The City of Rockville is accepting applications for its 2026 Community Development Block Grant Program.
Donor Name: City of Rockville
State: Maryland
City: Rockville
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/16/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
The Community Development Block Grant Program is a federal grant for housing and community development projects that benefit low- and moderate-income households or neighborhoods.
Funding Information
The minimum grant amount an applicant can request is $15,000.
Project Period
July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026.
Activities will be Funded
The following activities are examples of eligible for funding:
- Assist existing eligible homeowners with the repair, rehabilitation, or reconstruction of an owner-occupied unit.
- Acquisition and clearance of land to support the development of homeownership or rental housing for low and moderate-income persons.
- Acquisition and rehabilitation of rental housing for low and moderate-income persons.
- Direct homeownership assistance, such as down payment or closing cost assistance, to help an eligible household purchase a home.
- Development of housing for homeless or formerly homeless individuals or households.
- Improvements to public facilities, such as neighborhood or community facilities and facilities for persons with special needs, including accessibility improvements.
- Economic development activities.
- Historic preservation activities.
Eligibility Criteria
- Only non-profit organizations and government entities are eligible to apply. For-profit entities are not eligible for funding.
- Nonprofits: A nonprofit organization must have a 501(c)(3) designation from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service. People interested in undertaking new activities that have not yet formed a nonprofit organization may still apply. An organization that has applied for a nonprofit designation, but has not yet received the designation, must ensure that the designation will be in place before the beginning of the fiscal year (July 1, 2025).
- Government Agencies: Governmental and quasi-governmental agencies are encouraged to apply in partnership with a local nonprofit organization. The nonprofit organization should be, whenever practical, the primary applicant.
For more information, visit City of Rockville.
