Social Services Block Grant (SSBG)

Social Services Block Grant (SSBG) is sponsored by Davis County. Davis County receives an annual allocation from the U. S.

Department of Health and Human Services to fund eligible social services activities in Davis County.

Grants and Community Development Grants and Community Development Davis County administers several grant programs which are funded by federal or state resources. Each has different objectives and benefit different communities or residents of the County. These grant programs are listed below with summaries of their objectives, descriptions and application information.

Community Development Block Grant Davis County receives annual funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Urban County Entitlement Program. Davis County has received these funds since 2010.

The Davis County Community & Economic Development Department (CED) administers and distributes CDBG funds to eligible subrecipients to carry out community development activities or projects supporting the goal of developing viable urban communities within the county.

CDBG funds can be used for a wide variety of projects/programs, so long as those projects/programs primarily benefit low/moderate income communities, individuals and/or families.

Examples of eligible activities include, ● Acquisition/demolition of real property ● Public facilities and improvements (including acquisition, construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation or installation of public facilities and improvements) ● Public services (with limitations) ● Development of water/sewer facilities and/or streets ● Rehabilitation of residential and non-residential structures ● Construction of public safety buildings ● Affordable housing projects ● Rehabilitation of single/multi-family housing units ● Homeownership assistance Project proposals must be for activities located within the eligible boundaries of Davis County or demonstrate the clients served, for which County CDBG funds will be used, reside within Davis County.

The County includes the cities of: Bountiful, Centerville, Clinton, Farmington, Fruit Heights, Kaysville, South Weber, Sunset, Syracuse, West Bountiful, West Point, Woods Cross and the balance of the unincorporated county. Davis County accepts applications for CDBG funding on an annual basis usually in the first quarter of the calendar year and awards funding on or before July 1st .

All funded applicants will have a July 1st to June 30th contract period coinciding with the County’s CDBG program year. All applications will be submitted through the County’s online application portal Neighborly. DC Section 108 Loan Gurantee Proposed Application (Final) 6.

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Spanish CDBG AAP Public Hearing #1 English 2026 CDBG-HOME-SSBG NOFO English 2026 CDBG-HOME-SSBG NOFO Spanish 30 Day Comment Period and Public Hearing (English) 30 Day Comment Period and Public Hearing (Spanish) Davis County receives another source of annual funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Home Investment Partnership Program (HOME Program) for affordable housing projects.

Davis County will receive its first allocation in July 2025. The Davis County HOME Consortium is an inter-jurisdictional partnership between Clearfield City, Layton City, and the Urban County (Davis County). Davis County Community and Economic Development serves as the “Lead Entity” and is responsible for administering the program on behalf of all 15 cities in the County.

The HOME Program provides formula grants to states and localities to fund a wide range of activities including building, buying, and/or rehabilitating affordable housing for rent or homeownership or providing direct rental assistance to low-income people/households. Davis County’s program goals are consistent with those stated in the National Objective and in the 2024-2028 Five (5) Year Consolidated Plan.

The County also sets aside a portion of funding to partner with Community Housing Development Organizations (CHDO’s) who exemplify the capacity to develop affordable housing that serves low and moderate income persons within Davis County. HOME activities must adhere to federal eligibility requirements to ensure consistency with the national objectives.

Proposed activities/projects for the HOME program must satisfy a priority outlined in Davis County’s 2024-2028 Consolidated Plan and its priority activities listed in the Consortium’s approved policies and procedures.

Examples of priority activities include: Re-syndication and/or preservation of expiring deed restricted multi-family projects New construction of deed restricted multi-family and single family affordable housing units Single family projects must construct a minimum of 15 homes Property acquisition for the purpose of constructing affordable multi-family and single family Single family projects must construct a minimum of 15 homes Rehabilitation/conversion of existing buildings for affordable multi-family housing Project based vouchers for the subsidization of rents for multi-family housing projects Direct homebuyer assistance Homeowner (owner-occupied) rehabilitation Tenant based rental assistance (TBRA) Project proposals must be for activities located within the eligible boundaries of Davis County or demonstrate the clients served, for which HOME funds will be used, reside within Davis County.

Davis County accepts applications for HOME funding on an annual basis usually in the first quarter of the calendar year and awards funding on or before July 1st. All funded applicants will have a July 1st to June 30th contract period coinciding with the County’s CDBG/HOME program year. All applications will be submitted through the County’s online application portal Neighborly.

2025-2029 Davis County Consolidated Plan Draft Establishing And Managing a Successful HOME Consortium 2025-2029 2nd Public Notice and Comment Period on Consolidated Plan Spanish 2025-2029 2nd Public Notice and Comment Period on Consolidated Plan English 2025-2026 Public Notice 1st Hearing on Annual Action Plan English and Spanish Davis County is continuing to look for ways to help residents with homeownership and home affordability throughout the County.

This is why we are proud to announce a partnership with Salt Lake Valley Habitat for Humanity to launch a new Critical Home Repair Program (CHiRP) for qualified homeowners living in Davis County. Social Services Block Grant (SSBG) Davis County receives an annual allocation from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services fund eligible social services activities in Davis County.

Funds are geared toward expanding opportunities and fostering healthier families by addressing the identified education and income needs as well as fundamental housing, food, health, and safety concerns.

Examples of eligible activities include, but are not limited to: Services to Persons with Disabilities Home-delivered & Congregate Meals Independent/Transitional living Applicants must have documented established guidelines for serving low and moderate-income households. Non-profits (501c3) and government entities that directly provide human service to Davis County residents are eligible to submit project proposals.

All applications must comply with the federal program requirements depending on the funding awarded for each project. Davis County accepts applications for SSBG funding on an annual basis usually in the first quarter of the calendar year and awards funding on or before July 1st. All funded applicants will have a July 1st to June 30th contract period coinciding with the County’s CDBG program year.

All applications will be submitted through the County’s online application portal Neighborly. SSBG FY23-24 Public Notice NOFO SSBG FY23-24 Public Notice NOFO Spanish SSBG FY23-24 Public Notice NOFO Spanish SSBG FY23-24 Public Notice NOFO Homeownership Assistance Program Home prices in the last several years have dramatically appreciated across the state.

Davis County recognizes this unprecedented challenge to homeownership and has created a homeownership assistance program to assist low/moderate income families purchase a home that they may otherwise never be able to afford Local Homeless Council (LHC) The Davis County Local Homeless Council (LHC) is a coalition of government officials, service providers, representatives from the health department, sheriff’s office, and other stakeholders that meet every other month to coordinate and discuss issues related to homelessness in Davis County.

The LHC is chaired by Davis County Commissioner Lorene Kamalu. measurable outcomes for addressing the root causes of homelessness. Davis County itself does not operate any homeless facilities, however, the County is heavily involved in coordinating efforts with our local service providers and securing funding for identified priorities.

The In the 2023 state legislative session HB 499 was passed requiring counties of the first and second class to develop a winter overflow response plan. The winter overflow response plan is required to have a strategy for housing homeless individuals during the winter months beginning on October 15 th through April 30 th for winter 2024-2025 and 2025-2026.

Additionally, the new legislation requires that the County have a code blue response strategy over the same winter overflow period. A code blue is in effect when the temperature drops below 15 degrees or when weather conditions are adverse. A code blue event is issued by the Utah Department of Health and requires that the County in collaboration with cities and service providers coordinate and provide shelter to unhoused individuals.

As required by the legislation, the Davis County Council of Governments has convened a winter overflow response task force that is tasked with determining the County’s winter overflow and code blue response strategy.

Davis County is uniquely challenged in this endeavor because the County does not have a homeless shelter and therefore homeless individuals have taken up shelter north in Weber County or south in Salt Lake County where facilities exist. Beginning in 2024, the County is required to have a location(s) to house homeless individuals during the winter overflow period.

The winter overflow task force is currently convening regular monthly meeting to determine the more appropriate strategy that complies with the legislation. More updates will be posted as they become Martin Luther King Jr. Day