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Since the early 1980's, the state of Oregon has administered the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds for the non-entitlement cities and counties of the state. The primary objectives of the program are the development of viable (livable) urban communities by expanding economic opportunities and the provision of decent housing and a suitable living environment principally for persons of low- and moderate-income.
Each year, the state develops a Method of Distribution which establishes how the HUD CDBG funds will be used for that calendar year. The Method of Distribution also defines how the state will ensure that federal and state program objectives will be met.
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Eligible applicants
Only non-entitlement (non-metropolitan) cities and counties in rural Oregon can apply for and receive grants. Entitlement (urban) cities (Ashland, Bend, Corvallis, Eugene, Medford, Portland, Salem and Springfield) and counties (Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington, including cities therein) are not included in the state's 2007 CDBG program because they receive CDBG funds directly from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Tribes are ineligible to apply for CDBG funds from the state's program but can apply for tribal CDBG funds directly through HUD. A city or county may not apply for a project where the project to be constructed will be owned and operated by another eligible applicant or a state or federal agency
Eligible projects and activities
There is a broad range of activities that may be assisted with CDBG funds as defined in Section 105(a) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended. States that administer a non-entitlement CDBG program are required to establish procedures for distributing the funds and identification of the activities (priorities) that will be eligible for funding under the state's program. The priorities eligible for funding under Oregon's Community Development Block Grant program are:
Funding offered through the Oregon Economic & Community Development Department
- Economic Development
- Type One (a)—Publicly owned projects to acquire, develop, construct improvements to real property.
- Type One (b)—Publicly owned projects to extend infrastructure to serve industrial or commercial developments.
- Type Two—Establishment of economic development revolving loan funds to assist businesses with acquisition of real property, construction of improvements or buildings, business capital and the purchase of equipment.
- Microenterprise Assistance—Provision of general classroom training in recruitment and screening, business strategy, business planning and marketing, needs assessment, financial education and access to markets and other general support to owners of microenterprises or persons developing microenterprises
- Public Works
- Type One—Public water and wastewater system improvements
- Type Two—Brownfield Redevelopment
- Type Three—Downtown Revitalization
- Type Four—Off-Site Infrastructure
- Community/Public Facilities
- Type One—Facilities that rarely produce a reliable or sufficient revenue stream to repay a loan: Domestic Violence Shelters, Emergency/Homeless Shelters, Head Start Centers, Transitional Housing, Shelters/Workshops for People with Disabilities, Non-Profit Health Clinics, Mental Health Treatment Centers, Drug/Alcohol Treatment Centers, Full Service Senior Centers.
- Type Two—Facilities that generally provide services to the general community and may have a greater possibility of generating loan repayment revenue: Community Centers, Food Banks, Adult Learning Centers, Fire Stations, Libraries.
- Community Capacity/Technical Assistance—Grants for local capacity building.
- Emergency Projects—Projects arising from bona fide emergencies.
CDBG funding offered through the Oregon Housing and Community Services
- Regional housing rehabilitation
Rehabilitation of single-family housing occupied by low- and moderate-income persons residing withing the defined region.
- Regional housing resource centers
Provision of information and referral services regarding affordable housing residing within the defined region.
Criteria and limitations
All projects must meet one of three national objectives:
- Activities benefiting low- and moderate-income persons
- Activities aiding in the prevention or elimination of slums or blight
- Urgent need—other community development needs having particular urgency that pose a serious and immediate threat to the health or welfare of the community.
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Funding amounts
Grant funding is subject to applicant need, availability of funds, and other restrictions defined in the Method of Distribution. It is not possible to determine how much, if any, grant funds may be awarded prior to an analysis of the application and financial information. The maximum grant possible for any individual project under the program is:
- Economic Development: $750,000
- Microenterprise: $100,000
- Public Works—Water and Wastewater Improvements: $1,000,000, except for preliminary/engineering planning grants are capped at $150,000
- Public Works—Brownfield Redevelopment/Downtown Revitalization: $300,000
- Public Works—Off-site Infrastructure: $225,000
- Community/Public Facilities: $500,000 or $800,000 dependent upon project type
- Community CapacityTechnical Assistance: No specific limit per award (but limited overall funds)
- Emergency Grants: $500,000
- Regional Housing Rehabilitation: $400,000
- Housing Resource Centers: $48,000 to $60,000
- Emergency projects: $500,000
Match requirement
A 15 percent local match is required for all but the Public Works–Water and Wastewater Improvements, Regional Housing Rehabilitation and Housing Resource Center categories.
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2008 CDBG Performance Evaluation Report (PER)
2008 Performance Evaluation Report (PER) Intorduction (PDF)
Covering Years 2004 through 2008
2004 Grant project tables and narratives (PDF)
2005 Grant project tables and narratives (PDF)
2006 Grant project tables and narratives (PDF)
2007 Grant project tables and narratives (PDF)
2008 Grant project tables and narratives (PDF)
For the 2007 Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report (CAPER), go to www.oregon.gov/OHCS/HRS_Consolidated_Plan_5yearplan.shtml.
Applications
Grant funding is subject to applicant need, availability of funds, and other restrictions defined in the Method of Distribution. It is not possible to determine how much, if any, grant funds may be awarded prior to an analysis of the application and financial information. The maximum grant possible for any individual project under the program is:
- Economic Development: $750,000
- Microenterprise: $100,000
- Public Works—Water and Wastewater Improvements: $1,000,000, except for preliminary/engineering planning grants are capped at $150,000
- Public Works—Brownfield Redevelopment/Downtown Revitalization: $300,000
- Public Works—Off-site Infrastructure: $225,000
- Community/Public Facilities: $500,000 or $800,000 dependent upon project type
- Community CapacityTechnical Assistance: No specific limit per award (but limited overall funds)
- Emergency Grants: $500,000
- Regional Housing Rehabilitation: $400,000
- Housing Resource Centers: $48,000 to $60,000
- Emergency projects: $500,000
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2009 Community Development Block Grant 1st Quarter Awards
The department recently awarded more than $2 million in grants to 11 city and county projects. Grants from the Oregon CDBG program will assist Oregon communities with funding for important community infrastructure projects around the state as detailed below. Recently funded projects include a homeless shelter, wastewater system improvements, off-site infrastructure for affordable housing and services microenterprises.
The CDBG program supports a variety of local projects and services aimed at improving community livability for citizens with low- to moderate-income.
Community/Public Facility projects ($800,000):
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| City of Roseburg—Homeless Shelter |
$800,000 |
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Public Works projects ($1,225,000):
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| City of Lowell—Off-site Infrastructure for Affordable Housing |
$225,000
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| City of Sweethome—Sanitary Sewer Design/Construction |
$1,000,000
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| City of Lincoln City—Microenterprise Assistance |
$100,000 |
| City of Yoncalla—Microenterprise Assistance |
$60,000
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| City of Independence—Microenterprise Assistance |
$40,000
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| City of Maupin—Microenterprise Assistance |
$89,040
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| City of Junction City—Microenterprise Assistance |
$85,000
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| City of Philomath—Microenterprise Assistance |
$100,000
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| Benton County—Microenterprise Assistance |
$75,000
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| Jackson County—Microenterprise Assistance |
$62,500
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| Total Grant Dollars Awarded |
$2,636,540
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Additional 2009 CDBG 1st quarter award project information (PDF)
The department is accepting applications until June 30, 2009, for the programs second quarter, competitive round. Award decisions for the second quarter will be made in August 2009.
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