Community Development Block Grant

The NYS Community Development Block Grant or CDBG Program is a unique source of federal funding for Cities, Town, Villages, and Counties to assist low- and moderate-income communities, households, and people.

CDBG funding assistance can include everything from drinking water and sanitary sewer projects to grants for home repair, senior and community center improvements to grants to small business for start-up and expansion.

Expert technical assistance is always available to help your community apply for and administer CDBG funds, and to help direct assistance to where it is needed most.

Upcoming Webinars and Conferences

There are no scheduled conferences at this time. Please check back for future events. 

Current Opportunities

NYS Homes & Community Renewal (NYS HCR) has made more than $100 million available in 2025 grant resources through various sources within its Office of Community Renewal (OCR).

CDBG funding opportunities are currently open for the following:

For more information on Funding Round Opportunities, click here.

OCR will offer an Application Webinar Series that will cover all activities beginning June 17, 2025. 

To register for the Webinar Series, please click here and select the webinars that you wish to participate in.

Contact [email protected] with questions and to discuss your projects.

Grant Administration Manual

Eligibility

The Office of Community Renewal administers the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program for the State of New York. The NYS CDBG program provides financial assistance to eligible cities, towns, and villages with populations under 50,000 and counties with an area population under 200,000, in order to develop viable communities by providing decent, affordable housing, and suitable living environments, as well as expanding economic opportunities, principally for persons of low and moderate income. 

Eligible Communities List

Determining LMI Data

The state must ensure that no less than 70% of its CDBG funds are used for activities that benefit low- and moderate-income (LMI) persons. The program objectives are achieved by supporting activities or projects that benefit low- and moderate-income families; create job opportunities for low- and moderate-income persons; prevent or eliminate blight; or address a community development need that poses a serious and imminent threat to the community's health or welfare. Projects that are proposing a National Objective of LMA or low-and moderate-income area benefit must be able to demonstrate that at least 51% of beneficiaries are LMI. To assist in determining potential eligibility for a community, click the low-and moderate (LMI) eligibility map tool below.  For assistance in using this tool, please contact [email protected] or any CDBG Project Manager.

Low-and-Moderate (LMI) eligibility map tool

Grant Agreement

Project Start-Up

 Environmental Review

Disbursement of CDBG Funds

CDBG Reporting

General Grant Administration

Microenterprise

General Application

CDBG 2025 CFA

Housing - Closed

Grant Related Links

Previous Workshops and Presentations