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Community Development
Block Grant The
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) is a United States Housing
and Urban Development (HUD) program providing funds for housing and
community development activities. CDBG funds are allocated to local
and state governments on a formula basis. Larger cities and urban
counties, called "entitlement communities" work directly with HUD.
Incorporated cities and towns with a population fewer than 50,000 and
counties with an unincorporated population under 200,000 are considered
"non-entitlement" and the CDBG funds are administered by the state.
In our region, Northern Arizona Council of Governments (NACOG) oversees
the planning of annual allocations and provides technical assistance for
application as well as project success.
The Arizona Department of Housing allocates
funds to the four rural Councils of Governments (COGs) based on a
poverty/population formula. NACOG, using the same formula, then
allocates the funds among the four northern Arizona counties: Apache,
Navajo, Coconino and Yavapai. Within each of the aforementioned
counties a rotation schedule has been established, which determines the
year each city, town and county can apply for funding. The current
rotation schedule occurs every four years.
Projects
CDBG can fund a diverse assortment of projects. However, to be
eligible for funding, projects must meet at least one of three
national objectives as authorized by Title I of the Housing and Community
Development Act of 1974:
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At least 51% of persons
benefiting from the project must be low to moderate income;
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The project must aid in the
prevention of slums or blight; or
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The project must solve an
urgent need health hazard.
Types of projects
that benefit eligible communities can include:
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Fire protection (fire
stations, fire trucks, equipment)
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Parking facilities (land
acquisition, site improvements, paving/repaving)
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Libraries (land or building
acquisition, construction, re-construction)
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Neighborhood facilities,
senior centers, social services centers, centers for persons with
disabilities
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Shelters, halfway houses,
group homes
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Removal of architectural
barriers (restricting the accessibility of persons with disabilities or
elderly persons to public or privately owned buildings)
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Privately owned housing
rehabilitation
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Public housing
rehabilitation
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Historic preservation
(rehabilitation, preservation or restoration of public and private
properties)
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Economic development
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Public services (e.g. child
care, health care, job training, recreation programs)
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Special activities
(neighborhood revitalization, energy conservation)
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Home ownership assistance
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Housing development support
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Planning services (housing
plans, homeless studies, fair housing, data gathering, analysis, review of
alternatives and identification of actions to implement plans)
NACOG provides technical
assistance for eligible communities throughout the application process
including help with completion of forms, gathering of required documents,
submission of the application packet and more.
For more information on the Community
Development Block Grant program please contact:
Isabel Rollins
NACOG
P.O. Box 2451
Prescott, AZ 86302
(928) 778-2692 or see
the Arizona Department of Housing website at:
www.housingaz.com.
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