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A U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) program, Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) provide communities with resources to address a wide range of unique development needs. The goals of the program are to provide decent housing, a suitable living environment, and expand economic opportunities principally for low and moderate-income citizens. The CDBG program may only fund projects located in, or programs serving, the City of Greenwood.
Now Accepting Applications
Mayor Mark W. Myers on behalf of the City of Greenwood has announced $324,392 in federal Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) funding to be released to experienced organizations for the provision of housing and public service activities from October 1, 2021 for a period of one year.
Additionally, $55,462 in federal CARES ACT funds have been allocated to prevent, prepare for, and respond to COVID-19. Eligible activities and projects must follow the same guidelines as the traditional CDBG program.
2021 Greenwood CDBG Application
All applications are due by or before June 7, 2021. Any organization can apply. You are welcome to forward this notification to any organization that serves the City of Greenwood. Multiple applications will be accepted. However, each project must be submitted separately.
Please submit all questions or comments to: cdbg@greenwood.in.gov
Stay Informed
To get citizen input on actions to accomplish the goals of this program, Greenwood collects community data, holds public hearings and solicits comments from residents. If you would like to be added to an email list to receive updates about the program, please click here.
The City of Greenwood will host three virtual public meetings to discuss our CDBG program:
New Application Process: to gather public input on the needs of the community
June 2nd @ 1:00 PM
CDBG Committee Reviews Applications
June 15th @ 1:00 PM
Announce Grant Awards: we will summarize the plan and receive input from the community
July 21st @ 1:30 PM
The community may attend via zoom at:
https://zoom.us/j/6049187477?pwd=cm9ZV0lLUERieU43YU1hZWo5RXU4dz09
Meeting ID: 604 918 7477
Passcode: 1234
2019-2023 Consolidated PlanPublic Participation2019-2023 Analysis of Impediments (AI) To Fair Housing Choice
The City of Greenwood values each individual’s civil rights and strives to provide equal opportunity and equitable service to all. As a recipient of federal funds, the City complies with Title VI and all related statutes, regulations, and directives which provide that no person shall be excluded from participation in, denied benefits of, or subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance from the City on the grounds of race, color, age sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, disability, national origin, religion, income status, veteran status, limited English proficiency, or any other protected classification under federal law. The City further assures every effort will be made to ensure nondiscrimination in all of its programs and activities, regardless of whether those programs and activities are federally funded.
For residents who feel they have experienced discrimination, they may file a complaint with the Indiana Civil Rights Commission (ICRC) or the Fair Housing of Central Indiana.
Link to ICRC: https://www.in.gov/icrc/3091.htm
Link to Fair Housing Center: https://www.fhcci.org/
Link to US Department of Housing and Urban Development https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/fair_housing_equal_opp
As a requirement of receiving Community Development Block Grant funds, the city must take steps to assure that discriminatory actions, either explicit or implicit, that constrain the choices of people to procure adequate housing are being identified and mitigated. As such, the City published the 2019-2023 Analysis of Impediments (AI) to Fair Housing Choice.
2019 Consolidated Annual Peformance Evaluation Report
The goals the City identified are:
- Fund the development of affordable housing at a greater rate.
- Will work with not for profit developers to seek additional funding for the development of affordable housing in the City of Greenwood.
The City of Greenwood will work towards establishing a local fair housing ordinance.- Provide educational programming for landlords and homebuilders on advertising requirements of the Fair Housing Act.
- Establish a website, linked to the main City of Greenwood home page, that will promote fair housing and connect residents to places of advocacy and investigative knowledge. This web page should include direct links to the U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Fair Housing website, as well as the Indiana Civil Rights Commission and the Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana.
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