CITY OF COEUR D’ALENE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITY GRANT FUNDS AVAILABLE

The City of Coeur d’Alene is currently accepting applications for the 2025 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program funding cycle of its Community Opportunity Grant (COG). Any for profit or nonprofit organization, or business may apply for the CDBG’s Community Opportunity Grant for qualifying projects and services that benefit low- and moderate- income (LMI) people or neighborhoods in Coeur d’Alene.  Applicants must be in compliance with federal, state, and local laws and regulations.

While the City has not received a funding notice from HUD, it is expected the 2025 allocation will be similar to last year’s actual allocation of $296,418.  We anticipate there will be approximately $81,644 available in Plan Year 2025 COG funding, and approximately $36,900 available of remaining COG funding from prior plan years 2020-2022 available for eligible grant proposals. Of the total funding available, a maximum of 15% of the total Plan Year 2025 allocation, or $34,400 will be available for public service type grants in the program year. Projects must further the goals of the City of Coeur d’Alene’s 5-Year Consolidated Plan and meet at least one (1) National Objective as defined by HUD.  Grant fund proposals shall be in an amount of at least $20,000.

An Educational Workshop will be held in-person on May 13, 2025, at 2:00 p.m.  To participate in the workshop, plan to attend in-person at City Hall, 710 E. Mullan Ave, Conference Room 6.

Grant proposals must be received by 5:00 p.m. on May 30, 2025. Submit a hard copy to the City of Coeur d’Alene, Attn: Sherrie Badertscher, 710 E. Mullan Ave, Coeur d’Alene, ID, 83814, or by email to [email protected].

The Grant Application and more information about the grant program can be found on the city’s website at: https://cdaid.org/community-opportunity-grant.

The City of Coeur d’Alene’s CDBG Community Development Specialist Sherrie Badertscher provides administrative services for the Community Opportunity Grant. Please contact her at (208) 769-2382, or [email protected] for one-on-one technical assistance, to discuss a particular funding proposal, or to help trouble-shoot an application.

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