The City of Warwick is currently accepting applications for funding from the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program.
Donor Name: City of Warwick
State: Rhode Island
City: Warwick
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/13/2023
Size of the Grant: $750,000
Details:
The CDBG program provides the City of Warwick with the opportunity to develop viable communities by funding activities that provide decent housing a suitable living environment, and by expanding economic opportunities, principally for low and moderate income persons. Funds are awarded to carry out a wide range of community development activities directed toward neighborhood revitalization, economic development, and the provision of improved community facilities and services. The program is funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
If your organization is interested in improving or expanding the City’s housing stock, providing needed public facilities, revitalizing a particular neighborhood, including economic development, or providing needed public services, especially in coordination with other housing and/or revitalization activities, a CDBG project may be appropriate.
Certain types of projects are ineligible for assistance from the CDBG program. The following types of activities are ineligible:
- Construction of or improvements to general government buildings and schools.
- Routine operation, maintenance, and repair activities for public facilities and services.
- Assistance to churches or church-affiliated organizations are not eligible, unless a clear separation of purpose, mission, and organizational relationship can be established between the church and the CDBG-funded projects.
- Any costs already incurred by an organization prior to receiving a signed agreement from the City.
Funding Information
- Public facilities & improvements and housing applications:
- All applications for funding in the areas of housing, economic development, rehabilitation or construction of community/public facilities, public improvements and historic preservation must be $25,000.00 or greater in value. Applications for projects of less than $25,000.00 will not be accepted.
- There will be an estimated $750,000 available for public facilities & improvements, housing projects and neighborhood improvements.
- Public service grants:
- There will be an estimated $150,000 available for public service grants for administrative/operational support
- All unexpended funding is recaptured at the completion of the fiscal year.
Eligibility Criteria
Under City and Federal laws and regulations, certain requirements must be met in order to negotiate an agreement and disburse funds. These requirements include the following:
- Except for economic development projects and certain types of housing projects, applicants must demonstrate that they are a private, non-profit or governmental agency. If non-profit, they must be incorporated under state law and have/or have applied for 501 © (3) status.
- After an application is approved for funding, an agreement will be prepared and sent by the City to the person identified by the applicant as the authorized official for signature. The agreement will specify the amount of the award, the period for which the project is approved, duration dates, and administrative provisions. Special conditions attached to the award also will be specified in the agreement. Grantees will be required to file regular reports on expenditures, progress toward goals, and beneficiaries. Forms for these reports will be provided.
- Grantees will be required to obtain adequate insurance covering workman’s compensation, bodily injury, property damage, or automobile liability, depending on the nature of the project. Grantees will be responsible for obtaining any necessary licenses and for complying with all applicable federal, state, and municipal laws, codes, and regulations. You can include the costs of insurance and licenses for the project in the proposed budget.
- As part of any grant, recipients will be required to comply with affirmative action and equal opportunity laws. In the event of non-compliance, the agreement may be terminated or suspended in whole or in part.
Eligible Activities
- While federal legislation and regulations have established rules that all CDBG funded activities must meet, the Community Development Office has developed its own CDBG funding policy and priorities.
- The City must assure that all projects meet one of the two national objectives of the program. Each project must:
- Benefit low and moderate income persons; or
- Aid in the prevention of slums and blight
- For a project to meet the first national objective of benefiting low and moderate income persons, it must either have income eligibility requirements that limit the benefits of that project to low and moderate income persons or the project must be located in an area that is predominantly inhabited by residents who are persons of low and moderate income. Under the regulations for the CDBG program, facilities that serve the elderly or persons with disabilities are usually considered to benefit low and moderate income persons.
For more information, visit City of Warwick.
