City of Coeur d'Alene CDBG Community Opportunity Grants

Each year, the City of Coeur d’Alene invites competitive grant proposals for projects that benefit low-to-moderate income (LMI) people or neighborhoods, and/or promote job creation/economic development. Funding for the City’s CDBG Program is provided through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), (reference 24 CFR Part 570). Applicants must comply with all applicable federal, state, local laws and regulations. Each year, Community Opportunity Grant funding is made available, with a maximum of 15% of the total allocation available for public service projects. Other eligible projects will also be considered, including Public Facilities and LMI Affordable Housing. 

City of Coeur d’Alene

CDBG Entitlement Program

Notice of Funding Availability

 

The City of Coeur d’Alene hereby gives Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) as part of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Community Opportunity Grant (COG) and invites competitive grant proposals for projects that benefit low- and moderate- income (LMI) persons or neighborhoods in the City of Coeur d’Alene. Funding for the grant program comes from the City’s CDBG allocation, which is funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), (reference 24 CFR Part 570).   

While the City has not yet received a funding notice from HUD, it is expected the 2025 allocation will be similar to last year’s 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. A maximum of $34,400 will be available for Public Service projects. Eligible projects will be considered including Public Facilities, Public Services, and LMI Affordable Housing, including for-sale and for-rent products. Minimum proposal requests of $20,000 will be accepted for all projects. Applicants and funding requests must comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations.

 

The grant application and more information are available on the City’s website  www.cdaid.org/community-opportunity-grant. Applications are due by 5:00 p.m., May 30, 2025. Submit a hard copy to City Hall, Attn: Sherrie Badertscher, 710 E. Mullan Ave, Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814, or email to [email protected].

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.

 

For additional information, contact Grant Administrator Sherrie Badertscher at 208-769-2382 or [email protected].

The next opportunity to apply for grant funding will open on May 1, 2025.  Applications and all required supplemental documents must be submitted by 5:00pm on May 30, 2025.

Application Guidelines and Grant Application Packet:

1) 2025 Application Guidelines
2) 2025 Community Opportunity Grant Application
3) Federal Regulations Acknowledgements
4) Post-Project Performance Report

Application Help Materials:

Timeliness-Guide to project set up
2024 Workshop PowerPoint
Eligible Activities-Matrix Codes

National Objective Codes

The Three (3) Main National Objective Codes We Use Are: 

• LMA Low/mod area benefit Activities providing benefits that are available to all the residents of a particular area, at least 51% of whom are low/mod income.

LMA areas can be identified using the City's LMI Census Tracts Map

• LMC Low/mod limited clientele benefit Activities that benefit a limited clientele, at least 51% of whom are low/mod income. LMC activities provide benefits to a specific group of persons rather than to all the residents of a particular area.

• LMH Low/mod housing benefit Activities undertaken to provide or improve permanent residential structures that will be occupied by low/mod income households.

CDBG and Historic Preservation
Performance Outcomes Required
24 CFR 570 : Regulation for CDBG
Basically CDBG: A guide to Eligibility
Monitoring: Integrity Bulletin

Davis Bacon Support