Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)

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2025-2029 Consolidated Plan Public Input Survey

The Consolidated Plan is prepared every five years, and its planning process serves as the framework for a community-wide dialogue to identify housing, economic, and community development needs and priorities. This plan provides the framework that helps the City prioritize spending of CDBG grant funds and the City wants to hear from you.

To help you rank the spending categories, below are examples of some of the ways the fund dollars can be spent: please don't try to rank examples, only spending categories.

Housing

Example: Funds may be used to assist low to moderate income homeowners with repair, rehabilitation, or reconstruction of owner-occupied units

Example: Handicapped accessibility programs such as the installation of ramps, grab bars or other modification activities that assist individuals with mobility in their homes (for low to moderate income households)

Example: Homeownership assistance such as help with down payment or closing cost assistance for low to moderate income individuals

Other Real Property Activities

Example: Evaluation and removal of lead-based paint in residential units for low to moderate income households

Example: Energy efficiency improvements such as weatherization activities that include the installation of energy efficient appliances, windows and/or doors for existing homeowners who are considered low to moderate income households

Example: Buying real property to convert an existing building into a homeless shelter or low-income rental units

Public Facilities and Improvements

Example: Installation of sidewalks, re-paving street or building a community park in areas determined to need revitalization

Example: Building a public school, library, or recreational facility

Example: Buying or building a homeless shelter, group homes and ½ way house.

Economic Development

Example: Grants to businesses that provide job training skill building through class work for low to moderate income individuals

Example: Making public facility improvements such as remodeling a library, senior center or other public facility

Example: Giving grants or loans to small businesses with less than 5 employees to cover start-up costs

Other Activities

Example: Paying for special garbage, trash and debris removal such as a neighborhood cleanup campaign

Example: Family relocation assistance when the City buys abuilding determined to be used for another public purpose and this activity displaces existing families

Example: Providing grant to business that employ individuals from low to moderate income households to support economic development