FY 2015-16 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Public Announcements
NOTICE OF FUNDING AVAILABILITY – REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
The City of Jonesboro Grants & Community Development Department will accept applications for the HUD Community Development Block Grant 2015 public service projects. Applicants must be a not-for-profit organization as established by the IRS. Applications are due on or before February 13, 2015 by 5:00 p.m. The 2015 program year will run July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016. The major focus of Jonesboro’s CDBG program is to provide a suitable living environment, decent housing, social services, and economic opportunities in our low income areas and/or for low income people. The City of Jonesboro is planning to award 3 to 5 applications for the FY 2015-16 planning year. Total amount of funding available is $75,000 for all public service awards.
Applications can be accessed at http://www.jonesboro.org/334/CDBG-Grants or via an email request to mjordan2@jonesboro.org or can be picked up in the Grants & Community Development office located at 300 South Church Street, Suite 402, Jonesboro, AR 72401, Monday through Friday between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. For more information regarding the CDBG program, please visit http://www.jonesboro.org/145/Grants-Community-Development.
NOTICE OF FUNDING AVAILABILITY – REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS
The City of Jonesboro Grants and Community Development Department is requesting applications for sewer hook-up for low to moderate income families for the CDBG FY 2015-16 planning year. Qualifications include: (1) meet HUD income guidelines – located at http://www.huduser.org/portal/datasets/il/il2014/2014summary.odn; (2) be homeowner occupied; (3) have current homeowners insurance; and (4) be current on all property taxes. This application opportunity is for low income families that have access to a sewer trunk line but that are still on septic systems, but would like to be hooked up to sewer.
Applications can be accessed at http://www.jonesboro.org/372/Sewer-Hook-Up or via an email request to cholcomb@jonesboro.org or can be picked up in the Grants & Community Development office located at 300 South Church Street, Suite 402, Jonesboro, AR 72401, Monday through Friday between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. For more information regarding the CDBG program, please visit http://www.jonesboro.org/145/Grants-Community-Development.