Housing and Neighborhood Renewal Grant Application Guidelines

FFY 2009 Housing and Neighborhood Renewal Grant Applications are due December 5, 2008.

At this time, the CDBG FFY 2009 Housing and Neighborhood Renewal Application Guidelines are not available. We will keep you informed when they are as you will need to follow the FFY 2009 Application Guidelines when submitting your application. In the meantime, please refer to the FFY 2008 Guidelines (listed below) as reference only.

Five copies of the CDBG application and attachments, plus one copy on computer diskette, are to be delivered to CDBG or postmarked on or before December 5, 2008- 5:00 P.M.

If you are submitting WORD or Excel documents, please make sure they are compatible with Office 2003 or earlier software versions.

Copies of applications for CDBG funding and all attachments must be submitted to:
Community Development Block Grant Program
Community Development Division
Montana Department of Commerce
301 South Park Ave / P.O. Box 200523
Helena, MT 59620-0523

The Uniform Application for Montana Housing Loan, Grant, and Tax Credit Programs, latest edition August 2006, is available on the web @ http://housing.mt.gov/Hous_Apps.asp. Printed copies are also available upon request from our program. A completed copy of the Uniform Application for housing projects must be included in each CDBG housing application.

If we can be of further assistance, please contact our office at (406) 841-2791. Thank you.

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FFY 2008 CDBG Housing and Neighborhood Renewal Grant Application Guidelines

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[Introduction | Table of Contents]

Chapter I - BACKGROUND

Chapter II - 2008 CDBG PROGRAM FOR HOUSING AND NEIGHBORHOOD RENEWAL AND PUBLIC FACILITIES

Chapter III - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

Chapter IV - APPLICATION EVALUATION AND RANKING

Chapter V - HOUSING AND NEIGHBORHOOD RENEWAL PROJECTS

Chapter VI - PROCEDURES FOR GRANT AWARD

Chapter VII - PROJECT START- UP AND MANAGEMENT

Appendices

Appendix A - SUMMARY OF GRANT AWARDS

Appendix B - NATIONAL OBJECTIVES

Appendix C - STATE OBJECTIVES

Appendix D - APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

Appendix E - SUGGESTIONS FOR WRITING SUCCESSFUL APPLICATIONS

Appendix F - CHECKLIST OF GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

Appendix G - CHECKLIST OF SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

Appendix H - SAMPLE FORMATS FOR PUBLIC NOTICES

Appendix I-1-4 - HUD LEAD-BASED PAINT REQUIREMENTS

Appendix I-5 - LEAD-BASED PAINT FLOWCHART FOR SINGLE AND MULTI-FAMILY REHABILITATION

Appendix I-6 - LEAD-BASED PAINT FLOWCHART FOR HOMEBUYER ASSISTANCE

Appendix J - CDBG BENEFIT TO LOW AND MODERATE INCOME AND LMI FORM

Appendix K - 2008 HUD LMI INCOME LIMITS (effective 2/13/08) - NEW!!

Appendix L - HOUSING DATA SUMMARY FORM

Appendix M - SAMPLE MANAGEMENT PLAN FORMAT

Appendix N - SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR PROJECTS INVOLVING NON-PROFIT OR FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS

Appendix O - SAMPLE RESOLUTION

Appendix P - MAP REQUIREMENTS

Appendix Q - CERTIFICATIONS FOR APPLICATION

Appendix R - PROGRAM INCOME

Appendix S - PRELIMINARY ARCHITECTURAL REPORT

Appendix T - MONTANA POPULATION REPORT BY U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

Appendix U - MONTANA'S ANTI-DISPLACEMENT AND RELOCATION ASSISTANCE PLAN

Appendix V - SAMPLE RESOLUTION FOR A CERTIFIED REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION