The City of Lawrence, through the Housing Initiatives Division of the Planning & Development Services Department, invites non-profit and for-profit organizations to submit applications for projects to be funded through the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnerships Program.
Donor Name: City of Lawrence
State: Kansas
City: Lawrence
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/02/2026
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
For CDBG
The CDBG entitlement program allocates annual grants to develop viable communities by providing decent housing, a suitable living environment, and economic opportunities for income eligible people.
CDBG National Objectives
To be eligible for funding, every CDBG-funded activity must qualify as meeting one of the three national objectives of the program. Those three objectives are identified as:
- Benefiting Low- and Moderate-Income (LMI) persons (at least 70% of the funds must be used in this category)
- Preventing or Eliminating Slums or Blight
- Meeting Urgent Needs
Priorities
Funding priority will be given to activities that:
- Provide services that respond to critical, identifiable and unmet needs;
- Addresses at least one of the outcome areas identified in the City’s Strategic Plan;
- Addresses priority needs outlined in the current five-year 2023-2027 Consolidated Plan;
- Addresses at least one of the five work areas in the A Place for Everyone Plan;
- Have a high benefit to low-income persons;
- Are clearly defined as to scope, location, need, budget, goals, beneficiaries and means for evaluation of program progress, with evaluation criteria that are specific, measurable, and realistic;
- Present a reasonable, sound budget and have a clear sustainability plan that is consistent with the budget and that demonstrates that the applicant has the capacity and the capability to implement the proposed plan successfully;
- Maximize the use of outside funds (non-CDBG or other City funds); and
- Support or coordinate with other community development efforts.
For HOME
The HOME program provides formula grants to eligible State and local governments to strengthen public private partnerships and to expand the supply of decent, safe, sanitary, and affordable housing for very low-income and low-income families. Generally, HOME funds must be matched by nonfederal resources. State and local governments that become participating jurisdictions (PJ) may use HOME funds to carry out multi-year housing strategies through acquisition, rehabilitation, and new construction of housing, and tenant-based rental assistance. PJs may provide assistance in a number of eligible forms, including loans, advances, equity investments, interest subsidies and other forms of investment that HUD approves. It is the largest Federal block grant to state and local governments designed exclusively to create affordable housing for low-income households.
Funding Information
For Program Year 2026, the City anticipates approximately $105,000 in CDBG funding available for the competitive Public Service application process, and approximately $120,000 in CDBG funding available for the competitive Non-Public Service application process, and approximately $335,000 in HOME funding available for the competitive application process.
For more information, visit City of Lawrence.
