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CDBG FUNDING APPLICATION ONLINE

Post Date:04/08/2014 10:08 am

The City of Pearland annually receives Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The primary objective of the CDBG Program as set forth by Congress is "the development of viable urban communities, by providing decent housing and a suitable living environment and expanding economic opportunities, principally for persons of low and moderate income." Federal regulations define persons who are low and moderate-income as households earning under 80 percent of the area median income, as determined by HUD, adjusted by household size.

General Program Guidelines and Eligibility

Eligible Applicants
The following types of organizations are eligible to apply for CDBG funds:

Nonprofit organizations
Local governments (including cities, special districts and King County)
Public housing authorities

Eligible Projects
CDBG projects must meet one of three national objectives established for the Community Development Block Grant Program:
National Objective #1: Activities Benefiting Low- and Moderate-Income Persons
National Objective #2: Activities Which Aid in the Prevention or Elimination of Slums or Blight
National Objective #3: Activities Designed to Meet Community Development Needs Having a

Particular Urgency

Federal regulations require that at least 70 percent of CDBG funds be used for projects which benefit low and moderate-income persons.

CDBG funds may be used for human services as well as for capital projects. Federal regulations restrict the amount of CDBG funds that may be used for human services. Consequently, the majority of CDBG funds are used for capital projects, housing repair, and economic development. Capital projects involve the acquisition and/or improvement of real property. CDBG funds may be used for acquisition of land and buildings as well as for design, engineering, permits and construction costs. Funds may also be used for related project costs such as property appraisal, property surveys, closing costs, legal fees, demolition, hazardous materials abatement, landscaping, project management and relocation assistance for households or businesses displaced temporarily or permanently by a CDBG-assisted project.

Applications are due by May 2 at 3 p.m. in City Secretary Office at City Hall located at 3519 Liberty Drive, Pearland, Texas 77581. $40,586 is available for distribution in awards to social service agencies (501 (c) 3 IRS charities) and requests should be limited to costs not to exceed $10,000.

Click here to download the 2015 Application form.

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