COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG)
The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) is a Federally funded block grant program created by Congress in 1974, with the overall goal to develop viable urban communities by providing decent housing and a suitable living environment primarily for low-mod income persons.
CDBG works toward the development of viable urban communities, by providing decent housing and a suitable living environment and expanding economic opportunities, principally for persons of low and moderate income.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awards annual grants to Entitlement Communities and
non-profit sponsors to carry out a wide range of community development activities such as:
- Economic Development
- Job Development
- Youth Services
- Senior Programs
- Health Services
- Public Safety Programs
- Neighborhood Revitalization
- Senior Centers
- Municipal Services
- Code Enforcement
- Transportation Services
- Housing Assistance/First Time Buyers
- Community Centers
- Workforce Development Centers
- Child Care Centers
- Health Facilities
- Sheriff/Fire Stations
- Flood and Drainage Facilities
- Water/Sewer Improvements
- Demolition
- Street Improvements/Sidewalks
- Homeless Centers
CDBG-funded projects must satisfy one of three national program objectives:
- Provide a benefit to low and moderate income persons,
- Prevent or eliminate slums and blight, or
- Meet other urgent community development needs due to natural disasters or other emergencies.
Examples of Eligible activities:
- Public Services: senior services, disabled and handicapped services, child care services, health services, youth services, and fair housing
- Public Improvements: streets, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, streetlights, sewers, storm drains, traffic signals, parks and recreation facilities, health facilities, and fire station improvements
- Housing Services: home improvement programs for lower and moderate income households
- Senior Home Repair (SHR)
- Home Rehabilitation Program (HRP)
Who is primarily funded by the CDBG program?
- Non-Profits 501(c)(3)
- Higher Education Institutions
- Cooperating Cities
- Other Government Agencies/Special Districts
If your proposed activity provides a primary benefit to any of the fifteen (15) Cooperating Cities that are participating in the County's CDBG program, you must contact the specific city directly for application, requirements, due dates, procedures, and other applicable forms.
CDBG/HESG Forms
Forms
CDBG Direct Benefit Report –24-25 FY 2024 CDBG Income Limits – pdf Self-Certification Instructions – pdf Self-Certification For Public Service Agency Clientele – pdf Self-Certification For Presumed Clientele – pdf Income Self-Certification for Public Service 24-25(English) - pdf Income Self-Certification for Public Service 24-25(Spanish) - pdf Income Self Verification Form
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Emergency Solutions Grant
Emergency Solutions Grant
The Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act of 2009 (HEARTH Act) amended the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, including major revisions to the Emergency Shelter Grants program, now the Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) program. The ESG program is designed to identify sheltered and unsheltered homeless persons, as well as those at risk of homelessness, and provide the services necessary to help those persons quickly regain stability in permanent housing after experiencing a housing crisis and/or homelessness. The County of Riverside receives an annual entitlement allocation from HUD to provide services in the following categories: renovation or conversion of buildings for use as emergency shelters for the homeless; maintenance and operational costs associated with emergency shelters; and the prevention of homelessness and the provision of essential services to the homeless.
For more information on the ESG Program, call 1.800.984.1000 or Contact Susana Orozco at 951-955-5933 or [email protected]
CDBG Application 2025-2026
The CDBG application consists of eight (8) primary sections:
- Applicant Profile
- General Information
- Uploading Organizational Documents
- Project Narrative
- National Objective Compliance
- Financial Information (Budget)
- Leveraging – Matching Funds
- Application Certification and Authorization
The ESG application consists of eleven (11) primary sections:
- Applicant Profile
- General Information
- Organizational History
- Project Activity
- Residential Service Section
- Financial Information (Budget)
- Leveraging – Matching Funds
- Fiscal Year Projected Budget
- Proposal Narrative
Application Certification and Authorization:
- Attachments (upload) Applicants are limited to the space available for each required response in the application.
- Applicants can upload additional supporting documentation, including third-party verifications if desired.
Please Note: The applicant must certify that he or she has been authorized to submit the application on behalf of the organization applying for CDBG/ESG funds. MUST be accompanied by minute order, resolution, or other official authorization to submit the application.
For questions and additional information regarding the County’s CDBG or ESG programs as well as the CDBG/ESG program application cycle please contact Nicholas Fonosch at [email protected] or (951) 955-5936.
For technical assistance please contact Susana Orozco at [email protected] or (951) 955-5933.
2025-2026 CDBG/ESG Application (Applications Due December 2, 2024)
Section 3 Program Overview
Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 [12 U.S.C. 1701u] requires that employment and economic opportunities generated by construction projects funded through CDBG and other HUD programs, shall, to the greatest extent possible and consistent with existing Federal, State, and local laws and regulations, be directed to low and very low-income persons and to business concerns providing economic opportunities to low and very low-income persons.
The Riverside County Board of Supervisors adopted the County’s Section 3 Affirmative Action policy in February 1988 that applies to all of the County’s CDBG/HUD-funded projects.
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