The City of Burlington is requesting applications for its 2024 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program.
Donor Name: City of Burlington
State: Vermont
City: Burlington
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/12/2024
Size of the Grant: $500,000 to $1 million
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Each application for CDBG funding must comply with the Federal requirements described in Section VI below. In addition, each application must satisfy one of the three following overriding goals:
- The project must help people move out of poverty, or
- The project must prevent people from entering poverty, or
- The project must address the basic needs of people living in poverty.
Funding Information
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has yet to announce the appropriation for the 2024 program year but the City is anticipating approximately $700,000 of Community Development Block Grant Entitlement funds based on the City’s funding history. The number of applications funded, and the amounts, may be restricted depending on the City’s internal applications and administrative funding.
Of the total amount appropriated to the City, the maximum allowable (20%) will be used for Administration. Public Service Projects are limited by Federal regulations to 15% of the total appropriation. The remaining funding is expected to be used for Development Projects. Funding for projects receiving awards is expected to become available on July 1, 2024.
- Public Service Projects
- Public Service Projects are restricted to 15% of the total CDBG allocation, estimated at $105,000 based on prior year HUD awards. Each agency may submit only ONE Public Service application, and it must fall into the following categories: Early Childhood Education/Childcare, Youth Services, Economic Opportunity, Housing and Homelessness, and Health projects. A minimum level of funding of $10,000 applies to Public Service projects. There is no maximum amount.
- Development Projects
- Development funds can be used for public facilities and improvements, economic development initiatives, and affordable housing initiatives. An estimated $542,000 of new Development funds will be available based on prior year HUD awards (this estimated amount includes prior year funds that must be used on a development project). A minimum level of funding of $10,000 applies to development projects. There is no maximum amount.
Eligible Activities
- Purchase, sale, lease or other disposition of real property.
- Clearance, demolition and removal of buildings.
- Rehabilitation of publicly or privately-owned residential property; commercial/industrial property (but if privately-owned, only for exterior improvements and correction of code violations); and nonresidential buildings and improvements owned by a nonprofit. Funding can be used for:
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- Labor, materials and other costs relating to rehabilitation.
- Grants, loans, loan guarantees and other forms of assistance for financing rehabilitation.
- Loans for refinancing indebtedness.
- Improvements to increase the energy efficiency of buildings and/or the efficient use of water.
- Installing sprinkler systems, smoke detectors, deadbolt lock and other security devices.
- Connecting residential structures to water or sewer collection lines.
- Initial homeowner warranty premiums and hazard or flood insurance.
- Lead-based paint hazard evaluation and reduction.
- Rehabilitation services (counseling, energy auditing, preparation of work specifications, loan processing, inspections, etc.).
- Historic preservation.
- Converting a closed building from one use to another.
- Removal of architectural barriers to accommodate people with disabilities.
- Relocation assistance to businesses, individuals, families, and non-profit organizations displaced by CDBG activities, and loss of rental income incurred in connection with the temporary relocation of displaced individuals and families.
- Code enforcement.
- Homeownership assistance.
- Interim assistance either to alleviate an emergency condition or to cover limited, immediately needed improvements to a deteriorating area as a prelude to permanent improvements. These limited improvements can include special neighborhood cleanup campaigns.
- Purchase, construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation or installation of public facilities and improvements. Public facilities include schools, libraries, and special needs shelter facilities (nursing homes, hospitals, domestic violence shelters, homeless shelters, halfway houses, group homes, emergency shelters). Public improvements include streets, sidewalks, curbs, parks, playgrounds, water and sewer lines, parking lots, and aesthetic amenities on public property (trees, sculptures, etc.).
- A “public facility” may be owned and operated by a non-profit (i.e., senior centers, neighborhood centers) as long as it is open to the general public.
- Buildings used primarily for the general conduct of government are ineligible.
- Flood and drainage facilities and parks established as a result of reclamation of land near a river are ineligible unless certain requirements are met.
- CDBG funds cannot be used to operate or maintain public facilities/improvements.
- CDBG funds cannot be used to buy construction equipment, to buy furnishings or other personal items, or for new construction of public housing.
Eligibility Criteria
The City solicits proposals for funding from community- and faith-based organizations, non-profits, and City Departments.
For more information, visit City of Burlington.
