Community Development Block Grant Community Revitalization Program

The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Community Revitalization program is a grant opportunity funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The program aims to assist Illinois communities in meeting their economic and community development needs, with an emphasis on helping persons of low-to-moderate income. Eligible applicants include units of general local government, such as cities, villages, townships, and counties. The program will fund projects that benefit low-to-moderate income persons, aid in the prevention or elimination of slums and blight, or meet other community development needs that pose a serious and immediate threat to the health and welfare of the community. Some key points to consider: • Eligible projects include sidewalk improvements, demolition activities, rehabilitation of commercial/industrial buildings, non-residential historic preservation, and renovation/conversion of closed buildings. • The grant ceiling for this program is dependent on the activity, ranging from $250,000 to $2,000,000. • Applications will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis until all funds are exhausted. • The period of performance is expected to be two years from the grant execution. • Grantees will be required to submit periodic performance and financial reports, and will be subject to fiscal and programmatic monitoring visits by the Department.