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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) funds help strengthen Maryland’s communities by expanding affordable housing opportunities, creating jobs, stabilizing neighborhoods and improving overall quality of life. ABOUT CDBG WHO CAN APPLY USES OF FUNDS APPLICATION CONTACT RELATED LINKS WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO APPLY? Units of general local government in non-entitlement counties with a population of less than 200,000 and non-entitlement cities and towns of less than 50,000 population are eligible to apply. Multiple jurisdictions may jointly apply for funds. Other entities, public or private, may be a subrecipient of the eligible local government. Applications for projects in entitlement counties and cities cannot be accepted by the State. Applications for projects in entitlement areas must be submitted to the local jurisdiction for funding. Entitlement jurisdictions are: Counties: Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Harford, Howard, Montgomery and Prince George’s. Cities: Annapolis, Baltimore, Cumberland, Frederick, Hagerstown and Salisbury. List of Eligible Jurisdictions HOW DOES THE PROGRAM WORK? Congress created the Community Development Block Grant Program under Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974. The primary objective is to develop viable communities, provide decent housing and a suitable living environment, and to expand economic opportunities, principally for persons of low and moderate income. The U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) oversees the Program. The CDBG Program is comprised of two parts. The Entitlement Program is directly administered by HUD and provides Federal funds to large metropolitan "entitlement" communities. The States and Small Cities Program provides Federal funds to the States and Puerto Rico (with the exception of Hawaii) who then distribute funds to "non-entitlement" counties, small cities and towns. Congress allocates funds to the program annually. The Entitlement Program receives approximately 70% of the allocation and the remaining 30% is distributed to the States and Small Cities Program. Maryland's CDBG Program is administered by the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD), in cooperation with the Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development (DBED). Funding Levels The State of Maryland receives its share of the 30% allocated to States and Small Cities based on poverty and population statistics. Maryland's Program is divided into two major funding categories: Community Development and Economic Development. Community Development receives approximately 72% of the allocation and Economic Development receives 25%. The remaining funds are spent for State administration of the Program (2% + $100,000) and technical assistance to grantees (1%).
USES OF FUNDS CDBG funded projects must meet one of three national objectives: Principally benefits persons of low- and moderate- income Eliminates slum and blight Meets an urgent need of recent origin threatens public health and safety Eligible projects generally fall into three types: Housing Public facilities (water/sewer; streets; childcare, senior or community centers; shelters) Economic development projects Over a designated three-year period, the State must cumulatively use 70% of its allocation to benefit persons of low and moderate income.
APPLICATION The State notifies eligible localities of the availability of funds and conducts training sessions on application development. Funds are awarded in three categories: Community Development Applications for Community Development projects are accepted once each year through a competitive process. Economic Development Applicants must request a pre-application meeting with the Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development (DBED) and be invited to submit an application. To request a meeting, contact Les Hall at lhall@choosemaryland.org or 410-767-6356. Special Projects and Planning Applications for Special Projects and Planning can be submitted at any time throughout the year. Applicants must meet certain criteria for a project to qualify as Special. Additionally, there are limitations on the use of CDBG funds for planning activities. See Related Links for application material and criteria.
MORE INFORMATION Cindy Stone Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development Division of Neighborhood Revitalization Community Development Block Grant Program 100 Community Place Crownsville, Maryland 21032 410-514-7256, 1-800-756-0119 stonec@mdhousing.org Les Hall Director of Small Business Finance Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development Community Development Block Grant 410-767-6356 lhall@choosemaryland.org
RELATED LINKS SFY 11 Application (DOC) SFY 11 Policies and Procedures (PDF) SFY 11 Project Evaluation Guide & Additional Policies and Procedures (PDF) ALERT: NEW: Data Universal Numbering (DUNS) number required for all applicants to the Maryland CDBG Program. It must be included on the application. Obtaining a DUNS number is quick and easy. "Click here for a PDF document of instructions. Contact List for CDBG Approved Awards State Fiscal Year 2009 (PDF) 2007 Census Update (PDF) HUD Guide to National Objectives & Eligible Activities 2010 HUD Income Limits Effective May 17, 2010 (PDF) CDBG Monitoring Handbook

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