Deadline: 5-Nov-21
Loudoun County, through the Office of Housing, is inviting applications for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Public Service Projects to meet a National Objective and must be used for an eligible activity established by Congress for the CDBG Program.
Objectives
Federal legislation and regulations have established national objectives that all CDBG-funded activities must meet:
- Low and Moderate Income (LMI) Benefit: Public services activities are required to meet the national objective of Benefit to LMI persons. For an activity to meet this objective, it must either have income eligibility requirements that limit the activity’s benefits to LMI persons, or the activity must be located in and serve an area that is predominantly inhabited by LMI residents and serve LMI 70% or greater.
Priorities
Funding priority will be given to activities that:
- Provide services that respond to critical, identifiable, and unmet needs;
- Have a high benefit to low-income persons; are clearly defined as to scope, location, need, budget, goals, beneficiaries and means for evaluation of program progress, with evaluation criteria that are specific, measurable, and realistic;
- Present a reasonable, line-item budget and have a clear plan of action that is consistent with the budget and demonstrates that the applicant has the capacity and the capability to implement the proposed plan successfully;
- Maximize the use of outside funds (non-CDBG or other County funds);
- Support or coordinate with other community development efforts;
- Utilize successful grant management principles (timely and accurate drawdown requests, completion of goals, compliance with grant guidelines, etc.).
Eligibility Criteria
- Nonprofits: Non-profit organizations are eligible to apply for public services grants. Non-profits must be incorporated under state law, and they must have a 501(c) (3) or similar designation from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service. For-profit entities are not eligible to receive public services grants. Applicants must have, and document, a status of good standing in the state in which they are chartered and provide a certificate of good standing as part of the application.
- Government Agencies: Governmental and quasi-governmental agencies, including County and incorporated town agencies, may apply for public services grants. However, these agencies are strongly encouraged to apply in partnership with a local non-profit organization. The non-profit organization should be, whenever practical, the primary applicant. If you feel the activity can be more efficiently and effectively delivered solely by a governmental agency
For more information, visit https://www.loudoun.gov/1674/Community-Development-Block-Grant