Mobile County Commission is accepting applications for Public Service under 2021 Community Development Block Grant.

Mobile County and the municipalities that have elected to be part of the Mobile Urban County are collectively recipients of Community Planning and Development formula grants from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The Urban County receives Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Home Investment Partnership Program (HOME), and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG).

The Plan includes the following CDBG Priorities, which will serve as the basis for review of program year 2021 applications and in finalizing 2021 funding decisions.

• Public Facilities and Infrastructure
• Demolition and Spot Blight Clearance
• Homelessness Prevention
• Public Services (subject to 15?p of the annual grant)
• Fair Housing
• Homeowner Housing Repair Assistance
• Homebuyer Assistance

Who can apply?

A governmental unit that is a member of the Urban County, a for-profit business that wants to implement economic development, and an incorporated not-for-profit agency capable of undertaking approved programs that serve persons who reside within the geographic designation of the Mobile Urban County, namely City of Bayou La Batre, City of Chickasaw, City of Citronelle, City of Creola, Town of Mount Vernon, City of Prichard, City of Saraland, City of Satsuma, City of Semmes, and the unincorporated areas of Mobile County may apply for CDBG. Public service activities are primarily administered through not-for-profit agencies.

For more information, visit Mobile Urban County.