Community Development Block Grant

Notice of Community Meeting (PDF) on March 14, 2019

Aviso de Reunión Comunitaria (PDF) en Marzo 14, 2019

The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program was enacted into law as part of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974. It is a formula-allocated program that provides grants to eligible grantees; Cities with populations over 50,000, urban counties with more than 200,000 people, and states.

Purpose

CDBG's main purpose is to provide, decent, safe and sanitary housing, a suitable living environment and economic opportunities to low and moderate income (defined as household not exceeding 50% of the median income of the area) and moderate income (defined as less than 50% of the median income) people. CDBG remains the principal source of revenue for localities to utilize in devising flexible and comprehensive neighborhood strategies to prevent physical, economic, and social deterioration in lower income neighborhoods throughout the nation.

Cleveland's Block Grant

The City of Cleveland became a CDBG entitlement city in 2004. The city's block grant is administered by the Administration Department. 

Consolidated Plan

In 2019, the city adopted its most recent five-year consolidated plan. The current action plan is the 4th plan that will be issued to support the 5-Year Consolidated Plan. The purpose of the action plan is to inform the public how the City of Cleveland expects to allocate the federal resources made available through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

Development and Engineering Services uses the information in the Annual Action Plan 2017 to 2018 (PDF) to guide its efforts and measure how effectively the city employs HUD funding to meet the needs of residents, particularly those related to decent affordable housing and creating a suitable living environment. HUD uses the action plan as a benchmark to evaluate the city's Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report (PDF) (CAPER) submitted at the end of each program year.

Citizen Involvement In a continuing effort to meet the needs of Cleveland's residents, we encourage Citizen Participation (PDF) in the planning process for community development activities. The department conducts public hearings at least twice each year. Hearings are publicized in the local newspaper and on the city's website.  

You are invited to call the City of Cleveland's Development and Engineering Services Department at 479-1913, and get involved with your community.