Community Development and Housing

2009-2010 PROGRAM YEAR

Each year the County of San Bernardino receives grant funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) through the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program. Similar CDBG allocations are provided to states, urban counties and metropolitan cities across the country. CDBG funds are used for developing community improvement programs and projects to assist clients or benefit area residents. CDBG regulations require that at least 51% of the people served, have incomes that are less than the low- and moderate-income limits set by HUD.

The County is responsible for implementing a CDBG Program covering the unincorporated areas of the County and twelve (12) cities that cooperate in the County CDBG Program. There are twelve (12) metropolitan cities in San Bernardino County that also receive CDBG funds from HUD separately from the County’s CDBG funding. Consequently, CDBG proposals for projects that benefit people residing within metropolitan cities must be submitted to those cities rather than to the County.

Lists of the “cooperating” cities and “metropolitan” cities appear in the CDBG Program Guidelines. These guidelines also list the project eligibility requirements and a summary of the proposal review process. The CDBG Program Guidelines document is available in Microsoft WORD and PDF formats and can be accessed through the links below.

There are two types of CDBG Applications: 1) Public Service (7 pages) for public service projects; and, 2) Construction and Other Community Improvements (11 pages) for construction, economic development and other projects. The application forms and instructions for completing these forms are available in Microsoft WORD and PDF versions and may be accessed by clicking on the links below. The deadline for submitting project proposals is Monday, December 15, 2008, 5:00 p.m. PST.

 

Cooperating cities and Supervisorial Districts which are identified by the applicant in the proposal as benefiting from the service or project will receive copies of the proposals to assist them in determining their funding priorities and recommendations. The cooperating cities will hold public hearings to prioritize their proposals and to recommend funding. The County of San Bernardino will hold a public hearing to consider unincorporated area proposals plus city recommendations and, to approve the overall CDBG Action Plan.

Printed copies of the 2009-2010 CDBG Application Package are available by request, from the Department of Community Development and Housing, 290 North D Street, 6th Floor, San Bernardino, CA 92415-0040. For additional information, call (909) 388-0964.

County of San Bernardino Economic Development Agency Department of Community Development and Housing Community Development Division 290 North D Street, 6th Floor San Bernardino, CA 92415-0040 (909) 388-0950 fax (909) 388-0929

 

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