CDBG Annual Competition
Program Description | Downloads & Related Links | Contact Information
Program Description
The Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG) provides funding to assist a wide range of eligible activities, including housing improvement projects, public facilities such as water and sewer l ines, buildings such as local health centers or head start centers, and economic development projects. All projects must substantially benefit low and moderate income persons.
The total funding level is approximately $34.5 million with approximately $26 million available for the annual competition. The maximum amount available per applicant is $500,000 for Single-Activity during regular competition and $800,000 for Multi-Activity during regular competition. More...
Local Match Requirements - Regular Competition:
- Grants up to $300,000, or grants for single activity housing projects - no matching funds required.
- Grants of $300,000 to $500,000 - 5% local matching funds required.
- Grants of more than $500,000 - 10% local matching funds required.
Eligible Applicants
Eligible applicants are units of general local government, excluding metropolitan cities, urban counties, and
units of government eligible to participate in the urban counties or metropolitan cities programs of the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development. Eligible applicants selected for funding will be those having the
greatest need as evidenced by poverty and per capita income and whose applications most adequately address the
needs of low and moderate income persons and have the greatest impact.
Downloads & Related Links
CDBG Application Toolkit (includes presentations from Applicants' Workshop)
CDBG & CHIP Application & Award Information
Revitalization Area Strategies
Applicant Manual and Forms:
CDBG Applicants' Manual (regular round competition)
2013 CDBG Applicants' Manual (PDF)
Appendices
- Appendix A: Eligible Activities Excerpt from Title I of the HCD Act (PDF)
- Appendix B: Low and Moderate Income Limits (PDF)
- Appendix C: Guide to Acceptable Survey Methodology and Sample Survey Form (PDF)
- Appendix D: Criteria to Meet National Objectives (PDF)
- Appendix E: Supplemental Information and Documentation (PDF)
- Appendix F: CDBG Conflict of Interest Regulations and Guidance (PDF)
- Appendix G: Major Applicable Federal Laws (PDF)
- Appendix H: Financial Plan Form (Housing Activities) (PDF)
- Appendix I: Programmatic Agreement on Historic Preservation (PDF)
- Appendix J: DCA Policy on Adjustable Rate Mortgages (PDF)
- Appendix K: Sample Floodplain Notices, 404 Permit Info, Request for Determination of Jurisdictional Wetlands (PDF)
- Appendix L - HUD Notice - Using CDBG to Address Homelessness (PDF)
- Appendix M - HUD Notice Fair Housing Agencies Eligible for CDBG Funding (PDF)
- Appendix N - HUD Notice - Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing in the CDBG Program (PDF)
- Appendix O - DCA Notice to the Field - Clarifications for the 2008 CDBG/CHIP Annual Competition (PDF)
- Appendix P - Section 3 Requirements and Guidelines (PDF)
- Appendix Q - Process for Tribal Consultation (PDF)
CDBG 2013 Application Forms
- DCA 1 - Application Summary (PDF)
- DCA 2 - Proposed Accomplishments (PDF)
- DCA 4 - Description of Needs to be Addressed (PDF)
- DCA 5 - Description of Activities (PDF)
- DCA 6 - Income and Civil Rights Benefit Calculation (PDF)
- DCA 7 - Budget Summary (PDF)
- DCA 8 - Budget Analysis (PDF)
- DCA 9 - Environmental Review Information (PDF)
- DCA 9A - Historic Preservation (PDF)
- DCA 9B - Tribal Consultation Checklist (PDF)
- DCA 10 - Certified Assurances (PDF)
- DCA 11 - Cooperating Agreement – Sample Format (PDF)
- DCA 12 - Maps (PDF)
- DCA 13 - Disclosure Report (PDF)
Recipients' Manuals and Forms
CDBG Recipients' Manuals and Forms
Archives
CDBG Stimulus
Georgia CDBG Stimulus Program Applicants' Manual (PDF)
CDBG Stimulus Resources & Guidance
Contact Information
Georgia Department of Community Affairs
60 Executive Park South, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30329-2231
