The Town of Cary is seeking applications for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program to provide federal funding and resources to address a wide range of unique community development needs.

The CDBG program works to provide decent affordable housing, to provide services to the most vulnerable in their communities, and to create jobs through the expansion and retention of businesses. CDBG is an important tool for helping local governments like Cary tackles serious challenges facing their communities.

HUD National Objectives

Each project must meet one of the following National Objectives:

• Benefit to Low to Moderate Income (LMI) Persons: To qualify for funding under the LMI category, the persons or households served must have income levels at or below 80% of the area median income (AMI). HUD requires stratified income data on beneficiaries. You will need to report which category beneficiaries fall into below 80% of AMI, 50% of AMI or 30% of AMI.
• Aid in the Prevention and Elimination of Slum or Blight: The project must be limited to eliminating specific instances of blight (“spot blight”).

HUD Project Objectives

Once a national objective and eligible activity has been identified, each proposal must address one of the following objectives:

• Creating Suitable Living Environments
• Providing Decent Affordable Housing
• Creating Economic Opportunities

Federal Requirements for all Construction Projects

• Environmental Review Requirements: All funded projects that include construction will require an Environmental Review (see 24 Code of Federal Regulations part 58) conducted by the Town of Cary. Any violation of this provision will result in the automatic denial of the funding request or de-obligation of federal funds, if awarded.
• Federal Labor Standard Requirements: Applicants applying for construction or rehabilitation projects must ensure that they and all subcontractors meet requirements for federal prevailing wage rates specified under the Davis-Bacon Act. The Act requires that all laborers and mechanics employed by contractors or subcontractors in the performance of construction work over $2,000, financed in whole or in part with assistance received under HUD programs, shall be paid the prevailing wage as determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with the Davis-Bacon Act, as amended (40 U.S.C.276a—276a-5).  
• Lead-based paint: CDBG residential rehabilitation and construction activities must comply with 24 CFR Part 35 and Section 401(b) of the Lead-Based Paint Poisoning Prevention Act. 
• Handicapped Accessibility: All federally funded projects must be accessible to handicapped persons.
• Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity: Discrimination based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex or age is prohibited.

For more information, visit Town of Cary.