The Department of Grants and Community Development (DGCD) is pleased to announce that it is seeking applications for funding to address challenges faced by low to moderate income, homeless residents, and over all community development in the City of Atlanta for the FY 2023 Entitlement Funding: Community Development Block Grant (CDBG); Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG); HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME); and Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Program.
Donor Name: City of Atlanta
State: Georgia
City: Atlanta
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/23/2023
Size of the Grant:
- Community Development Block Grant (CDBG): up to $12,501,021.79
- Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG): up to $569,415.20
- HOME Investment Partnerships: up to $4,448,451.26
- Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA): up to $22,427,910.29
Details:
The City of Atlanta is the recipient of multiple annual entitlement grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). These include the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG); Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG); HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME); and Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Program. The allocations of these funds must align strategically with their 5-year Consolidated Plan that prioritizes goals and objectives determined by a community needs assessment.
Entitlement Programs
- Community Development Block Grant
- The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program provides annual grants on a formula basis to states, cities, and counties to develop viable urban communities by providing decent housing and a suitable living environment, and by expanding economic opportunities, principally for low- and moderate-income persons.
- Emergency Solutions Grant
- The ESG program provides funding to: 1) Engage homeless individuals and families living on the street; 2) Improve the number and quality of emergency shelters for homeless individuals and families; 3) Help operate these shelters; 4) Provide essential services to shelter residents; 5) Rapidly re-house homeless individuals and families; and 6) Prevent families and individuals from becoming homeless.
- Eligible Program Components for ESG include:
- Emergency Shelter: includes the renovation of a building to serve as an emergency shelter.
- Rapid Rehousing: Housing relocation and stabilization services and short and/or medium-term rental assistance as necessary to help individuals or families living in an emergency shelter or other place described in paragraph (1) of the “homeless” definition move as quickly as possible into permanent housing and achieve stability in that housing.
- Street Outreach: Essential Services necessary to reach out to unsheltered, homeless individuals and families, connect them with emergency shelter, housing, or critical services, and provide them with urgent, non-facility-based care.
- Homelessness Prevention: Housing relocation and stabilization services and/or short and/or medium-term rental assistance necessary to prevent the individual or family from moving into an emergency shelter or another place described in paragraph (1) of the “homeless” definition in § 576.2. Component services and assistance generally consist of short-term and medium-term rental assistance, rental arrears, rental application fees, security deposits, advance payment of last month’s rent, utility deposits and payments, moving costs, housing search and placement, housing stability case management, mediation, legal services, and credit repair.
- Homeless Management Information System: Grant funds may be used for certain Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) and comparable database costs.
- HOME Investment Partnerships
- The HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) provides formula grants to states and localities that communities use – often in partnership with local nonprofit groups – to fund a wide range of activities including building, buying, and/or rehabilitating affordable housing for rent or homeownership or providing direct rental assistance to low-income people. It is the largest Federal block grant to state and local governments designed exclusively to create affordable housing for low-income households.
- The program was designed to reinforce several important values and principles of community development:
- HOME’s flexibility empowers people and communities to design and implement strategies tailored to their own needs and priorities.
- HOME’s emphasis on consolidated planning expands and strengthens partnerships among all levels of government and the private sector in the development of affordable housing.
- HOME’s technical assistance activities and set-aside for qualified community-based nonprofit housing groups builds the capacity of these partners.
- HOME’s requirement that Participating Jurisdictions (PJs) match 25 cents of every dollar in program funds mobilizes community resources in support of affordable housing.
- HOME eligible activities include:
- Down payment assistance for income eligible households at 80% Area Median Income (AMI)
- Tenant Based Rental Assistance
- New construction or Rehabilitation of Single-Family units
- New Construction or Rehabilitation of Multifamily (non-luxury) units
- Gap Financing for multi-family development
- Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO) activities
- Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA)
- The Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Program is the only Federal program dedicated to the housing needs of persons living with HIV/AIDS. Under the HOPWA Program, HUD makes grants to local communities, states, and nonprofit organizations for projects that benefit low-income persons living with HIV/AIDS and their families. Low-income persons (at or below 80 percent of area median income) that are medically diagnosed with HIV/AIDS and their families are eligible to receive HOPWA-funded assistance. The program should be designed with the community needs in mind, operate within HUD’s rules and regulations, and produce clear and effective outcomes.
- HOPWA funds may be used for a wide range of housing, social services, program planning, and development costs. These include, but are not limited to, the acquisition, rehabilitation, or new construction of housing units; costs for facility operations; rental assistance; and short- term payments to prevent homelessness. An essential component in providing housing assistance for this targeted special needs population is the coordination and delivery of support services. Consequently, HOPWA funds also may be used for services including (but not limited to) assessment and case management, substance abuse treatment, mental health treatment, nutritional services, job training and placement assistance, and assistance with daily living.
- The Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Program is the only Federal program dedicated to the housing needs of persons living with HIV/AIDS. Under the HOPWA Program, HUD makes grants to local communities, states, and nonprofit organizations for projects that benefit low-income persons living with HIV/AIDS and their families. Low-income persons (at or below 80 percent of area median income) that are medically diagnosed with HIV/AIDS and their families are eligible to receive HOPWA-funded assistance. The program should be designed with the community needs in mind, operate within HUD’s rules and regulations, and produce clear and effective outcomes.
Priority Areas
The Department of Grants and Community Development is interested in supporting programs that focus on one or more of the following priority areas as identified:
- HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME)
- Affordable Housing and Supply Support
- This activity includes the construction of rental units
- Homeowner housing assistance such as down payment assistance
- Homeowner housing rehabilitation
- Affordable Housing and Supply Support
- Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
- Affordable Housing and Supply Support
- This activity includes the construction of rental units
- Homeowner housing assistance
- Homeowner housing rehabilitation
- Direct financial assistance to home buyers
- Public Facilities, Facility Improvements, & Public Infrastructure
- Addition of overnight, emergency shelter and transitional housing beds
- Blight Reduction and Neighborhood Cleanup
- Creation and retention of jobs
- Housing Code Enforcement and Foreclosed Property Care
- Public Services
- Job training and employment assistance
- Youth and senior focused activities
- Health and substance abuse services, etc.
- Fair Housing, Housing Counseling and Legal Services
- Public Service activities for Low to Moderate income housing benefits
- Affordable Housing and Supply Support
- Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG)
- Public Services
- Job training and employment assistance
- Youth and senior focused activities
- Health and substance abuse services, etc.
- Public Services
- Housing Opportunities for Persons with Aids (HOPWA)
- Assistance for currently/ at-risk homeless persons and families
- Capital Projects (HOPWA modernization)
- Central Intake Services
- Safe, Sanitary and Low-Barrier Housing and Supportive Services for People Living with HIV/AIDS.
- Assistance for currently/ at-risk homeless persons and families
Funding Information
- Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) up to $12,501,021.79
- Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) up to $569,415.20
- HOME Investment Partnerships up to $4,448,451.26
- Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) up to $22,427,910.29
Eligibility Criteria
Eligibility extends to a public or private nonprofit agency such as social service agencies and community development corporations, authority, organization, a for-profit entity or independent public agencies, such as urban renewal agencies, housing authorities, and water and sewer districts.
An eligible applicant must meet all the following criteria:
- Serve as the fiscal agent for the grant and the point of contact to DGCD.
- Be responsible, liable, and oversee financial, program, and post-award reporting requirements.
For more information, visit City of Atlanta.
