- Area basis
- Activity needed to complete urban renewal project
- Spot basis
Urgent need
- Generally associated with disaster conditions (acts of God)
In order to meet the benefit low and moderate-income persons residents, an activity will be considered to principally benefit low and moderate-income persons if it meets one of the following standards:
- The activity has an income eligibility requirement that limits the benefits exclusively to low- and moderate-income persons.
- The activity is designed to serve an area where at least 51 percent of the residents are of low and moderate income (persons earning up to 80% of AMI).
- The activity involves a facility that is designed for use by senior citizens, youth, persons with disabilities, and other special needs populations. Presumed benefit populations include abused children, battered spouses, elderly persons, adults meeting the Bureau of the Census’ Current Population Reports definition of “severely disabled,” homeless persons, illiterate adults, persons living with AIDS, and migrant farm workers). 11
- The activity has income eligibility restrictions to require that at least 70 percent of the users or beneficiaries are of low and moderate income.
- The activity is directed to the removal of architectural barriers, which restrict the mobility, and accessibility of persons with disabilities.
- The activity is designed to create or retain permanent jobs for low and moderate-income persons.
A minimum of 70% of total CDBG expenditures must benefit low and moderate-income households residing within the incorporated limits of the City of Redwood City during the City’s certification period. The City meets this minimum by requiring that activities which are undertaken by non-profit organizations provide meet the above thresholds to benefit low and very low income households.
For more information, visit CDBG and HSFA Grant.
