The City of Springfield’s Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG) is designed to expand opportunities for low and moderate income citizens through the provision of public services, acquisition, improvements to public facilities, neighborhood improvements, housing and economic development opportunities.
Donor Name: City of Springfield
State: Massachusetts
City: Springfield
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 03/08/2022
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Programs receive funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). HUD then awards these funds to State and local agencies, who in turn, allocate them for activities that benefit low and moderate income areas or low and moderate income persons.
Activities that are eligible for funding include, but are not limited to:
- Youth Services;
- Elderly Services;
- Health Services;
- Adult Basic Ed (ABE);
- General Education Development (GED);
- Homelessness-prevention programming for Homeless Persons and Persons at Risk of becoming Homeless;
- Job training and Placement; programs that focus on hard to serve population; individuals who are out of the educational system and or workforce;
- Fund supportive services that reduce risk of the “cliff effect”;
- Substance abuse services; including counseling, treatment and mental health;
- Domestic violence;
- Crime Prevention and Public Safety;
- Foreclosure Prevention;
- Fair Housing Counseling;
- Services for Disabled Persons
Grant Period
The programs will run from July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023.
- Organizational Experience and Performance: Acceptable proposals must demonstrate that the agency has experience in serving the targeted population and demonstrate that their organization is financially viable.
- Program Need and Importance: Who will be served by the program and why it is needed? How will the program measure outcomes and how critical ongoing needs will be addressed through this program.
- Financial Feasibility: Acceptable proposals must provide a total detailed program budget. The Budget must clearly list all other funding sources secured for the program. Acceptable proposals must demonstrate that other resources are committed at the time of the application.
For more information, visit Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG).
