The City of Lynn has launched Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program to provide annual grants on a formula basis to entitled cities and counties to develop viable urban communities by providing decent housing and a suitable living environment, and by expanding economic opportunities, principally for low and moderate income persons.
Donor Name: City of Lynn
State: Massachusetts
City: Lynn
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 02/18/2022
Details:
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awards grants to entitlement community grantees to carry out a wide range of community development activities directed toward revitalizing neighborhoods, economic development, and providing improved community facilities and services.
Entitlement communities develop their own programs and funding priorities. However, grantees must give maximum feasible priority to activities which benefit low- and moderate-income persons. A grantee may also carry out activities which aid in the prevention or elimination of slums or blight.
Additionally, grantees may fund activities when the grantee certifies that the activities meet other community development needs having a particular urgency because existing conditions pose a serious and immediate threat to the health or welfare of the community where other financial resources are not available to meet such needs. CDBG funds may not be used for activities which do not meet these broad national objectives.
CDBG funds may be used for activities which include, but are not limited to:
- Check Acquisition of real property;
- Check Relocation and demolition;
- Check Rehabilitation of residential and non-residential structures;
- Check Construction of public facilities and improvements, such as water and sewer facilities, streets, neighborhood centers, and the conversion of school buildings for eligible purposes;
- Check Public services, within certain limits;
- Check Activities relating to energy conservation and renewable energy resources; and
- Check Provision of assistance to profit-motivated businesses to carry out economic development and job creation/retention activities.
Generally, the following types of activities are ineligible:
- Check Acquisition, construction, or reconstruction of buildings for the general conduct of government;
- Check Political activities;
- Check Certain income payments; and
- Check Construction of new housing by units of general local government.
For more information, visit City of Lynn.
