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Community Development Block Grants (CDBG)

Grants and technical assistance are available though the Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) Program to develop livable urban communities for persons of low and moderate incomes by expanding economic opportunities and providing housing and suitable living environments.

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Non-metropolitan cities and counties in rural Oregon can apply for and receive grants. Oregon tribes, urban cities (Albany, Ashland, Beaverton, Bend, Corvallis, Eugene, Grants Pass, Gresham, Hillsboro, Medford, Portland, Redmond, Salem, and Springfield), and counties (Clackamas, Multnomah, Washington, Marion) that receive funds directly from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development are not eligible.​

Funding Needs​:

All projects must meet one of three national objectives:

  • Benefit low- and moderate-income individuals;
  • Aid in the prevention or elimination of slums or blight; or
  • Have an urgent need that poses a serious and immediate threat to the health or welfare of the community.

Eligible Projects:

A broad range of projects may be assisted with the CDBG funds. Typical projects funded by this program include: 

  • Public Works Infrastructure including water and wastewater treatment plants, public water and sewer pipe, and water reservoirs. (Note: Applicants must apply for either final design or construction. This program does not fund planning activities or feasibility studies);
  • Community Facilities including libraries, head start centers, emergency/homeless shelters, transitional housing, shelters/workshops for people with disabilities, non-profit health clinics, drug and alcohol treatment centers, and senior centers;
  • Regional Housing Rehabilitation programs for single-family housing occupied by low- and moderate-income persons; and
  • Microenterprise—training to microenterprise owners and persons developing microenterprises.​
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The following are the maximum grants possible for any individual project, by category:
  • Microenterprise: $100,000
  • Public Works Water and Wastewater Improvements: $2,500,000
  • Community/Public Facilities: $1,500,000
  • Community Capacity/Technical Assistance: no specific per-award-limit but limited overall funds
  • Regional Housing Rehabilitation: $400,000 - $500,000
  • Emergency Projects $500,000
 Funding amounts are based on the applicant's need, the availability of funds, and other restrictions as defined in the program's guidelines.
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​​Business Oregon reviews applications on an annual basis until all funds available for the year have been obligated. ​

Application Round: 

  • February 1–Ap​ril 30, applications accepted. Award announcements by the end of June.
    • ​Deadline for pre-application submission: March 30
    • Deadline for Technical Assistance review: April 1
  • July 1–September 30, applications accepted. Award announcements by the end of November.
    • Deadline for pre-application submission: August 30
    • Deadline for Technical Assistance review: September 1

Application Process:

  1. Initial contact and project development. Business Oregon must be contacted prior to submitting an application. Contact your Regional Project Manager​ to develop a project concept and complete a pre-application form.
  2. Application invited. If a proposed project meets funding criteria and funds are available, an application will be invited and a provided form will need to be completed and submitted by the application deadline.
  3. Application submitted. Completed forms must be submitted by 5:00 pm on the last day of the application period.
  4. Application assignment. Once an application is verified "complete" it will be reviewed by the rating and ranking committee. 
  5. Application review. All completed applications received during the annual application period are rated and ranked. Funding recommendations are then sent to the Business Oregon management team for review.
  6. Funding recommendation review. The agency management team reviews the forwarded recommendations and the agency director makes all final award decisions.
  7. Notice of decision. Business Oregon notifies applicants of their funding status approximately 30 to 60 days after the application closing date.

 Application Tips:

  • Contact your Regional Development Officer to determine whether you and your project may be eligible for CDBG assistance; 
  • Build your project team;
  • Involve Business Oregon early on in the project development; and
  • Be aware of your project timeline vs. CDBG application timeline.
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On April 4, 2022, the federal government moved away from the DUNS Number and will began using the new Unique Entity ID (SAM) as the authoritative identifier for entities.  Due to this, GSA’s Integrated Award Environment (IAE) removed the DUNS Number from SAM.gov extracts and application programming interfaces (APIs) during the first few days of April 2022. For all those communities that will be applying for the Spring round of CDBG the new UEI number must be used instead of the DUNS number.

​HUD has made some significant changes to the Section 3 requirements.  Awardees with projects that exceed $200,000 for construction or rehabilitation are required to meet the new standards.  No longer are new hires the focus of reporting but now awardees are required to document hours worked by Section 3 workers.  This new requirement is outlined in the webinar and updates to the Grant Management Handbook (Chapters 2, 5, 6, 7, 9, and 11).  For questions please contact your Regional Project Manager (RPM), Brizna Garcia or Fumi Schaadt.

The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Reauthorization Act of 2022 went into effect on October 1, 2022 which includes a new requirement for HUD grantees and their subrecipients to support an individual's, including survivor's, right to seek law enforcement or emergency assistance. Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) recipients will have additional requirements to report non-compliant local laws and ordinances. Before CDBG recipients can certify compliance, HUD must issue additional guidance on how to submit this information. In the meantime recipients may find it advisable to identify and work to remedy laws and policies that may be non-compliant. 

Resources below provide information to prepare CDBG recipients pending further HUD guidance.


The Build America, Buy America Act (BABA) was enacted as part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act on November 15, 2021. It established a domestic content procurement preference for all Federal financial assistance obligated for infrastructure projects after May 14, 2022.  The domestic content procurement preference requires that all iron, steel, manufactured products, and construction materials used in covered infrastructure projects are produced in the United States.  Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) formula grants on or after November 15, 2022 among other HUD Federal Financial Assistance (FFA), and any of those newly obligated funds by HUD then obligated by the grantee for infrastructure projects, are covered under BABA provisions of the Act, 41 U.S.C. 8301 note, unless covered by a waiver.

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