The Clearance Program provides funds to eligible applicants for clearance/demolition activities based on a competitive selection process to the extent that the funds are available.
Donor Name: Louisiana Division of Administration
State: Louisiana
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/15/2025
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Funding Information
- For all grants, a minimum of $150,000 including administrative costs is required. If, during the rating process, an application’s cost are reduced below the $150,000 minimum, that application will not be considered.
- The State has established a funding ceiling of $250,000 for Towns and Villages and a funding ceiling of $500,000 for Cities and Parishes for the Clearance program. The State will allow applicants to request funds for administrative costs that do not exceed the ceiling amount with the following limitations. Each local government will be allowed a maximum of $50,000 in LCDBG funds for administrative costs for clearance projects.
Eligible Activities
Proposed activities must be eligible under Section 105(a)(4) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended. Each proposed activity must address the national objective of eliminating or preventing slums and blight as listed in this document. The Office of Community Development-Local Government Assistance (OCD-LGA) will only accept applications for the clearance, demolition, and the removal of residential or commercial structures on private property found to be detrimental to or endangering public safety, health, or welfare.
Eligible Applicants
Each eligible applicant may only submit one application. Eligible applicants to the State Clearance program are non-entitlement units of general local government, consisting of municipalities and parishes, and excludes the following entitlement areas: Alexandria, Baton Rouge, Bossier City, Hammond, Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government, Jefferson Parish (including Grand Isle, Gretna, Harahan, Jean Lafitte, and Westwego), Kenner, Lafayette Parish Consolidated Government, Lake Charles, Monroe, New Orleans, St. Tammany Parish, Shreveport, Slidell, and Thibodaux.
For more information, visit Louisiana Division of Administration.
