Indian Community Development Block Grant (ICDBG) Program | Apply Online

Opportunity Summary:

The Indian Community Development Block Grant (ICDBG) Program is a discretionary HUD grant program (CFDA 14.862) designed to support the development of viable American Indian and Alaska Native communities. The core goal is to help tribes create decent housing, maintain suitable living environments, and expand economic opportunities, with a clear emphasis on benefiting people with low and moderate incomes as defined in 24 CFR 1003.4. The program is administered by HUDs Office of Native American Programs (ONAP) within the Office of Public and Indian Housing, and its funding and requirements are governed by the ICDBG regulations found in 24 CFR Part 1003.

The opportunity supports two main grant types. The first is the Single Purpose Grant, which funds community development projects that must meet the programs primary objective at 24 CFR 1003.2: the project must principally benefit low and moderate income persons. A key compliance point is that at least 70 percent of each Single Purpose grants expenditures must go toward activities that qualify under 24 CFR 1003.208. Those qualifying categories include area benefit activities (projects that benefit an identified service area where most residents are low or moderate income), limited clientele activities (services or benefits targeted to a specific eligible population), housing activities (such as improving or expanding housing stock), and job creation or retention activities (efforts tied to employment outcomes for income-eligible individuals). In practical terms, ICDBG Single Purpose funds can be used for things like housing rehabilitation or improvements, construction or renovation of community facilities, basic infrastructure upgrades, and economic development efforts intended to expand local job opportunities.

The second grant type is the Imminent Threat (IT) Grant, which is meant for urgent situations that pose an immediate threat to health or safety and require a rapid solution, as described in 24 CFR Part 1003, subpart E. These grants are intended to address emergencies or serious hazards that either were not known during the regular Single Purpose grant cycle or that demand immediate action. The notice also explains that IT requests should not be sent to the applicants Area ONAP office until a FY2013 appropriation is enacted, and that if funds are made available, qualifying IT requests may be funded until the set-aside for this purpose is exhausted.

Eligibility is limited to Indian tribes or tribal organizations applying on behalf of Indian tribes, consistent with 24 CFR 1003.5, with more detailed eligibility direction referenced in Section III.A. of the Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA). The grant does not require cost sharing or matching funds, which can be important for tribes looking to pursue capital or community development projects without needing a separate match source.

For the FY2013 cycle described in this posting (Funding Opportunity Number FR-5700-N-16), HUD stated that the amount of ICDBG funds available depended on Congress enacting the final HUD appropriations bill for FY2013. Because appropriations had not yet been enacted at the time of posting, the notice made clear that funding availability was contingent on future congressional action. HUD also indicated it would issue a technical correction after the FY2013 budget passed to finalize the application deadline and total funding amount; if the program ultimately was not funded, the notice would be withdrawn. The posting date was January 15, 2013, with an original and current closing date listed as March 18, 2013, and an archive date of March 26, 2013.

Applicants were directed to use the application package and instructions associated with the CFDA number, and the program contact listed for access issues was Roberta Youmans at 202-402-3316.

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