The City of East Orange’s Division of Community Development is seeking proposals and input for inclusion in its Fiscal Year 2022 Action Plan.
Donor Name: City of East Orange
State: New Jersey
City: East Orange
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 03/18/2022
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
The City of East Orange’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, and housing and economic development opportunities.
The City will evaluate all CDBG proposals in a three-phase process:
- PHASE ONE will involve a review of the proposals by the staff of the Division of Community Development for conformance to the submission requirements and a determination of whether the proposals meet the minimum criteria established by HUD. Each proposal will be reviewed for program eligibility under the regulations of the Community Development Block Grant Program, and feasibility for implementation.
- PHASE TWO will involve an evaluation of the proposal merits by the staff of the Division of Community Development. During this phase, and at its discretion, City staff may conduct interviews with qualifying applicants and provide the applicant the opportunity to clarify their proposal and advise the City of any additional factors which may be relevant.
- PHASE THREE will be a review of the applications and recommendations of the Department of Policy and Planning to the Business Administrator, Mayor, and East Orange City Council.
Duration
The Fiscal Year 2021 Program Year will run from July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023.
Eligible Activities
Activities that are eligible for CDBG funding include, but are not limited to:
- CDBG Program administration costs,
- Economic Development activities, including micro-enterprise assistance and lending to for-profit businesses,
- Public services, such as employment assistance, crime prevention, substance abuse, childcare, health care, transportation, 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.
Evaluation Criteria
Community Development Block Grant [CDBG] funds are awarded through a competitive proposal evaluation process. The evaluation considers all aspects of the proposal as described in the RFQ and proposal application. Proposals are reviewed by the staff of the City’s Division of Community Development who first review each application for threshold information the completeness of application] and then for content. The Division Staff will review each proposal, ranking them using the City’s Proposal Application Evaluation Worksheet. Should a question arise during its review, the Division reserves the right to contact the applicant for clarification. The results of those evaluations are then presented to the Mayor’s Review Committee that renders the final decision on grant awards.
For more information, visit Community Development Block Grant.
