Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds are awarded on an annual basis, the Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) is released in December for grant funds that will be available the following July 1st. Please see detailed information regarding CDBG eligiblity in the 2024 Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA).
Availability of Funds
The City of
Application packets, are available in Word and PDF format and hard copies can be made available upon request at ccurtis@burlingtonvt.gov or 802-735-7002.
The Deadline for Submission
The deadline for submission of the application is Friday, January 12, 2024 at 4:00 p.m.
A virtual Application Workshop for applicants is scheduled for Wednesday, December 13, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. Click the link below to join:
Applications should be emailed to:
Christine Curtis, ccurtis@burlingtonvt.gov
Subject: CDBG 2024
For special accommodations or more information, please contact Christine Curtis at 802-735-7002
Application and attachments available for download:
The keystone to the annual allocation of CDBG funds in the City of Burlington is the Citizen Advisory Board, which makes funding recommendations to the Mayor and the City Council. This citizen allocation process has been in place since the 1980s; the Citizen Advisory Board reviews all funding proposals that were not initiated by CEDO.
Half of the members of the Citizen Advisory Board are elected by the Neighborhood Planning Assemblies, three members are appointed by the Mayor, one member represents Burlington youth, and the remaining members represent other stakeholders such as the State of Vermont. Below is a list of members for the 2024 Board which will meet during January, February, and March to review the CDBG applications. A Public Hearing before City Council will be held in the Spring of 2024 to finalize the allocation of CDBG funds.
Burlington's use of a Citizen Advisory Board to make recommendations on the best use of the City's annual federal CDBG appropriation has received national recognition, including a local Best Practice award from the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development. The Board makes difficult but community-based decisions about addressing a broad spectrum of poverty-related needs with finite resources.
2024 CDBG Advisory Board | |
Member: |
Representing: |
Jake Schumann |
Ward One |
Tara Bartlik |
Ward Two |
Sam Powers |
Ward Three |
Gordon Dragoon |
Ward Four |
Terry Rivers |
Ward Five |
Dale Azaria |
Ward Six |
Katie Jones |
Ward Seven |
Vacant |
Ward Eight |
Muffie Milens |
Mayor |
Kerri Duquette-Hoffman |
State of Vermont |
Sam Doherty |
Burlington Youth |
Zoraya Hightower (ex officio) |
City Council Community Development Committee |
Joe Magee (ex officio) | City Council Community Development Committee |
Hannah King (ex officio) | City Council Community Development Committee |
Coming soon!