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Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program is a grant administered by the Kentucky Department for Local Government (DLG) on behalf of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that funds community revitalization, affordable housing, economic opportunities, public infrastructure, and community facilities and services.
DLG administers approximately $26 million annually, with the 2026 cycle distributing $25,988,523 across program areas including Community Projects, Economic Development, Housing, and Public Facilities. All project activities must meet at least one HUD national objective: benefit to low- and moderate-income persons, elimination of slums or blight, or urgent community development needs.
All Kentucky cities and counties are eligible except Ashland, Bowling Green, Covington, Elizabethtown, Henderson, Hopkinsville, Lexington-Fayette, Louisville/Jefferson County, Owensboro, and Paducah, which receive CDBG funds directly from HUD.
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Community Development Block Grant - Kentucky Department for Local Government Community Development Block Grant Community Development Block Grant The Department for Local Government (DLG) administers approximately $26 million annually from the U.S. Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program.
The CDBG program provides assistance to communities for use in revitalizing neighborhoods, expanding affordable housing and economic opportunities, providing infrastructure and/or improving community facilities and services. With the participation of their citizens, communities can devote these funds to a wide range of activities that best serve their own particular development priorities.
All project activities must meet at least one of three national objectives: Benefit to low and moderate income persons Prevention or elimination of slums or blight Meeting particularly urgent community development needs For the 2026 funding cycle, DLG will receive $25,988,523 for distribution.
Funds are designated for various program areas including Community Projects, Community Emergency Relief Fund, Economic Development, Housing, Public Facilities Public Services (Recovery Kentucky).
Who Can Apply: All cities and counties are eligible to apply for the funds with the exception of Ashland, Bowling Green, Covington, Elizabethtown, Henderson, Hopkinsville, Lexington-Fayette County, Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government, Owensboro and Paducah. These entitlement communities receive CDBG funds directly from HUD.
Application Process : Please see to the 2026 CDBG Guidelines Handbook and HUD Section 108 Guidelines posted below. Project Review Criteria: For a project to be funded, a determination must be made regarding project need, reasonability of costs, and overall effectiveness.
Special Requirements: CDBG funds are federal funds allocated by HUD and must comply with numerous federal regulations such as Davis-Bacon wage rates, procurement standards and environmental review procedures, fair housing/equal opportunity, financial management and acquisition requirements. All requirements are set forth in the CDBG Handbook.
Kentucky's CDBG Consolidated Plan Consolidated Plan is the Commonwealth's application and distribution plan for U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD) Programs (CDBG, ESG, HOME, HOPWA, and HTF). Kentucky Housing Corporation (KHC) and the Department for Local Government (DLG) are the agencies responsible for submission of the plan to HUD.
Community Development Block Grant Guidelines and Applications Community Development Block Grant Resources and Forms Community Development Block Grant Handbook Community Projects The Community program is designed to provide funds for community development projects that address human service needs, such as senior centers, crisis centers, fire stations and facilities that provide services to low-income persons.
Community Emergency Relief Fund (CERF) CERF funds are provided to give communities a means to restore infrastructure or housing that severe weather or natural disasters have negatively impacted. Economic Development Economic development project include microenterprise and small business development, large-scale commercial and industrial development, and job creation, job retention, and job training activities.
Housing Program The Housing program works to fund projects designed to develop decent, safe, sanitary and affordable housing. Public Facilities Public Facilities provides funding to primarily develop Kentucky's water and wastewater systems. Public Services (Recovery Kentucky) CDBG Public Services funds, in the form of operational costs, to support the Recovery Kentucky Program.
Training Upcoming trainings as well as materials from past training sessions. Build America, Buy America (BABA) A domestic content procurement preference to ensure any "infrastructure project" funded by HUD use materials produced in the United States. Program Areas and Allocations Community Emergency Relief Fund (CERF) TBD: Amount based on need Public Services (Recovery KY)
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: All cities and counties are eligible to apply for funds, with the exception of Ashland, Bowling Green, Covington, Elizabethtown, Henderson, Hopkinsville, Lexington-Fayette County, Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Gover… Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
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The current target date is January 30, 2027. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, attachments, and final submission checks.
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The Fund for Women & Girls Grant Program is sponsored by The Foundation for Enhancing Communities (TFEC). The Fund for Women & Girls, an initiative of TFEC, makes grants to local nonprofit organizations in specific South Central PA counties. The grants support projects that advance the lives of women and girls by providing opportunities to address basic needs, develop economic self-sufficiency, and strengthen health and safety needs.
VGF grants will be used to develop and/or support community-based entities to recruit, manage, and support volunteers. CNCS seeks to fund effective approaches that expand volunteering, strengthen the capacity of volunteer connector organizations to recruit and retain skill-based volunteers, and develop strategies to use volunteers effectively to solve problems. Specifically, the VGF grants will support efforts that expand the capacity of volunteer connector organizations to recruit, manage, support and retain individuals to serve in high quality volunteer assignments.Applicants that receive funding under this Notice may directly carry out the activities supported under the award, or may carry out the activities by making sub-grants to community-based entities, supporting volunteer generation at these entities.). Funding Opportunity Number: AC-05-25-21. Assistance Listing: 94.021. Funding Instrument: G. Category: O. Award Amount: $6.1M total program funding.