Community Opportunity Grant

Community Opportunity Grant is sponsored by City of Coeur d'Alene. Provides funding for projects benefiting low- and moderate-income individuals or neighborhoods in Coeur d'Alene, including public facilities, public services, and affordable housing.

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Join us for an Informational Workshop on Thursday, May 7, at 2:00pm, at City Hall Ron Edinger Conference Room (2nd floor) City of Coeur d’Alene Seeks Applications for Community Opportunity Grants The City of Coeur d’Alene is currently accepting applications for the Plan Year 2026 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program funding cycle of its Community Opportunity Grant (COG).

The 2026 Plan Year begins on October 1, 2026, and runs until September 30, 2027. Any for profit, nonprofit organization, or business may apply for CDBG COG funds for qualifying projects and services that benefit low- and moderate-income (LMI) people or neighborhoods in Coeur d’Alene. Applicants must be in compliance with federal, state, and local laws and regulations.

Funding for the City’s CDBG Program is provided through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), (reference 24 CFR Part 570). The City has been notified that its Plan Year 2026 allocation will be $272,696. Of the upcoming allocation, approximately $60,020 will be made available in Plan Year 2026 COG funding which includes $4,863 of remaining Plan Year 2022 grant funds for reallocation.

Eligible projects will be considered including Public Facilities, Public Services, and LMI Affordable Housing, including for-sale and for-rent products. A maximum of $20,904 will be available for Public Service projects.

Projects must further the goals of the City of Coeur d’Alene’s 5-Year Consolidated Plan and meet at least one (1) National Objective as defined by HUD (Benefit to low- and moderate-income (LMI) persons, Aid in the prevention or elimination of slums or blight, Meet an urgent need). Project proposals must request funding of at least $10,000 to be considered. An Educational Workshop will be held in-person on May 7, 2026 , at 2:00 p.

m. , in the Ron Edinger Conference Room (2 nd floor) located at Coeur d’Alene City Hall, 710 E. Mullan Ave, Coeur d’Alene, ID, 83814.

Workshop Agenda Applications are due May 29, 2026, by 5:00 p. m. Submit a hard copy to the City of Coeur d’Alene, Attn: Sherrie Badertscher, 710 E.

Mullan Ave, Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814, or email to [email protected] . Individualized technical assistance, to discuss specific funding proposals, or assistance with application troubleshooting is available by contacting the City's Grant Administrator Sherrie Badertscher by email to [email protected] , or by phone to 208-769-2382.

Application Help Materials: Eligible Activities - Matrix Codes The Three (3) Main National Objective Codes We Use Are: LMA - Low/Mod Area Benefit Activities providing benefits that are available to all the residents of a particular area, at least 51% of whom are low/mod income.

LMA areas can be identified using the City's LMI Census Tracts Map LMC - Low/Mod Limited Clientele Benefit Activities that benefit a limited clientele, at least 51% of whom are low/mod income. LMC activities provide benefits to a specific group of persons rather than to all the residents of a particular area.

LMH - Low/Mod Housing Benefit Activities undertaken to provide or improve permanent residential structures that will be occupied by low/mod income households. 24 CFR 570 : Regulation for CDBG