Community Impact Fund Board Programs

Community Impact Fund Board Programs is sponsored by Utah Permanent Community Impact Fund Board (CIB). The CIB provides loans and/or grants to state agencies and subdivisions of the state that are socially or economically impacted by mineral resource development on federal lands.

Community Impact Board - Moab Sun News Utah Community Impact Board The Permanent Community Impact Fund Board — known across rural Utah as the CIB — distributes a share of the federal mineral royalties Utah receives from oil, gas, and coal production on public lands.

That money goes back to the counties, cities, towns, and special service districts most affected by extraction, in the form of grants and loans for public infrastructure: water systems, roads, fire trucks, clinics, civic buildings. This page is a reference for readers following CIB coverage in the Moab Sun News. It explains how the board works, who sits on it, and where to find the primary documents.

Get updates on Community Impact Board news This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. What the Community Impact Board does The Permanent Community Impact Fund Board awards grants and loans to rural Utah communities impacted by mineral resource development on federal lands. Eligible applicants include counties, cities, towns, school districts, special service districts, and other local subdivisions.

Eligible projects cover the planning, construction, and maintenance of public facilities and services — drinking water and sewer systems, roads, fire and emergency services, public buildings, and similar infrastructure. The board reviews applications three times per year, with deadlines on February 1, June 1, and October 1.

Funding decisions are made at quarterly meetings held in Salt Lake City and, occasionally, in rural host communities. The federal government collects royalties from oil, gas, and coal producers operating on public lands. Under the Mineral Leasing Act, the federal government returns roughly half of those royalties to the state where the extraction occurred.

Utah, in turn, directs a share of its federal mineral lease revenue into the Permanent Community Impact Fund, which the CIB administers. The board can fund projects as outright grants, as low-interest loans, or as a combination of the two. Interest rates and loan terms are set at the board’s discretion, with a “tool minimum” rate used as the baseline.

Financial hardship exemptions are available for communities that cannot service a loan.

By statute, the board is directed to consider specific factors when evaluating each application — listed in Utah Code 35A-8-307(2) — including the subdivision’s current mineral lease production, the feasibility of continued resource development, the applicant’s borrowing capacity, available federal assistance, probable population growth from resource development, existing public facilities, and the expected impact of development on public services.

CIB meetings are subject to Utah’s Open and Public Meetings Act. Agendas, audio recordings, and minutes are posted on the Utah Public Notice Website under the Department of Workforce Services. Applications, staff reports, and the annual report are available through the Department of Workforce Services Housing and Community Development division.

A 2020 performance audit of the CIB by the Utah Office of the Legislative Auditor General is available in the Resources panel below. 22 source documents, 2022–2026 CIB Decision — Source documents Two thank-you letters. Three meeting recordings.

A construction sign. The board's own policy manual. Finance documentation.

The primary source documents behind the Community Impact Board story. Read all source documents Read it yourself: Primary documents behind the Community Impact Board decision Moab Sun News April 18, 2026 August 24, 2026 5 mins Two thank-you letters. Three meeting recordings.

A construction sign. The board's own policy manual. Finance documentation.

The primary source documents behind the Community Impact Board story. State funding board denies Moab’s water project for ‘failing to acknowledge’ oil and gas money - Full transcript Moab Sun News April 17, 2026 April 18, 2026 19 mins The Utah Permanent Community Impact Fund Board unanimously rejected Moab City's $3 million application for a 1.

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