Building Stronger Rural Communities Through The CDBG Program
Written by: Jessica Sanders, CDBG Program Administrator
The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) is a flexible program that provides communities with resources to address a wide range of unique community development needs.CDBG has Two Types of Programs
The Entitlement Program that allocates annual grants to larger cities (over 50,000) and urban counties (over 200,000) and receive funding directly from HUD. And the Non-Entitlement Program, also known as the Small Cities’ CDBG program (referred to as CDBG non-entitlement).
GOED’s CDBG program is referred to as the Non-Entitlement Program and receives funding directly from HUD and awards grants to smaller units of general local government (cities under 50,000 and counties under 200,000) that carry out community development activities. Annually, the state develops funding priorities and criteria for selecting projects.
Nevada’s priorities are established by the five year consolidated planning process, state priorities, and the regional community and economic development needs of the communities.
Nevada’s CDBG priorities for the next five-years have been established:
- Acquisition of property for public purposes
- Construction or reconstruction of streets, water and sewer facilities, neighborhood centers, recreation facilities, and other public works.
- Demolition
- Rehabilitation of public and private buildings
- Planning and capacity building activities