Charleston County’s CDBG, HOME, CHDO and ESG Grants (South Carolina)

Applicants are invited to apply for the CDBG, HOME, CHDO and ESG Grant Program.

Donor Name: Charleston County

State: South Carolina

County: Charleston County (SC)

Type of Grant: Grant

Deadline: 01/06/2025

Size of the Grant: Not Available

Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned

Details:

Applications may request funding from the following programs:

Community Development Block Grant (CDBG);
HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME);
Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO); or
Emergency Solutions Grant (HESG)

Considerations

Applicants’ projects must benefit low- and moderate-income families, aid in the prevention or elimination of slum and blight, or assist homeless individuals or families.
Any agency or organization applying for funds must be able to begin expending funds within 90 days of contract execution.
Any agency previously awarded CDBG, HOME, CHDO, or HESG funds should be implementing the project and have met applicable performance milestones at the time of submission of this application. For funds awarded the prior program year, milestones such as the following will be considered:
- For CDBG and HESG funds, agreements must be executed.
- For HOME and CHDO funds, site addresses must be chosen and environmental reviews must have started.
CDBG, CHDO, and HOME funds are used to leverage other resources for projects/programs. Applicants must demonstrate that they have attempted to obtain funds from other sources.
Applicants must report all other sources of funds for the proposed program/project, the amount of funds, and how the funds will be used.
Applicants’ offices may be located outside of the County; however, the proposed project(s) must serve the County’s residents and neighborhoods. As a condition of receiving grant funds, subrecipients who provide direct services must assure easy accessibility to Charleston County residents.
If the Applicant plans to subcontract any activities or funds under the application, a copy of the subcontract agreement and line item budget must be attached as part of the application. No part of a contract may be subcontracted without prior approval of the Charleston County Community Development and Revitalization Department. Successful Applicants shall ensure any subcontractor complies with all terms of this RFA, federal procurement standards, and any contract resulting therefrom.
All proposed HESG applications must be approved by the local Continuum of Care in order to be eligible to apply.
Any agency receiving HESG funds is obligated to maintain both client services activity records and performance outcome measures utilizing HMIS. Domestic violence, AIDS and legal service providers must use a comparable database that collects client-level data over time and generates unduplicated aggregate reports.
Proposed HOME projects, with the exception of owner-occupied rehabilitation, must provide a current preliminary feasibility analysis for the project. Any applicant that fails to meet this threshold item will not be considered for funding.

Eligibility Criteria

Any governmental, community, neighborhood, faith-based, or nonprofit organization engaged in a public service may apply. Private for-profit agencies engaged in providing services to low- and moderate-income individuals ARE ALSO ELIGIBLE. Nothing herein is intended to, nor should it be construed to, limit competition; instead, it is for the purpose of meeting the direct benefit or area benefit of persons or communities eligible to receive grant funds using a system of fair, impartial and free competition among all Applicants. It is the intent and purpose of the County and the City of North Charleston that this RFA permit competition. For CHDO, eligible applicants must meet the criteria to be certified a Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO) with capacity to develop affordable housing in the Charleston County Urban Entitlement community.

Applicant Requirements

In order to be considered for funding, the Applicant should:

Demonstrate the ability to provide the proposed activity(ies);
Provide the information requested in this RFA as well as any other information requested after the application has been submitted;
Be able to provide a tour of existing facilities, if requested;
Comply with requirements of the Fair Housing Act, the applicable regulations, and existing governing laws (including requirements regarding nondiscrimination, political activity, sectarian activities, program accessibility for disabled individuals and participant insurance);
Operate under a cost reimbursement contract;
Be able to operate without reimbursement for indirect costs/administrative costs;
Have source of unrestricted revenue in order to repay disallowed costs should they arise;
Provide evidence of Board of Directors or other governing body approval for application submittal; and,
Be able to present the project to the Community Development Advisory Board(s), if requested.