In accordance with the 2014-2018 Consolidated Action Plan, the City of Jefferson makes available a portion of the annual Community Development Block Grant allocation available to local non-profits in form of grants to provide Public Services directly to low-to-moderate income clientele. Activities related to Public Services must be a *quantifiable increase in the level of an existing service and/or a new program for the agency.
Eligible Activities may include but are not limited to:
| 1 | Services to the homeless and low to moderate income persons |
| 2 | Food and nutrition services |
| 3 | Domestic violence prevention and counseling services |
| 4 | Job training and employment services |
| 5 | Health care and substance abuse services |
| 6 | Childcare for low to moderate income persons |
| 7 | Services for senior citizens (62 and over exclusively) |
| 8 | Services for disabled persons |
| 9 | Fair housing counseling |
Ineligible Activities Include:
| 1 | Income payments |
| 2 | Political activities |
| 3 | Costs of operating or maintaining public facilities/improvements |
| 4 | Public facilities improvements |
| 5 | Costs of purchasing construction equipment |
| 6 | Costs of furnishings and other personal items |
| 7 | Construction |
Low to Moderate Income
Each year HUD publishes income limits for the CDBG program. The most recent published income limits were for FY 2017 and they are the following:
| Person in Household | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Low (80%) | $35,950 | $41,100 | $46,250 | $51,350 | $55,500 | $59,600 | $63,700 | $67,800 |
2017 Public Services Grant Forms
Orientation Meeting April 6, 2017 Powerpoint Presentation
Infomation Packet
Application Checklist
Application
Meeting Plan Objectives
Budget Form
Orientration Meeting Invite Letter, Thursday, April 6, 2017 @ 3:30 p.m.
Grant Scoring System
HUD Definition of "Homeless"
In December 2011, HUD published the Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing (HEARTH): Defining "Homeless" Final Rule, which redefined "homeless" in four broad categories:
| 1 | Literally homeless |
| 2 | Imminent risk of homelessness |
| 3 | Homeless under other Federal statutes |
| 4 | Fleeing/attempting to flee domestic violence |
For additional information visit HUD Exchange.