This Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) announces the availability of federal funding for the Program Year (PY) April 1, 2023, through March 31, 2024, for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) and HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) Programs.
Donor Name: City of Utica
State: New York
City: Utica
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/17/2023
Size of the Grant: $2,427,618
Details:
The community development staff is responsible for overseeing state and federal grants intended to improve the quality of life for the City’s residents and businesses. Their Department administers the federal entitlement Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG) and HOME Investment Partnership Grant (HOME) received by the City of Utica each year.
CDBG, HOME and ESG Program
The CDBG Program is funded and regulated at the federal level by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and administered locally by the City of Utica, through the City’s Department of Urban & Economic Development. The CDBG Program is authorized under Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974. The regulations implementing the CDBG Program are located in 24 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 570.
The Emergency Solutions Grant Program is authorized under the Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act of 2009 (HEARTH Act) which amended the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act in order to engage the homeless living on the street, improve the number and quality of emergency shelters, provide operating assistance to those shelters and essential services to shelter residents and to prevent increases in the homeless population.
The HOME Investment Partnership Program is authorized under Title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act to expand the supply of decent, safe, sanitary and affordable housing for very-low and low-income citizens.
Program Goals
The goals of these programs are in accordance with the City’s Five-Year Consolidated Plan as well as with the 2023 – 2024 Annual Action Plan, which is being developed and seeks the development of a viable urban community through implementation of the following National Objectives:
- Assistance to persons of low- to moderate-income
- Safe and decent affordable housing
- A suitable living environment
- Expanded economic opportunity
- Aid in the elimination of slums and blight
Funding Information
CDBG Program Funding
The total amount of CDBG funds awarded to the City for Program Year 2023 – 2024 is estimated to be $2,427,618 based on 2022 – 2023 funding levels. CDBG program funds are not anticipated to be available until August 2023 at the earliest. As CDBG funds are made available on a reimbursement basis, potential applicants should plan accordingly for the delay in approval and release of the funds by the federal government after the official April 1, 2023 start of the program year.
CDBG regulations specify the types of eligible uses of CDBG funds and establish funding limits for certain types of activities:
- No more than fifteen (15%) percent of the total grant, including estimated program income, (estimated $364,142) can be spent on Public/Human Services
- Twenty (20%) percent of grant may be used for the City’s administrative costs (estimated $485,523)
- At least 70% of the available funds must be used for activities benefiting low- to moderate-income persons
Eligibility Criteria
Incorporated nonprofit agencies that primarily serve low and moderate-income Utica residents are eligible to apply. Proposals must meet a CDBG National Objective to be considered for funding.
For more information, visit City of Utica.
