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Community Development Block Grant

Learn about the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs' Community Development Block Grant program, which has provided over $700 million in funds for 2,000 projects since 1982. The program benefits low- to moderate-income individuals, supports slum and blight clearance, and helps meet urgent community needs through various funding methods.

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Community Development Block Grant

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  1. Community Development Block Grant Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs Shabbir Olia

  2. Community Development Block Grant • Since 1982 • Non-Entitlement Areas • National Objectives • Benefit 51% LMI persons • Clearance of slum and Blight • Meet urgent needs • Over $700 million in funds • 2,000 projects

  3. Distribution Method • Competitive Funds • Community Enhancement Fund • Planning Fund • Economic Development Fund 2012 anticipated allocation $20 million

  4. Competitive Funds • Essential needs type projects • Grant ceilings • Small City & County $350,000 • Large City $450,000 • Typical activities • water & sewer extensions and rehabilitation, • street and drainage improvements, etc. • Point scoring system • Nature of Benefits • Local Match • Cost/Benefit Ratio

  5. Community Enhancement Fund • Quality of life type projects • Grant ceiling $250,000 - Grant Minimum $50,000 • Typical activities • facilities for fire protection, • senior centers, • boys and girls clubs, • recreational facilities, • community centers, etc.

  6. Planning Fund • Plan for orderly growth, regional development, & revitalization efforts • Grant ceiling $40,000 • Typical planning activities • comprehensive plans, • elements of comprehensive plans, • downtown revitalization plans, • regional strategies, etc.

  7. Economic Development Fund • Eligibility - job creation (retention) • ED Grants • infrastructure improvements, e.g., water, sewer, rail spurs, access roads, docks, etc. • ceiling $200,000 (can be waived) • fifteen + jobs / commitment from business • SIC code 20-39 or significant economic impact • local match 20% • no intrastate relocation • no construction prior to grant award or release of environmental conditions

  8. Economic Development Fund • ED Incubator Projects ($250,000) • ED Loans ($250,000) • ED Float Loans ($10 million) • Sec. 108 Loan Guarantee ($10 million)

  9. Community Development Block Grant Shabbir Olia (334) 242-5468 shabbir.olia@adeca.alabama.gov

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