Public services aim to reduce poverty, increase stability, and prevent and address homelessness for individuals and families through services focused on homelessness, poverty reduction, and housing system coordination.
Donor Name: City of Vancouver
State: Washington
City: Vancouver
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/20/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
To be eligible for CDBG funding, a public service must be a new service or demonstrate a quantifiable increase in the level of an existing service above that which has been provided in the previous 12 calendar months. Participants must have an income of 50% AMI or less.
Funding Information
- Public Services
- Total Available: $200,000
- Funding Source: CDBG
- Maximum Request: $75,000
- Minimum Request: $50,000.
Funding Period
The 2025 awards for CDBG Public Services will end by June 30, 2026. Contracts may be awarded for less than 12 months to meet this deadline.
Eligible Project Costs
Eligible program costs for Microenterprise Business Assistance proposals include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Personnel costs (salary and benefits)
- Operating costs
- Travel and training
- Outreach
- Administrative costs specific to City-funded program.
Eligibility Criteria
- Nonprofit agencies and public organizations may apply for funds. Private individuals are not eligible for funding awards.
- Agencies that have received two awards in this category and have not completed both projects, or have not started one, are ineligible to apply. However, agencies that have completed all previous contracts remain eligible.
Income and Rent Limits
- Projects funded must be located within the city limits of Vancouver.
- HUD establishes income and rent limits annually.
- People served with Microenterprise Business Assistance CDBG funds must earn 80% or less of area median income (AMI).
For more information, visit City of Vancouver.
