Notice of Funding Availability for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program/Grant Workshop

Notice of Funding Availability for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program/Grant Workshop
Posted on 03/05/2018

PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE OF FUNDING AVAILABILITY
MANATEE COUNTY, FLORIDA

Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME) and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG)

Manatee County has been notified that the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has proposed an estimated allocation of $2,274,903.00 for the 2018-19 program year CDBG, HOME and ESG programs. This allocation is an estimate based upon the 2017-18 funding year and is subject to change. (A maximum of 20% of the funds may be used for program planning and administration.) The CDBG program is primarily designed to help those residents who are of low- and/or moderate-income within CDBG eligible areas or for households who income qualify.

During February of 2018, public focus group meetings and public outreach meetings, were held to solicit stakeholder/citizen comments on Manatee County’s low and moderate-income housing and community
development needs, provide information about the eligibility of various kinds of activities, and answer questions regarding the grant programs. Feedback received will be used to assist Manatee County in
determining which priority needs identified in the 2017-22 Consolidated Plan are of highest priority, when reviewing grant applications for the 2018-19 program year.

Manatee County will be soliciting CDBG grant applications from non-profit organizations to assist in addressing the housing and community development needs of the County’s low- and moderate-income residents.

Applications for funding will be available through the Redevelopment and Economic Opportunity Department on March 5, 2018. In addition, a grant application workshop will be held on March 5, 2018 at the Manatee County Administrative Building, 4th floor Manatee Room, 1112 Manatee Avenue West, Bradenton, FL, from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., to give details and answer questions regarding the funding application. The County will be accepting applications until 4 p.m., Friday, March 30, 2018.

Visit our CDBG page for more information about how to apply.

Additional questions or comments may be sent to:

Bill O’Shea
Community Development Project Manager
Manatee County Redevelopment and Economic Opportunity Department
[email protected]
(941) 748-4501, ext. 6858
1112 Manatee Avenue West
Bradenton, FL 34205