Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)/Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Funding

Grants to California nonprofit organizations, government and public agencies, and faith-based agencies for projects that meet community needs in eligible regions. Funding is intended to assist moderate- and low-income residents, provide housing, and expand economic opportunities. Projects should benefit residents of Stockton.

CDBG National Objectives

Proposals should meet one of CDBG National Objectives:

• Provide benefit to low and moderate-income persons
• Eliminate and prevent slums and blighting elements
• Meet a particularly urgent community need (defined as providing disaster relief from flooding, earthquakes, etc.)

Project categories include:

• Public Facility (property acquisition, new construction, rehabilitation of a facility where a public service or program will be located)
• Public Service (operational costs of a service or program) 
• Economic Development (job creation/ retention)

For eligible uses of CDBG funds under HUD’s guidelines, see: http://www.stocktongov.com/files/2020-21NOFAinstr.pdf#page=2.

City of Stockton Local Objectives

Proposals should meet one of the following City of Stockton’s local objectives:

• Increase the availability of safe, affordable housing through both rehabilitation and new construction and promote neighborhood preservation
• Assist economic development through the support of activities which provide job retention or creation
• Provide assistance to public improvements and facilities that support Objective 1 and 2
• Support programs offering significant community benefit, and which improve the quality of life for residents of Stockton
• Support projects and programs which utilize “green” technology and support Objectives 1 and 2

Proposal should meet one the following goals identified in the City of Stockton’s 2015-2020 Consolidated Plan, which guides efforts to address Stockton’s priority housing and community needs:

• Housing and Services for the Homeless
• Affordable Housing
• Services for Special Needs
• Support Economic Development
• Public Services

For more about these goals, see: http://www.stocktongov.com/files/2020-21NOFAinstr.pdf#page=3.

Program beneficiaries must be principally low or moderate-income persons. This is defined as persons with incomes at, or below, 80% of the median family income for the Stockton Metropolitan Statistical Area. This is defined as persons with incomes at, or below, 80% of the median family income for the Stockton
Metropolitan Statistical Area. Income limits are published each year at
https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il2019/2019summary.odn?states=%24states%24&data=2019&inputname=METRO44700M44700*Stockton-Lodi%2C+CA+MSA&stname=%24stname%24&statefp=99&year=2019&selection_type=hmfa. For Current HUD income limits, see: http://www.stocktongov.com/files/2020-21NOFAinstr.pdf#page=4.

ESG

The Emergency Solutions Grant program provides funding to assist the homeless or those who are about to become homeless. The program places an emphasis on helping people quickly regain stability in permanent housing after experiencing a housing crisis and/or homelessness.

Project Categories include:

• Emergency Shelter
• Homelessness Prevention and/or Rapid Re-Housing

For eligible uses of ESG funds under HUD’s guidelines, see: http://www.stocktongov.com/files/2020-21NOFAinstr.pdf#page=4.