The City of Lawrence, through the Housing Initiatives Division of the Planning & Development Services Department, invites non-profit and for-profit organizations to submit applications for projects to be funded through the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnerships Program as part of the 2023 Annual Action Plan.
Donor Name: City of Lawrence
State: Kansas
City: Lawrence
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/10/2023
Size of the Grant:
- CDBG: $750,000
- HOME: $500,000
Details:
The 2023 Annual Action Plan will include projects to be undertaken during the program year beginning August 1, 2023 through July 31, 2024. For Program Year 2023, the City anticipates available CDBG funding to be approximately $750,000 and HOME funding to be approximately $500,000 plus any program income and/or reallocation of previous unused grant funds. Actual award figures from the federal government should be available in March 2023. However, the final entitlement amounts may be significantly less than prior years, depending on federal budget decisions.
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program is a Federal HUD program that provides communities with resources to address a wide range of unique community development needs. The CDBG entitlement program allocates annual grants to develop viable communities by providing decent housing, a suitable living environment, and economic opportunities for income eligible people.
CDBG National Objectives
In order to be eligible for funding, every CDBG-funded activity must qualify as meeting one of the three national objectives of the program. Those three objectives are identified as:
- Benefiting Low- and Moderate- Income (LMI) Persons
- Preventing or Eliminating Slums or Blight
- Meeting Urgent Needs
HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME)
The HOME Investments Partnerships Program (HOME) provides HUD grants 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 income eligible people.
Eligible Activities
- Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
- Eligible Public Service activities include, but are not limited to, those concerned with employment, crime prevention, child care, health, drug abuse, education, fair housing counseling, energy conservation, welfare (but excluding the provision of income payments identified under § 570.207(b)(4)), homebuyer down payment assistance, or recreational needs.
- HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME)
- HOME funds may be used by a participating jurisdiction (PJ) to provide incentives to develop and support affordable rental housing and homeownership affordability through the acquisition (including assistance to homebuyers), new construction, reconstruction, or rehabilitation of non-luxury housing with suitable amenities, including real property acquisition, site improvements, conversion, demolition, and other expenses, including financing costs, relocation expenses of any displaced persons, families, businesses, or organizations; to provide tenant-based rental assistance, including security deposits; to provide payment of reasonable administrative and planning costs; and to provide for the payment of operating expenses of community housing development organizations. The housing must be permanent or transitional housing. The specific eligible costs for these activities are set forth in 24 CFR 92.206 through 92.209. The activities and costs are eligible only if the housing meets the property standards in 92.251 upon project completion.
Grant Priorities
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
Funding priority will be given to activities that:
- Provide services that respond to critical, identifiable and unmet needs.
- Addresses one of the outcome areas identified in the City’s Strategic Plan.
- Addresses priority needs outlined in the Consolidated Plan.
- Have a high benefit to low-income persons.
- Are clearly defined as to scope, location, need, budget, goals, beneficiaries and means for evaluation of program progress, with evaluation criteria that are specific, measurable, and realistic.
- Present a reasonable, sound budget and have a clear sustainability plan that is consistent with the budget and that demonstrates that the applicant has the capacity and the capability to implement the proposed plan successfully.
- Maximize the use of outside funds (non-CDBG or other City funds).
- Support or coordinate with other community development efforts.
- Provide a housing or neighborhood benefit as described in the “Step Up to Better Housing” strategy.
HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME)
- Provide for a permanent period of affordability.
- Provide services that respond to critical, identifiable and unmet needs.
- Addresses one of the outcome areas identified in the City’s Strategic Plan.
- Addresses priority needs outlined in the Consolidated Plan.
- Have a high benefit to low-income persons.
- Are clearly defined as to scope, location, need, budget, goals, beneficiaries and means for evaluation of program progress, with evaluation criteria that are specific, measurable, and realistic.
- Present a reasonable, sound budget and have a clear sustainability plan that is consistent with the budget and that demonstrates that the applicant has the capacity and the capability to implement the proposed plan successfully.
- Maximize the use of outside funds (non-HOME or other City funds).
- Support or coordinate with other community development efforts and provide a housing or neighborhood benefit as described in the “Step Up to Better Housing” strategy.
For more information, visit City of Lawrence.
