In response to COVID-19, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has allocated Community Development Block Grant CARES Act (CDBG-CV) funding to the City of Lewiston. The City of Lewiston announces the availability of approximately $274,067 to support COVID-related expenses incurred by public service agencies since January 21, 2020, to prevent, prepare for, and/or respond to COVID-19.
Donor Name: City of Lewiston
State: Maine
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): Ongoing
Details:
The CDBG program was created in 1974 with the purpose to assist states and local communities develop viable urban communities by providing decent housing, a suitable living environment, and expanded economic opportunities to primarily serve low-moderate income people.
Eligible Activities:
Funds may ONLY be used to cover costs for activities associated with preparing for, responding to, or recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic. Applicants may use CDBG-CV funds for public services and public facilities and infrastructure. Public service activities must be either a new or expanded service. Although not inclusive, the chart below outlines examples of eligible activities.
- Buildings and Improvements, Including Public Facilities
- Acquisition, construction, reconstruction, or installation of public works, facilities, and site or other improvements.
- Rehabilitate a facility for testing, diagnosis, or treatment.
- Reconstruction of roads/sidewalks (expansion) to allow for social distancing.
- Acquire and rehabilitate, or construct, a group living facility that may be used to centralize patients undergoing treatment.
- Installation of wiring, fiber optic cables, and permanently affixed equipment such as receivers for areas to receive broadband/internet service.
- Rehabilitation of buildings and improvements
- Rehabilitate a senior center, community center, or homeless shelter by replacing the HVAC system and/or installing air purification system.
- Acquisition and/or rehabilitation of a building to expand capacity of homeless shelters to accommodate social distancing and isolation.
- Installation of wife routers/extenders in affordable buildings for LMI residents.
- Acquisition, construction, reconstruction, or installation of public works, facilities, and site or other improvements.
- Public Services
- Provision of assistance to primarily Lowand-Moderate Income persons.
- Carry out job training to expand the pool of health care workers and technicians that are available to treat disease within a community.
- Provide testing, diagnosis, or other services at a fixed or mobile location.
- Provide equipment, supplies, and materials necessary to carry out a public service (e.g., childcare for working parents with distance learning school kids).
- Deliver meals on wheels to quarantined individuals or individuals that need to maintain social distancing due to medical vulnerabilities.
- Installation of wiring, fiber optic cables, and permanently affixed equipment such as receivers
for families to receive broadband/internet access.
Eligible Expenses:
CDBG-CV funds may be used for the following:
- Labor, supplies, and materials
- Operation and maintenance of the facility where a public service is located
Minimum Required Documentation:
- An activity description that includes: a) the name of the agency providing the service(s); a detailed narrative of the service(s) being provided
- Limited Clientele National Objective – income self-certification and demographic information
- Area Benefit National Objective – map of service area delineating boundaries and of income characteristics of the area in the form of surveys or ACS data
- A project budge detailing where the CDBG-CV funds will be used
For more information, visit City of Lewiston.
