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Community Development Block Grants Competitive Cycle is a grant program from the Missouri Department of Economic Development that funds improvements to publicly-owned facilities and infrastructure in Missouri communities. Eligible projects include construction of community facilities, clearance of vacant and dilapidated buildings, and recovery-related infrastructure improvements.
The program allows communities to apply for nearly any publicly-owned facility upgrade, offering significant flexibility for local priorities. Eligible applicants include Missouri municipalities, counties, and nonprofit organizations. Award amounts vary by project.
The FY25 competitive cycle has closed, with the next application cycle expected to open in Spring 2026. Organizations interested in future funding should monitor the department for updated application timelines.
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Community Development Block Grants Competitive Cycle | Department of Economic Development Community Development Block Grants Competitive Cycle FY25 Competitive Application Cycle is Closed! The next application cycle is expected to open in Spring 2026. This category allows communities to apply for improvements to nearly any publicly-owned facility or infrastructure, as well as the clearance of vacant, dilapidated buildings.
This program helps Missouri communities construct facilities that will serve a large portion of the public with a variety of services. With education and health/well-being programs taking priority, communities can utilize this program to construct senior centers, day care centers, rural health clinics, telecommunications, and 911 services, among others.
This program helps Missouri communities strengthen its local economy by improving local public infrastructure, streets, drainage, and bridges. Reliable and sustainable infrastructure helps support the business community as well as residents. These grants help Missouri communities with demolition of vacant, dilapidated structures (primarily residential) in blighted areas and that present safety hazards.
Eligibility requirements: Applications that prove a need for the facility to serve a large portion of the public and implement a variety of services and programs will receive consideration. Education and health/well-being programs are priorities. The facility must establish its ability to sustain the operation long after construction is complete.
The Neighborhood Assistance Tax Credit Program and USDA Rural Development are programs where CDBG funds may match a larger project. At least 51% of the population of the beneficiaries served must be low to moderate-income persons.
Community facilities, including senior centers, day care centers, community centers, youth centers, 911 services, rural health clinics (facilities without state funding), telecommunications, and others designed to provide a service or group of services from one central location for a prescribed area of residents or users. This may include the infrastructure necessary to support the facility, as well.
A local government or non-profit agency must own the facility. It is the responsibility of the city/county applicant to ensure the non-profit status of the entity seeking assistance. The non-profit organization must have adequate operating funds and management structure to successfully operate the facility.
Current limit is $500,000 or $5,000 per benefitting household. Program Benefits/Eligible Uses: Grants may be used for construction for publicly owned infrastructure. Operation and maintenance activities are not eligible.
The maximum amount any applicant can apply for is $500,000 or $5,000 per household. Communities participating in this activity must, at a minimum, determine blighted structures by applying existing dangerous building ordinance, building code level of violation or applicable occupancy or habitability designation or code violation in a manner consistent with their ordinance.
Program Benefits/Eligible Uses: Eligible uses of the funds are demolition, plus necessary professional services such as asbestos inspection and demolition inspection. Current limit is $200,000 for residential only and $300,000 including commercial.
Any community attempting to qualify a project under the LMI Area Benefit (LMA) National Objective by Census must use the 2016-2020 LMI Data - Local Government Low- and Moderate-Income Summary Data, available on HUD’s website (accessed here ).
Data may be accessed on the right hand column of the website by selecting “Local Government Summaries” for municipal- and county-level data, or one of the other dataset links for other defined Census geographies. CDBG Low- and Moderate-Income Data New Low- and Moderate-Income Summary Data (LMISD) based on the 2016-2020 American Community Survey (ACS) are now available in spreadsheet form. A new interactive map application is posted.
1. Review the FY25 CDBG Competitive Cycle Application Guidelines 3. Create an application and add Collaborators 4.
Submit application by 5 p. m. July 28, 2025 5.
Applications will be reviewed for completeness and accuracy by CDBG Staff 6. Address application inaccuracies sent via Submittable 7. To submit program documents, please upload files to the CDBG Box Account.
FY25 CDBG Competitive Cycle Application Guidelines Training Video: CDBG FY25 Competitive Cycle Application Training | Training Slides: CDBG FY25 Competitive Cycle Application Training For general questions, contact the CDBG office: CDBG Phone: ( 573)751-3600 FY 2025 Submittable Companion Guide Coming Soon 2016-2020 LMI Data - Local Government 2016-2020 LMI Data - All Block Groups
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Missouri municipalities, counties, and nonprofit organizations. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
Current published award information indicates Varies Always verify allowable costs, matching requirements, and funding caps directly in the sponsor documentation.
The current target date is rolling deadlines or periodic funding windows. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, attachments, and final submission checks.
Federal grant success rates typically range from 10-30%, varying by agency and program. Build a strong proposal with clear objectives, measurable outcomes, and a well-justified budget to improve your chances.
Requirements vary by sponsor, but typically include a project narrative, budget justification, organizational capability statement, and key personnel CVs. Check the official notice for the complete list of required attachments.
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Review timelines vary by funder. Federal agencies typically take 3-6 months from submission to award notification. Foundation grants may be faster, often 1-3 months. Check the program's timeline in the official solicitation for specific dates.
Many federal programs offer multi-year funding or allow competitive renewals. Check the official solicitation for continuation and renewal policies. Non-competing continuation applications are common for multi-year awards.
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.