Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program
The Community Development Block Grant program (CDBG) helps the local units of government realize their potential by providing funds necessary to ensure decent housing, basic community services, environmental quality and economic opportunities for their residents. The State CDBG Program makes funds available to the local units of government except for the entitlement cities that show a genuine need for specific projects and can meet the program's state and federal eligibility requirements. In accordance with the Community Development Act of 1974, as amended, project activities must meet at least one of the following national objectives:
- Benefit low- and moderate-income persons;
- Aid in the prevention or elimination of slums or blight;
- Meet urgent needs because existing conditions pose a serious and immediate threat to the health or welfare of the community and other financial resources are not available to meet such needs.
A local unit of government may apply for CDBG funds in the Public Facilities and Economic Development categories.
The Public Facilities category provides funding for public improvements such as water, wastewater, drainage, streets and certain public buildings. This category includes a Regular Competition for funds as well as Small Government, Hardship and Emergency Set Asides, and Community Self-Help Program.
The Self-Help Category provides funding for public improvements such as water, wastewater, downtown improvements and recreational improvements.
Some Public Facilities projects may be funded under the stringent Urgent Needs/Emergencies national objective. An Urgent Needs/Emergencies project must prove a particular urgency because existing conditions pose a serious and immediate threat to the health or welfare of the community and meet other criteria such as the date of occurrence of the emergency condition.
The Economic Development category provides funding to the local units of government for eligible infrastructure improvements in the support of business start-ups and expansions. Job creation is the key to CDBG-assisted economic development. Economic Development Public Improvements subcategory provides grants to local governments on behalf of businesses for the provision of needs such as water, sewer and access roads. Economic Development Loans may be used for capital improvements, equipment or working capital at the discretion of the Community Services Division.
For more information, please select the categories listed below:
Click here for CDBG Forms
For more information:
Community Services Division
Telephone: 601.359.3179
Fax: 601.359.3108
community@mississippi.org
Or contact your local MDA Regional Office.