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 $1,065,002 for FY 2008-2009. In addition, there is approximately $220,461 in reprogrammed funds available, which when added to the entitlement, provided a total of $1,285,482 for the FY 2008-2009 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: Sue Gray, Community Development Programs Supervisor, to discuss your proposal and the basic eligible activities.

CDBG Quick Links

Click here for Insurance Supplement form

Click to view Contract Exhibits

Click to view current Action Plan  (44mb file)

Click to view current Action Plan Amendment

Click to view 2009 Action Plan

Click to view Performance Report  (44mb file)

Click to view current projects

Click to view past projects

Click to view the CDBG Administrative Manual

Click to view the CDBG Monthly Report

Click to view the CDBG Monitoring Reports (The reports are required to be filled out for the Community Development Block Grant Program.)

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.