The City of Janesville and the Rock County HOME Consortium are pleased to announce the availability of applications for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Home Investment Partnership (HOME) Programs Public Service projects.
Donor Name: City of Janesville
State: Wisconsin
County: Rock County (WI)
City: Janesville
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/04/2023
Details:
As amended, the funds are authorized under the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 and received from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The City of Janesville administers these funds. The funds may be used for various activities which principally benefit low- and moderate-income persons.
The overall goals of the CDBG program are to provide decent housing, a suitable living environment, and expanded economic opportunities. The objectives of the HOME Program are to buy, build, or rehabilitate affordable housing for rent or homeownership or to provide direct homebuyer assistance to low to moderate-income individuals. Projects funded with CDBG grants must also serve low to moderate-income individuals, eliminate blight or address an urgent community need (i.e., disaster).
Service Area
- CDBG funds must be used to serve persons residing in the City of Janesville.
- HOME funds must be used to serve persons residing in Rock County.
Eligibility Criteria
- Private non-profit organizations that have received 501(c)(3) federal tax-exempt status from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and are registered as non-profit corporations in the State of Wisconsin
- Public Agencies.
CDBG/HOME Program Requirements
- CDBG National Objective
- CDBG projects must principally benefit low income persons.
- Determination is based on limited clientele or area benefit activity. At least 70% of the CDBG funds must be spent on activities directly benefiting low income persons.
- All activities funded under the CDBG program must meet one of the national objectives of:
- Benefit low and moderate income persons; or
- Prevent slums or blight; or
- Meet an urgent community need (e.g. activity related to aftermath of a tornado or flood).
- Low- and moderate-income is defined as having an income equal to or less than 80 percent of the area median income, adjusted for household size. The specific household income limits are based on U.S.
- Eligible activities for the CDBG program include the following: acquisition of blighted property; rehabilitation of property; acquisition, or construction of public works or facilities; assistance to for-profit and non-profit businesses and economic development organizations; code enforcement; special projects to remove architectural barriers; provision of public services; administrative and planning activities.
- Home Program
- Eligible activities under the HOME program include acquisition, rehabilitation, or construction of affordable housing or direct tenant-based rental assistance on an on-going rather than emergency basis. All activities funded by the HOME program must provide affordable housing for low income persons (see table above). Further, tenant households in HOME-funded rental housing must be low-income as defined by the HOME Program, or at or below 60% of Rock County Median.
For more information, visit City of Janesville.
