Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)

The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program was enacted into law as part of the Community Development Act of 1974, with the purpose of providing decent, safe, and sanitary housing, suitable living environments, and economic opportunities, principally to low- and moderate-income persons.

As a CDBG entitlement city, the City of Appleton receives an annual allocation based on a HUD formula that accounts for variables associated with community development need.  In the last 5 years, the City of Appleton has received $2,938,371.  Primary use of these funds has focused on:

• Housing rehabilitation (homeowner and rental)
• Homebuyer assistance
• Neighborhood public facility improvement and revitalization
• Fair housing services
• Public services 

• Domestic violence shelter
• Homeless shelter and supportive services
• Emergency financial assistance programs
• Mental health programs
• Job readiness training programs
• At-risk youth programs

For the April 1, 2024 - March 31, 2025 program year, the City of Appleton has received a $590,504 grant.  Most has been sub-awarded to community partners identified through a competitive application process. The 2024-2025 partners include:

• Appleton Housing Authority
• Fair Housing Services
• Greater Fox Cities Habitat for Humanity
• Rebuilding Together Fox Valley
• WWBIC
• Salvation Army of the Fox Cities
• Pillars, Inc.
• Building for Kids Children's Museum

Click the following for:  historical community partner sub-award allocations.

The Environmental Review Record (ERR) that documents the environmental determinations for the following projects are available by clicking below:

• ERR Tier 1 Housing Rehabilitation Programs
• ERR Tier 1 Neighborhood Services Program

The City of Appleton has started the CDBG application process for the 2025 program year for external applicants. The first requirement for external applicants is that a member of each organization seeking to apply for CDBG funds must complete our mandatory pre-application training. To complete this training, please review this PowerPoint presentation (download via LiquidFiles), and then complete the required online quiz to confirm your completion of the training. 

This training is self-paced, but the submission of the quiz by a member of your organization is due on Friday, October 18th. This is a hard deadline and submission of the quiz is required to receive the application once it opens. The application will be released on October 21 to all organizations that have completed the required training quiz. 

The PowerPoint presentation contains an audio recording on most slides with additional information or an explanation of why this information is important to consider when applying for CBDG funds. You can play the audio by pressing the speaker icon on the bottom righthand corner of each slide. 

Please reach out to olivia.galyon@appletonwi.gov for further information or to request a transcript of the PowerPoint audio."

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