Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
HOME Investments Partnership Program (HOME)
Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG)
CDBG/HOME/Emergency Shelter Grant Application:†
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The Division of Community Development monitors annual federal entitlements to the City of South Bend from the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). These funds benefit low to moderate income persons and/or eliminate slum and blight.
The Housing & Community Development Plan* (HCD Plan, also sometimes called the Consolidated Plan) explains how and why HUD funding will be used. The HCD Plan requires the community to combine submission of all its HUD funded grants into one document, to allow for better coordination of resources. In essence, the HCD Plan is an application for the following HUD grants: Community Development Block Grant, HOME Investment Partnership Program, and Emergency Shelter Grant. In addition, because the City of South Bend, the City of Mishawaka, and St. Joseph County entered into an Inter-local Government Agreement in 1991 to establish the St. Joseph County Housing Consortium, the three jurisdictions develop the HCD Plan together.
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds can be used for a variety of community development opportunities such as providing affordable housing, a suitable living environment, and economic opportunities for individuals and families with incomes below 80 percent of the area median income. CDBG funds can also be used for the elimination of slum and blight. South Bend and Mishawaka each administer their own CDBG entitlement funds.
HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME) funds are used to develop affordable housing opportunities for households with incomes under 80 percent of the area median income. HOME funds are distributed countywide through the St. Joseph County Housing Consortium.
Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG) funds provide assistance for homeless persons. ESG funds can also be used to provide short-term homeless prevention assistance to persons at imminent risk of losing their own housing due to eviction, foreclosure, or utility shut-offs. South Bend administers ESG funds.
The Division of Community Development oversees the annual grant process through which these funds are invested in the community. The Division also staffs the St. Joseph Housing Consortium. Project proposals from area non-profit agencies are due in August of each year. In September and October all proposals are reviewed and public input is solicited at public hearings. Decisions are finalized in November for the following year. The investment of these entitlement funds in South Bend is part of a coordinated strategy guided by City Plan, South Bend's comprehensive plan.
For additional program information contact:
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Community Development
1200 County-City Building • 227 W. Jefferson Boulevard
South Bend, IN 46601
574.235.9660 • Fax: 574.235.9469
