The City of Palo Alto is pleased to present the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funded Community Development Block Grant (CDBG).
Donor Name: City of Palo Alto
State: California
City: Palo Alto
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 04/14/2022
Grant Size: $10,000
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
City of Palo Alto receives funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to administer the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program. This program funds various nonprofit agencies to implement services that benefit low- and moderate-income persons and address community development needs.
Grantees are generally selected through a competitive process and provide services such as case management to secure affordable housing and employment, fair housing, employment training senior daycare and housing rehabilitation.
Program Goals
The goal of the City of Palo Alto, with funding from CDBG, is to increase self-sufficiency and economic opportunity for lower-income residents and individuals with special needs so that they can achieve a reasonable standard of living. Specifically, from July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2025 the City has established the following priority needs and subsequent goals as a guide for allocating CDBG funding:
- Affordable Housing
- Assist in the creation and preservation of affordable housing for low income and special needs households. Per the Needs Assessment, there is a 1,350- unit gap of affordable housing units for households earning between 0%-30% AMI
- Homeless
- Support the local Continuum of Care strategy to aid homeless persons and families, and to end chronic homelessness
- Community Services and Public Improvements
- Support provision of essential human services, particularly for special needs populations, and maintain/expand community facilities and infrastructure
- Fair Housing
- Promote fair housing choice
- Economic Development
- Support economic development activities that promote employment growth and help lower income people secure and maintain jobs
Funding Information
Proposals will be reviewed by City staff for completeness, program eligibility and minimum funding request of $10,000.
Activity Period:
This pamphlet is intended to explain the federal and local goals of the CDBG program and to assist you in applying for CDBG funds for program year July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023.
Eligible Activities
- Public services, within certain limits
- The City awards CDBG funding to nonprofit agencies to provide public services and housing for low-income and special needs households, such as
- Single Room Occupancy (SRO) resident supportive services for low-income residents to help them maintain housing stability
- Long-term care ombudsman to service the elderly
- A one-stop, multi-service, day drop-in center to provide services for the homeless within the City
- Domestic violence services; and
- Housing and emergency services
- Interim assistance necessary to arrest deterioration or alleviate emergency conditions threatening the public health and safety
- Housing services
- Construction of housing
- Homeownership assistance
- Provision of assistance to carry out economic development and job creation/retention activities
- Rehabilitation and preservation of residential and non-residential structures, both publicly and privately owned
- Activities relating to energy conservation and renewable energy resources
For more information, visit Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG).
