CEDO

How to Apply and Who Decides

How To Apply for CDBG 

 

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 Burlington is soliciting applications from community organizations and city departments for funding through its Community Development Block Grant program. Funding will be targeted to the priorities identified in the current Notice of Funding Availability. Project proposals will be reviewed and scored competitively in this process.

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:

https://zoom.us/j/99039058258

 

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:

2024 CDBG Application PDF

2024 CDBG Application Word

 

2024 COI Attachment PDF

2024 COI Attachment Word

 

Advisory Board Information:

 

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

 

2024 CDBG Board Meeting Agendas & Minutes:

 

Coming soon!