New York State Community Development Block Grant (NYS CDBG) Program

The CDBG Public Facility opportunity is part of the New York State Community Development Block Grant program administered by the Office of Community Renewal within New York State Homes and Community Renewal. CDBG is described as a federal funding source for eligible cities, towns, villages, and counties seeking to assist low- and moderate-income communities, households, and people. The broader program supports viable communities through decent and affordable housing, suitable living environments, expanded economic opportunities, and community development activities that principally benefit persons of low and moderate income. Public Facility funding is available through the CDBG Open Round. Eligible public facility projects may include improvements to senior centers, community centers, childcare facilities, public safety facilities, accessibility modifications, and other eligible community facilities. The broader CDBG program also identifies objectives that include benefiting low- and moderate-income families, creating job opportunities for low- and moderate-income persons, preventing or eliminating blight, and addressing community development needs that pose a serious and imminent threat to community health or welfare. For projects using the low- and moderate-income area benefit national objective, at least 51 percent of beneficiaries must be low- and moderate-income persons. Eligible applicants are New York cities, towns, and villages with populations under 50,000 and counties with an area population under 200,000. The source provides an Eligible Communities List for determining community eligibility. New York State must ensure that no less than 70 percent of its CDBG funds are used for activities benefiting low- and moderate-income persons. Applicants proposing an LMA national objective must document the required beneficiary standard. The source also provides an LMI eligibility map tool and directs applicants to the Office of Community Renewal for assistance with eligibility determinations. Public Facility applications may request up to 1 million dollars in CDBG assistance. The provided source does not identify a total amount available for the Public Facility opportunity, an expected number of awards, or an explicit minimum award. It also does not state an applicant matching or cost-share requirement. The program maintains extensive requirements for grant administration, including environmental and historic review, financial management, procurement, eligibility, construction, federal requirements, file maintenance, modifications, monitoring, reporting, and project closeout. The CDBG Open Round is currently open, and applications are being accepted through December 31, 2026, subject to availability of funds. The source does not provide an explicit opening date or identify a required letter of intent, concept paper, pre-proposal, notice of intent, or other pre-application gating deadline for Public Facility projects. Funding round materials include an Applicant Certification, CFA Application Project Team Form and Instructions, CDBG Project Budget, CDBG Project Schedule, CDBG Program Income Report, Public Facility Activity Detail Sheet, and Public Participation Toolkit. These materials should be reviewed and completed as applicable to the proposed project. The Office of Community Renewal states that expert technical assistance is available to help communities apply for and administer CDBG funds and encourages communities to contact the office regarding potential projects and eligibility questions. The program contact email provided in the source is OCRINFO@hcr.ny.gov. No individual grant contact or program telephone number is identified in the provided material. The source does not state an award notification date, defined performance period for this opportunity, or an explicit recurring schedule for future Public Facility rounds.

Submit early; initiate environmental review promptly; ensure documentation of need and cost estimates.