The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program provides annual grants on a formula-basis to entitlement cities and counties to develop viable urban communities.
Donor Name: County of San Diego
State: California
County: San Diego County (CA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/31/2025
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The program seeks to provide decent housing, create a suitable living environment, and expand economic opportunities, primarily for low and moderate-income persons.
Each activity must meet at least one of HUD’s national objectives:
- Benefit low- and moderate-income persons,
- Prevention or elimination of slums or blight, or
- Meet an urgent community need.
Project Goals
All CDBG projects must serve as a public benefit, as well as, address one of the 2025-29 County of San Diego’s Consolidated Plan goals:
- Affordable Housing Opportunities – Invest in housing options that expand the affordable housing stock and increase efficiency and affordability within the existing housing supply.
- Housing Stability – Strengthen and support housing stability amongst the region’s most vulnerable populations by supporting programs across the homeless to housed continuum.
- Quality of Life – Improve quality of life throughout communities by improving access to vital services, community infrastructure, and economic development opportunities.
Funding Priorities
The proposed fiscal year (FY) 2026-27 Annual Plan Strategy funding priorities include projects that:
- Support the development and rehabilitation of affordable housing.
- Maintain emergency and long-term supportive housing assistance options
- Promote housing and economic stability by investing in programs that help individuals maintain housing
- Improve neighborhoods and public facilities that foster safe, healthy, accessible, connected, and livable communities.
Uses of funds
Eligible uses include, but are not limited to:
- Acquisition of property,
- Construction or rehabilitation of public facilities or infrastructure,
- Economic development and job creation/retention,
- A limited range of public services.
Eligible Activities
CDBG eligible activities that may be funded under this application include:
- Public Facilities and Improvements – Construction, rehabilitation, or installation of public improvements or facilities. Public facilities include but are not limited to parks, sidewalks, senior centers, youth centers.
- Public Services (Capped at 15% of the allocation)– Labor, supplies, and material to operate public services and their facilities. Public services include, but are not limited to, employment and job development services, childcare, health services, fair housing counseling, senior services, homeless services, and youth enrichment services.
- Economic Development – Creation or retainment of permanent jobs for LMI populations, commercial/industrial improvements in LMI areas, or job training and technical assistance.
Eligible Locations
The County’s CDBG program serves the San Diego Urban County, which includes the County’s unincorporated areas and the six participating cities: Coronado, Del Mar, Imperial Beach, Lemon Grove, Poway, and Solana Beach.
Eligibility Criteria
CDBG applications may be submitted by non-profit agencies, government or public entities, and community residents. Applications must be submitted by an authorized representative, as approved by the organization’s governing board. For-profit organizations that support microenterprise economic development activities are also eligible to apply.
For more information, visit County of San Diego.
