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Community Development Block Grant funding process

Help the City of Asheville develop criteria for the Community Development Block Grant funding process.

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In keeping with City Council’s Vision 2036 priorities and its commitment to equity, the Housing and Community Development committee has brought forth for consideration the following potential funding strategies. Please rank the following criteria. (1=not important, 5=very important)?

Establish a funding cap for individual Community Development Block Grants grants in the Public Service category of eligible activities.
Response Percent Response Count
1 25.0% 2
2 25.0% 2
3 37.5% 3
4 12.5% 1
Establish a funding cap for first-time Community Development Block Grants recipients. First time applicants could not apply for a grant over the amount of the established cap.
Response Percent Response Count
2 25.0% 2
3 37.5% 3
4 12.5% 1
5 25.0% 2
Establish a cap on the number of successive years that an agency can be awarded funds. Agencies would be ineligible to apply after being awarded funding for a to-be -determined number of consecutive years.
Response Percent Response Count
1 62.5% 5
2 12.5% 1
4 12.5% 1
5 12.5% 1
Set aside a portion of total Community Development Block Grants allocation for agency capacity building for new and/or grassroots organizations.
Response Percent Response Count
1 12.5% 1
2 12.5% 1
3 25.0% 2
4 25.0% 2
5 25.0% 2
Require that a portion of an agencies Community Development Block Grants award is reserved for agency capacity building.
Response Percent Response Count
1 25.0% 2
2 25.0% 2
3 25.0% 2
4 12.5% 1
5 12.5% 1
Require that new award recipients participate in capacity building during their inaugural funding year in order to potentially access higher levels of funding in future grant years.
Response Percent Response Count
1 12.5% 1
2 12.5% 1
3 37.5% 3
5 37.5% 3

Do you currently or have you in the past received a Community Development Block Grant (or grants)?

Response Percent Response Count
Yes 37.5% 3
No 62.5% 5

Is there anything else about the Community Development Block Grant funding procedure you would like to suggest or comment about? Do you have another idea that might be helpful to this process?

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November 2, 2018, 4:07 PM
  • In keeping with City Council’s Vision 2036 priorities and its commitment to equity, the Housing and Community Development committee has brought forth for consideration the following potential funding strategies. Please rank the following criteria. (1=not important, 5=very important)?
    • Establish a funding cap for individual Community Development Block Grants grants in the Public Service category of eligible activities. - 2
    • Establish a funding cap for first-time Community Development Block Grants recipients. First time applicants could not apply for a grant over the amount of the established cap. - 3
    • Establish a cap on the number of successive years that an agency can be awarded funds. Agencies would be ineligible to apply after being awarded funding for a to-be -determined number of consecutive years. - 1
    • Set aside a portion of total Community Development Block Grants allocation for agency capacity building for new and/or grassroots organizations. - 4
    • Require that a portion of an agencies Community Development Block Grants award is reserved for agency capacity building. - 2
    • Require that new award recipients participate in capacity building during their inaugural funding year in order to potentially access higher levels of funding in future grant years. - 2
  • Do you currently or have you in the past received a Community Development Block Grant (or grants)?
    • Yes
  • Is there anything else about the Community Development Block Grant funding procedure you would like to suggest or comment about? Do you have another idea that might be helpful to this process?
    City Council should develop a points system to assess the applications based on the effectiveness of the project, the number of people a project would help, and the priorities of the city. Organizations that have been good stewards of CDBG funding should not be excluded because they reach an arbitrary funding max. If they are meeting the objectives and priorities laid out in the RFP and properly stewarding the funding, they should be allowed to continue to receive funding. CDBG reporting is also somewhat complicated and can take a few cycles to get accustomed to.
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Establish a funding cap for individual Community Development Block Grants grants in the Public Service category of eligible activities.
Establish a funding cap for first-time Community Development Block Grants recipients. First time applicants could not apply for a grant over the amount of the established cap.
Establish a cap on the number of successive years that an agency can be awarded funds. Agencies would be ineligible to apply after being awarded funding for a to-be -determined number of consecutive years.
Set aside a portion of total Community Development Block Grants allocation for agency capacity building for new and/or grassroots organizations.
Require that a portion of an agencies Community Development Block Grants award is reserved for agency capacity building.
Require that new award recipients participate in capacity building during their inaugural funding year in order to potentially access higher levels of funding in future grant years.
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