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Community Development Block Grant Program (cdbg)
Responsibilities
The Federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program provides the basic funding necessary to administer the many housing, public works, economic development, and public service activities which help to further the city’s overall community development objectives. This program is intended to support the city as it continues to grow and improve, and to help serve the most vulnerable members of our community.
Accomplishments
Some of the accomplishments managed through the Community Development Office include:
- Construction of new energy-efficient single family housing and rehabilitation of affordable housing throughout the city’s older neighborhoods.
- Curb re-setting.
- Demolition of hundreds of unsafe and abandoned buildings throughout the city
- Improvements to public facilities such as parks and playgrounds and various city buildings including the Senior Center, Library and City Hall.
- Provision of essential public services ranging from after school programs for youth to assistance to senior citizens to police walking patrols and drug enforcement activities.
- Safety and beautification improvements, including street trees.
- Street and sidewalk improvements along many of the city’s entryways, including accessibility improvements.
Current Programs
Current CDBG funded programs which are carried out by other entities:
- NewVue Communities Small Business Assistance
- North Star Family Services Family Shelter
- Community Legal Aid Homelessness Prevention Program
- YMCA Youth Program
- Board of Health Code Enforcement
- Police Drug Enforcement & Foot Patrols
Public Comment Forms
The department welcomes input from community members throughout the grant process, including two public hearings and a community input meeting.
Public comment forms are available in English
Los formularios de comentarios públicos están disponibles en español
Community Development Accomplishments
Overview of Community Development and Planning's Accomplishments
2022 Community Development Week Accomplishments
CDBG Year 49 Process
(July 1, 2023-June 30, 2024)
- Year 49 Schedule
- Year 49 Application - OpenGov Portal
- Year 49 Application- Municipal Entities - OpenGov Portal
- Year 49 Sample Application - Municipal Entities Only
- (No attachments required at submission)
- Year 49 Proposal Summary
- Summary of proposals received.
- Year 49 Action Plan Legal Notice
- A 30-day comment period on the draft plan will run from March 22-April 21. Comments can be submitted on the Public Comment form provided above. A Public Hearing on the CDBG and HOME Action Plan will be held on Tuesday, April 25 at 5pm in the North Room, Third floor, Suite 300, City Hall. Please email CommDev@FitchburgMA.gov to register for the hearing.
- Year 49 Action Plan Draft
- National Objectives, Eligible Activities, & Other Important Considerations
CDBG Year 48 Process
(July 1, 2022-June 30, 2023)
- Year 48 Schedule
- Year 48 Application - OpenGov Portal
- Year 48 Application- Municipal Entities - OpenGov Portal
- Year 48 Proposal Summary
- Summary of proposals received.
- Year 48 Action Plan (See Consolidated Plan Document)
- National Objectives, Eligible Activities, & Other Important Considerations
CDBG and HOME Five Year Consolidated Plan
The 2022-2026 Consolidated Plan began on July 1, 2022.
CDBG-CV Activities
The City of Fitchburg received $586,047 after the CARES Act passed in March 2020. An additional $435,362 was announced in September 2020.
CDBG-CV Action Plan and Amendments
For more information about CARES Act funding, email Kimberly LeBlanc at kleblanc@FitchburgMA.gov.
Contractors Wanted
The City of Fitchburg’s Divisions of Housing and Development, is now taking applications from interested contractors in all residential construction trades to participate in a variety of housing and commercial rehabilitation programs funded through the City.
El Departamento de Desarrollo Comunitario de la ciudad de Fitchburg esta aceptando aplicaciones de contratistas interesados en todo tipo de oficio de construcción residencial para participar en una variedad de programas de rehabilitación de vivienda y comercio financiado por la ciudad.
Special Business Categories
Recipients of State and Federal funding must report on contracts executed with a variety of different business types, including Section 3, Minority-Owned (MBE), Women-Owned (WBE), and Disadvantaged (DBE) business enterprises.
Section 3 Businesses meet one of three regulatory definitions:
- 51 percent of the business owned and controlled by low- or very low- income persons
- 75 percent of the labor hours performed for the business over the prior three-month period performed by Section 3 workers
- 51 percent of the business owned and controlled by current public housing residents or residents who currently live in Section 8-assisted housing
Register your business as a Section 3 Business here:
https://portalapps.hud.gov/Sec3BusReg/BRegistry/RegisterBusiness
Information about MBE/WBE certification:
https://www.mass.gov/orgs/supplier-diversity-office-sdo
Information about Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) certification:
https://www.mass.gov/how-to/apply-for-disadvantaged-business-enterprise-dbe-certification
YEAR 47 CDBG ACTIVITIES
(July 2021-June 2022)
- CDBG Year 47 Application
- CDBG Year 47 Program Schedule
- Schedule of application availability, deadlines, and important meetings
- Year 47 Proposal Summary
- Summary of proposals received
- Year 47 Action Plan
YEAR 46 CDBG ACTIVITIES
(July 2020-June 2021)
Year 45 CDBG Activities
(July 2019-June 2020)
- CDBG YEAR 45 PROGRAM SCHEDULE
- Year 45 Proposal Summary
- Year 45 Action Plan
- Community Development Week 2019 Infographic
(CAPER), please contact Cindy Dalton at CDalton@FitchburgMA.gov. Comments will be accepted between December 11, 2020 and December 29, 2020.