Community Development Block Grant Program ::

State Consolidated Plan for Housing and Community Development
– Draft 2011 Annual Action Plan

Board actions regarding CDBG from June 3 board meeting

Click here for Reporting System for CDBG Recipients

Performance Evaluation Report (PER 2010)

ABOUT THE PROGRAM
The Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG) is a federally funded pass through grant program from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The Business Council is Wyoming’s designated agency for administering the program.

The state has received an annual funding allocation ranging from a low of $2.2 million to a high of $3.75 million. For more information, contact Shawn Reese, Investment Ready Communities Director at 307.777.2813.

• CDBG Applications and Rules
  
  
• CDBG Forms and Manuals
  
  
• CDBG Action Plan
  
  
• CDBG Executive Summary

2010 IRC Grant and Loan Application and Award Schedule

New! Check out the Investment Ready Communities Project portfolio! The portfolio is a complete listing of the Business Ready Community, Community Facilities and Community Development Block Grant Projects separated by county.

Federally Imposed National Objectives
Wyoming is given broad authority to design and structure a program that meets the community and economic development needs of Wyoming communities, however, any project funded with CDBG funds must meet one of three HUD imposed national objectives. The three objectives are:

• Benefit to low and moderate income families
• Elimination of slums and blight
• Projects which meet an urgent community development need that pose a serious and immediate threat to the health or welfare of the community

Moderate income is defined as eighty percent of the median income and adjusted by family size. For example, for most areas of the state, a household income of $44,000 per year for a family of four is considered a moderate income.

Eligible Applicants
Only counties and incorporated cities and towns are eligible to apply for CDBG funds. Local governments may apply on behalf of other units of government, non-profit and for-profit businesses and special interest groups.

The cities of Casper and Cheyenne are not eligible because they are entitlement cities and receive CDBG funds directly from HUD. However, Laramie and Natrona counties may apply on behalf of a project located within the municipal boundaries of Cheyenne or Casper, respectively, if it can be demonstrated the benefits of the project are available on a county-wide basis.

Types of Projects

1. Community Development and Housing -Has three funding categories: Public Infrastructure Grants, Access for the Disabled Grants, Community Facilities Grants. Contact Sandy Quinlan, Community Development Block Grant Program Manager, 307.777.2825.
   
   
2. Economic Development - Has two funding categories with most grants requiring job creation: Infrastructure Grants and  Downtown Development Grants. Contact Sandy Quinlan, Community Development Block Grant Program Manager, 307.777.2825.
   
   
3. Planning Grants and Loan Program - Has six grant categories: Job Training Grants, Planning Only Grants, Technical Assistance Grants, Convertible Loans, Float Loans and Section 108 Loans. Contact Julie Kozlowski, Community Development Block Grant Program Manager at 307.777.2812.