Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Overview
- Inauguration Year: 1975
Program Information
The CDBG Program originated in 1974 as the result of a consolidation of several federal grant programs (Model Cities and Urban Renewal) under the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
Allocation of Funds
Lawrence County follows an allocation system similar to HUD’s which establishes a targeted amount of funds that could be available to the municipalities that participate in the CDBG Program. This type of program was established with the goal of decentralizing decision-making to the local level based on the assumption that local officials and citizens are best able to determine local priorities.
The target amount can be assessed during a three year funding cycle in which applications may be submitted and projects can be initiated at any time. Every three years, the Community Development Division of the Planning Department meets with local officials to discuss the upcoming funding cycle, allocations, and program changes.
In addition to municipal allocations, the county allocates funds from its annual grant for county-wide activities such as emergency housing rehabilitation, transitional housing for homeless persons, and demolition of vacant, dilapidated structures.
For more information, please contact:
- Contact Amy McKinney, (724) 656-2193, amckinney@lawrencecountypa.gov
- Rebecca Shaffer, (724) 656-2148, rshaffer@lawrencecountypa.gov
Announcements:
- Invitation to Bid – Ellwood City Borough Street Improvements
- Notice of Finding of No Significant Impact and Notice of Intent to Request Release of Funds
- Final Notice and Public Explanation of a Proposed Activity in a 100-Year/500-year Floodplain and Wetland
- Early Notice and Public Review of a Proposed Activity in a 100-Year/500-Year Floodplain or Wetland
- CDBG-CV
Public Hearings:
- CDBG-CV 2022
- FY 2022
- CDBG-CV 2021
- FY 2021
- FY 2020
- CDBG-CV 2020
- Advertisement for Modification FY 2020 CV1, English – March 15, 2022
- Advertisement for Modification FY 2020 CV1, German – March 15, 2022
- Public Meeting No. 2 Notice, English – June 10, 2020
- Public Meeting No. 2 Notice, German – June 10, 2020
- Public Meeting No. 1 Notice , English – May 18, 2020
- Public Meeting No. 1 Notice, German – May 18, 2020
- FY 2017 – 2019
