Tag: Community development Block Grant program

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS #1

From Mayor Sefatia Romeo Thekan:

CITY OF GLOUCESTER

2016 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS & NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS

The Grants Division of the Community Development Department is seeking proposals from qualified organizations, agencies, or individuals for its Program Year 2016 (PY16) Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program. The CDBG Program is designed to promote safe, sanitary, and affordable housing, encourage handicapped accessibility, improve public facilities, support social service and job training activities, provide economic development assistance, and improve the living environment for low- and moderate-income residents of the City of Gloucester. The 2016 CDBG Program is expected to be funded through a grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Funding of proposals is contingent upon receipt of funding from HUD.

The Five Year Consolidated Action Plan (PY15-PY19) offers direction for housing and community development efforts over the next five years. The goals and priorities indentified in the ConPlan will be used to guide future funding of CDBG activities and programs.

The REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) requirement packets will be available on Tuesday, January 19, 2016, and can be picked up at the Community Development Department, 3 Pond Road, Gloucester, MA or retrieved from the City of Gloucester website: http://www.gloucester-ma.gov.

Proposals will be received until:

12:00 PM (noon) – Thursday, February 25, 2016

City of Gloucester

Community Development Department

Grants Division

3 Pond Road

Gloucester, MA 01930

(978) 282-3027

AN INFORMATIONAL PUBLIC HEARING to address any questions and explain the CDBG RFP requirements and to obtain the views of the citizens of Gloucester regarding the CDBG Program will be held on Thursday, February 4, 2016 at 5:00 p.m. in the Friend Room of the Sawyer Free Library, 2 Dale Avenue, Gloucester, MA.

A PUBLIC HEARING will be held on Thursday, March 3, 2016 at 5:00 p.m. in the Friend Room of the Sawyer Free Library, 2 Dale Avenue, Gloucester, MA. Individuals and organizations requesting funds will be required to make a brief presentation outlining their proposal at this meeting.

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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS #2

 

Gloucester’s Community Preservation Committee (CPC) has set its 2016 schedule for all those seeking grants from the city.  The Committee funds a wide variety of large and small programs from individuals and groups in four specific areas: open space, historical preservation, community housing and recreation.
Recent recipients include the community garden and backstops for the softball diamond at Burnham’s Field, renovations of the Rocky Neck Cultural Center, a fire suppression system for the Universalist Unitarian Church in downtown Gloucester.

The initial single-page eligibility form must be submitted to the CPC by February 29th.
The material should be sent to:

Community Preservation Committee
c/o The Community Development Department
3 Pond Road
Gloucester MA 01930
or via e-mail to
dlaurie@gloucester-ma-gov

Completed applications from those who pass the preliminary review are due by April 15th.

Final decisions by the City Council will be made in November or December.

Full details are available from Debbie Laurie, Senior Project Manager of the Community Development Department, at 978-282-8004 or email above. Information is also available from the City of Gloucester website at www.gloucester-ma-gov.