The City of Westfield’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program is designed to expand opportunities for low and moderate-income citizens through the provision of public services, acquisition and improvements to public facilities, neighborhood improvements, housing and economic development opportunities.
Donor Name: City of Westfield
State: Massachusetts
City: Westfield
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 03/04/2022
Size of the Grant: $50,000
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
The primary objective of the CDBG program is the development of healthy communities “by providing decent housing and a suitable living environment and expanding economic opportunities principally for persons of low and moderate income.
The City of Westfield’s Community Development Department is seeking proposals for inclusion in its 2022-2023 Action Plan. The 2022-2023 Program Year will run from July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023.
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Programs receive funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to state and local governments, who in turn, allocate them to private non-profit community development corporations, community-based organizations, city departments, and private for-profit corporations, for activities that benefit low and moderate-income areas or low and moderate-income persons.
Funding Information
Funding for the FY 2022-2023 Program year available under the CDBG Program is estimated to be in the amount of $350,000, of which approximately $50,000 may be available for public service activities.
Eligible CDBG Activities
Activities that are eligible for CDBG funding include, but are not limited to:
- Economic Development activities, including microenterprise assistance and lending to for-profit businesses,
- Public services, such as employment assistance, crime prevention, substance abuse, child care, health care, transportation, youth programs, fair housing counseling, etc.,
- Acquisition of real property,
- Clearance and demolition,
- Rehabilitation of privately or publicly owned commercial, residential and industrial buildings,
- Housing rehabilitation,
- Construction, reconstruction, or installation of public facilities including, but not limited to the creation of parks, playgrounds, streets and sidewalks, public buildings (except for buildings for the general conduct of government),
- Historic Preservation,
- Related relocation, clearance and site improvements, and
- Homeownership assistance.
For more information, visit 2022 Community Development Block Grant.
