The City of Corvallis is currently taking applications for its annual Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Human Services Funding.
This funding supports the delivery of services to low-income individuals in the community with vital needs.
So what CDBG funding is currently available? Up to $750,000 per city or county recipient can be used for “assistance to acquire, construct, or rehabilitate community facilities and infrastructure in Low to Moderate Income (LMI) communities related to COVID-19.”
As for Corvallis, the city “has prioritized Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) and/or shelter as its short term goal and therefore this resource can be used to repurpose a building for PSH or shelter purposes.” The funding source limits shelter proposals to non-congregate options.
Additionally, the American Rescue Plan (ARPA) has allocated roughly $1.9 million to the city for public or private nonprofit agencies, authorities, or organizations in order to accomplish the following:
- Create and retain affordable housing opportunities;
- Maintain the quality of affordable housing;
- Support achievement of the goals of the 2017 Community Strategies to Overcome Homelessness and Barriers to Housing — now Home, Opportunity, Policy, and Equity (HOPE); and,
- Support agencies that provide direct services to low-income and other critical needs populations.
The application deadline is Friday, Jan. 21. More information, as well as applications, can be found here.
By: Ethan Hauck