About

Each year since 1975 the City of Santa Barbara has applied for and received an entitlement allocation of federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Through the allocation of funds, we are required to meet the broad, national objectives of the CDBG program:

• Benefit low and moderate-income persons;
• Eliminate slums and urban blight; and
• Meet community needs of an urgent emergency.

The primary objective of the CDBG program is the development of a viable urban community by providing decent housing and a suitable living environment. The City's proposed CDBG goals and objectives are presented in the federally-mandated Consolidated Plan and Annual Action Plan. The City of Santa Barbara received an annual entitlement of Community Development Block Grant funds from the federal government in the amount of $970,185 for FY 2011-2012. In addition, there is approximately $100,043 in reprogrammed funds available, which when added to the entitlement, provided a total of $1,070,228 for the FY 2011-2012 CDBG program.

An applicant for CDBG funds must be eligible under the Federal Register, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 24 Code of Federal Regulations, Community Development Block Grants. To determine your eligibility, you must contact: Elizabeth Stotts, Community Development Programs Specialist, EStotts@SantaBarbaraCA.gov to discuss your proposal and the basic eligible activities.

CDBG Quick Links

• Certificate of Insurance
• 2010 - 2014 Consolidated Plan (12mb file) (includes the 2010 Action Plan)
• 2011 Action Plan
• 2011 Action Plan Appendix and Maps
• 2010-2011 Consolidated Annual Performance & Evaluation Report (CAPER)

• Current CDBG Projects

• CDBG Sub-Grantee Manual
• Citizen Participation Plan
• Administrative Manual

Note: CDBG reports are due 7 days after the last day of the reporting period.

·         CDBG Monthly Report & Request for Payment

·         CDBG Monthly Salary Report Form

·         CDBG Capital Quarterly Report

Funding Priorities for the CDBG program are:

1. Proposals that facilitate housing for low and moderate-income persons.
2. Proposals which revitalize downtown neighborhoods (Census Tracts 8.01, 8.02, 9, 10, 11 and 12.04).
3. Proposals that strengthen or expand public or social service agencies, which facilitate low and moderate-income housing.
4. Economic development proposals which leverage financial resources to create or retain jobs for low and moderate-income persons.