The Bureau of Economic Development (BED) partners with the Department of Planning and Development (DPD) to solicit grant applications for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program.
Donor Name: Cook County Government
State: Illinois
County: Cook County (IL)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/17/2023
Size of the Grant: $400,000
Details:
The 2023 CDBG Programs Capital Improvement (Demolition and Economic Development), and Public Service (Planning)applications are now.
The primary objective of Title I of the HCDA, as amended, is the development of viable urban communities. These viable communities are achieved by providing the following, principally for persons of low- and moderate-income:
- Decent housing
- A suitable living environment
- Expanded economic opportunities
Eligible Activities
A broad range of programs and activities are eligible for funding under one of three categories as listed below.
Capital Improvement Projects:
- Infrastructure:
- Improvements including but not limited to construction or installation of streets, curbs, and water/sewer lines.
- Public Facilities:
- Improvements including but not limited to recreational facilities, parks, playgrounds, and facilities for persons with special needs. Examples of eligible costs include energy efficiency improvements, and disabled accessibility improvements.
- Demolition:
- Activities limited to demolition of vacant buildings including necessary removal of demolition debris.
Economic Development Projects: (part of the Capital Improvement application)
- Special Economic Development:
- CDBG funds may be used to undertake the following economic development activities, subject to the required public benefits standards being met regarding job creation/retention, or the provision of goods/services:
- Acquiring, constructing, reconstructing, rehabilitating, or installing commercial or industrial buildings, structures, and other eligible real property improvements. Please note that these capital-oriented special economic development activities will be restricted to projects undertaken and controlled by public or nonprofit entities.
- Providing economic development services in connection with otherwise eligible CDBG economic development activities. Please note that these special economic development service activities will be restricted to such services provided by nonprofit entities
- CDBG funds may be used to undertake the following economic development activities, subject to the required public benefits standards being met regarding job creation/retention, or the provision of goods/services:
- Social Services and Capacity Building Assistance:
- This activity is targeted to increasing the capacity of entities to carry out eligible neighborhood revitalization or economic development activities. In order to use CDBG funds for this activity, prior to providing such assistance, it must be determined that the activity for which capacity is to be built is eligible and that there is a reasonable expectation that a national objective can be met once the entity has received the technical assistance and undertakes the activity. Please note that this activity will be restricted to such services provided by nonprofit entities.
- Microenterprise Development (Workforce Development):
- These are activities designed to foster the development, support, and expansion of Microenterprise businesses which are commercial enterprises with five or fewer employees, one of whom owns the enterprise. CDBG support under this category will be limited to nonprofit entities providing eligible microenterprise activities.
Planning & Public Service Projects:
- Plans and Studies:
- Activities including but not limited to comprehensive community or economic development plans and project feasibility studies.
- Public Services:
- Activities including but not limited to employment services (e.g., job training), substance abuse services (e.g., counseling and treatment), fair housing counseling, services for senior citizens, services for homeless persons, etc. CDBG funds may be used to pay for labor, supplies, and material as well as to operate and/or maintain the portion of a facility in which the public service is located (e.g., lease costs).
Funding Information
- Capital Improvement Projects:
- Funding Request Cap (Municipal): $400,000
- Funding Request Cap (Non-Profit): $200,000
- Public Service Projects
- Funding Request Cap: $100,000
Eligible Areas
Cook County currently receives CDBG funds as an annual entitlement allocation on the basis of its qualification as an urban county. Cook County CDBG funds may only be utilized within the limits of the current effective Cook County Urban County area excluding other entitlement communities also receiving CDBG funding. Proposed funding applications must serve suburban Cook County—either in its entirety or within a specified location.
For more information, visit Cook County Government.
