From addressing local health and safety concerns to improving local facilities such as senior centers and community centers, CDBG programs are designed to support your community's wellbeing and greater capacity for growth. Grants are available in a variety of categories and can be utilized for a variety of community development initiatives.
Notice: Downtown Revitalization Application Training
The Missouri Department of Economic Development’s (DED) Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program hosted an application training session on Tuesday, September 19, 2023, for the Downtown Revitalization Program.
The Downtown Revitalization Program opened on Wednesday, September 6, 2023, and is an open-cycle program, meaning applications will be accepted year-round and reviewed at the beginning of each month until available funding is exhausted.
Downtown areas help define communities and invigorate tourism. DED administers the Downtown Revitalization Program to assist with impactful downtown improvement projects to revitalize the cultural heartbeat of communities through redevelopment. These projects eliminate slum and blight conditions on the front and selected side facades of eligible buildings in core downtown areas and addresses code violations for commercial structures.
A recording of the application training presentation and PowerPoint slides have been made available on the CDBG website. Please see the links below to access the training slides and training video.
If there are any questions or assistance is needed with application development, please contact CDBG Planning Specialist, Harry E. Bozoian at harry.bozoian@ded.mo.gov or CDBG Chief Development Officer, Debbie Feeback at debbie.feeback@ded.mo.gov.
Notice: CDBG Mitigation Citizens Advisory Committee Meeting
DED's Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program will hold a CDBG Mitigation Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) meeting on September 27, 2023, at 1:30 p.m. in Room 720 at the Harry S Truman State Office Building, located at 301 W. High Street, Jefferson City, MO 65101. Information on how to join the meeting virtually is listed below. An agenda is also available here.
The purpose of the committee is to provide input and guidance on the implementation of the CDBG-Mitigation (MIT) funding program related to disasters that occurred in the year 2017. CDBG-MIT funds must be used to mitigate against future disasters, which are defined as those activities that increase resilience to disaster and reduce or eliminate the long-term risk of loss of life, injury, damage to, and loss of property, and suffering and hardship by lessening the impact of future disasters.
Specifically, the committee will discuss:
- Eligible activities
- Application process
- Need trainings
- Outreach and education
For more information on the upcoming CDBG-MIT Citizens Advisory Committee, contact Harry E. Bozoian at 573-536-9381 or by email at Harry.Bozoian@ded.mo.gov. If you need special accommodations, including LEP provisions, please contact Harry E. Bozoian by September 22, 2023. The meeting will be held at an accessible location and every effort will be made to provide reasonable accommodations.
Meeting Information
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Notice: CDBG Downtown Revitalization Program Cycle
DED's Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program is opening the CDBG Downtown Revitalization Program at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, September 6, 2023. The Downtown Revitalization Program is an open cycle program, meaning applications will be accepted year-round and reviewed at the beginning of each month until available funding is exhausted.
Downtown areas help define communities and invigorate tourism. DED administers the Downtown Revitalization Program to assist with impactful downtown improvement projects to revitalize the cultural heartbeat of communities through redevelopment. These projects eliminate slum and blight conditions on the front and selected side facades of eligible buildings in core downtown areas and address code violations for commercial structures.
Subrecipients are prohibited from using Downtown Revitalization program funds for improvements related to residential portions of mixed-use buildings. Project buildings must be situated within a downtown target area as defined by the community, in which at least 25 percent of all buildings are judged through individual surveys and documentation to be in fair and/or poor condition.
Downtown Revitalization Application Training
CDBG will offer an application training on September 19, 2023, via WebEx from 9 to 11 a.m. Registration is now available.
Online Application Link:
https://missouridepartmentofeconomicdevelopment.submittable.com/submit
Application Guidelines Link:
https://ded.mo.gov/media/pdf/downtown-revitalization-application-guidelines-2023
For more information on the CDBG Downtown Revitalization Program, please contact Debbie Feeback, Chief Development Officer, at debbie.feeback@ded.mo.gov or Harry E. Bozoian, CBDG Planning Specialist, at harry.bozoian@ded.mo.gov.
Notice: CDBG Mitigation Planning and Capacity Building Application Cycle Opening July 12
The Missouri Department of Economic Development's Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program is opening the CDBG Mitigation (MIT) Planning and Capacity Building application cycle at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, July 12, 2023.
The application period will close on Wednesday, September 13, 2023, at 5 p.m. The other funding categories associated with the CDBG-MIT Program, General Infrastructure, Public Facility Hardening, Generators for Critical Facilities, and Warning Systems, will open at a later date, which has yet to be determined.
The CDBG-MIT program is related to disasters that occurred in the year 2017. CDBG-MIT funds must be used to mitigate against future disasters, which are defined as those activities that increase resilience to disaster and reduce or eliminate the long-term risk of loss of life, injury, damage to, and/or loss of property, suffering, and hardship by lessening the impact of future disaster.
Eligible applicants must be located in either a Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)-identified “Most Impacted and in Distress Area” (MID) or a State-identified MID area. Priority consideration will be given to applicants and projects that will take place in a HUD-identified MID area. Information on HUD and State designated MID areas can be found in the appendices of the application guidelines and in the CDBG-MIT Action Plan.
Links to access the online application, application guidelines, and the CDBG-MIT Action Plan will be available on the CDBG Program's webpage by July 12.
For more information on the upcoming CDBG-MIT Planning and Capacity Building application cycle, please contact Harry E. Bozoian at 573-536-9381 or by email at harry.bozoian@ded.mo.gov.