The City of Colorado Springs Community Development Division (CDD) is inviting applicants for its CDBG Public Facilities and Infrastructure application.
Donor Name: City of Colorado Springs Community Development Division (CDD)
State: Colorado
Town: City of Colorado Springs
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 03/14/2022
Size of the Grant: $250,000
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
Non-profit organizations, faith-based organizations, and public agencies are invited to apply.
Funding Priorities
- Capital projects that improve quality of life in low- to moderate income neighborhoods
- Projects that increase access to essential human services
- Projects that demonstrate exceptional public-private partnerships with meaningful community engagement
- Projects that leverage additional local and or state resources
Funding Information
- The Division anticipates approximately $1 million of federal HUD funds available for eligible projects that serve low-income communities.
- The minimum grant request is $250,000.
Grant Period
Grants will be awarded for one year, the grant/program fiscal year is April 1, 2022 through March 31, 2023.
Eligible Activities
- Acquisition, construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, or installation of public facilities
- Infrastructure improvements (construction or installation) including, but not limited to streets, curbs, and water and sewer lines; broadband access
- Neighborhood facilities including, but not limited to educational and recreational facilities, parks, playgrounds;
- Facilities for persons with special needs: including elderly, frail elderly, severe mental illness, developmentally disabled, physically disabled, persons with alcohol or other drug addictions, persons with HIV/AIDS, people experiencing homelessness, and victims of domestic violence.
Eligible Costs
- Energy efficiency improvements;
- Handicapped accessibility improvements (including improvements to buildings used for general conduct of government);
- Architectural design features and other treatments aimed at improving aesthetic quality (e.g., sculptures, fountains).
Eligibility Criteria
- Project must be located within the city limits of Colorado Springs;
- Serve low-income communities: the project must be in a majority LMI (51% or over) Census tract and/or serve populations presumed to be low-income; have special needs.
For more information, visit CDBG Public Facilities and Infrastructure Program Funds.
