The County of Fresno is inviting applications for Community Development Block Grant to improve public facility and infrastructure.
Donor Name: County of Fresno
State: California
County: Fresno County (CA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/31/2022
Size of the Grant: $300,000
Details:
The County of Fresno receives an annual allocation of CDBG grant funds from the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The County makes a portion of these grant funds available to fund public facility and infrastructure improvement activities in its unincorporated communities. Applications submitted for proposed funding must be for CBDG-eligible activities that are consistent with the County’s 5-year Consolidated Plan for Program Years 2020-2024 and meet one of HUD’s three National Objectives:
- Benefit primarily low- and moderate- income (LMI) persons;
- Aid in the prevention or elimination of slums or blight; or
- Meet a need having a particular urgency (referred to as urgent need) as defined by HUD.
Funding Information
- The Community Development Division has issued this Application for grant requests of $75,000 up to a maximum of $300,000, for public facility and infrastructure improvement activities to be implemented beginning July 1, 2023.
Eligible Activities
- Public Facility and Infrastructure Improvements (includes acquisition, construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation or installation of the following types of activities on publicly-owned infrastructure and facilities)
- Water System Improvements
- Sewer System Improvements
- Street and Drainage Improvements
- Fire Protection Improvements
- Neighborhood Facilities
- Parks & Recreation Facilities
- Solid Waste Facilities & Equipment
Requirements
- Each agency, District or community group may submit one project application.
- The activity must be able to be completed within 12 to 18 months of funding – the activity must be ready to proceed upon funding approval. This requires approval of all required land use entitlements.
- Application must include a map showing the street boundaries of the area that will benefit from the activity and/or must include a description of the eligible beneficiaries.
- Application must include evidence of community support for the activity, such as letters of support from community members, community meeting rosters and minutes, or community petitions, etc.
- If the activity will include installation of sidewalks, owners of adjacent properties must be notified of the project and informed that the property owner would be responsible for maintenance of the sidewalks upon completion of the activity.
For more information, visit County of Fresno.
