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Introduction
The Small Cities Community Development Block Grant Program helps smaller local governments fund community projects that might not otherwise be financially feasible. Through funding from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, the program allows each community to determine which projects are most needed, with a focus on four areas:
- Housing
- Neighborhood Revitalization
- Commercial Revitalization
- Economic Development
The national objectives of the program are to benefit low- and moderate-income persons, eliminate slum or blight, and address urgent community development needs.
Examples of eligible activities:
- rehabilitation and preservation of housing
- water and sewer improvements
- street improvements
- economic development activities
- downtown revitalization
- parks and recreation projects
- drainage improvements
Who can apply for funding?
Non-entitlement cities with fewer than 50,000 residents and counties with fewer than 200,000 residents, or cities that opt out of an urban entitlement program, are eligible to apply for Small Cities Community Development Block Grants.
Applications for Economic Development grants may be submitted at any time. Grant requests for the other three categories (Housing, Neighborhood Revitalization, and Commercial Revitalization) are submitted annually. Communities may apply if they have no open grants in these three categories, but they may have up to two open Economic Development grants. Grant contracts are written for two-year periods.
Resources
- Notice of Funding Availability and Application Workshop (Word)
- 2008 Application Cycle Timeline (Word)
- 2008 Application Cycle Downloads
- 2008 Application Workshop Presentation (pdf)
- About the Program
- Rule Chapter 9B-43, Florida Administrative Code (external website)
- About the Section 108 Loan Guarantee Program
- About the Disaster Recovery Initiative
- Forms, Documents and Program Guidance
- Environmental Review Process
- The State of Florida Consolidated Plan
- Related Links
- Rebuilding Our Neighborhoods Manual
News
- Florida CDBG Newsletter (coming soon)
- Building Blocks Newsletters
Funds Requests and Payments
- FloridaPAPERS Login
- FloridaPAPERS Requests For Funds Process
- Florida Accounting Information Resource (FLAIR) - Use to check on subgrantee payments
Contact Us
Staff Contacts by Region
Department of Community Affairs
Division of Housing and Community Development
Small Cities Community Development Block Grant Program
2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100
Gail Stafford (interim) (850) 487-3644
Fax: (850) 922-5609
E-Mail: gail.stafford@dca.state.fl.us