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Community Development Block Grant

Building Better Neighborhoods

In coordination with the State of Utah’s Housing and Community Development Division, the Wasatch Front Regional Council (WFRC) administers the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Small Cities Program for the Wasatch Front region. The purpose of the program is to assist in the development of viable urban communities by providing decent housing and a suitable living environment, principally for persons of low and moderate income. Funding for the program is provided by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) under the guidelines of Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended. The Draft 2023 Rating and Ranking Criteria is open for public comment until September 7, 2022.

For additional information regarding the CDBG, please contact Christy Dahlberg.

The Wasatch Front region expects to receive just over $1 million to appropriate in the FY 2022 program year. The CDBG Small Cities Program is open to all cities with a population of 50,000 or less in Morgan, Tooele, and Weber counties.

Non-profit organizations or special service districts may apply through the sponsorship of an eligible city, town, or county.

Eligible projects and activities include the following provided that at least 51% of the beneficiaries are low to moderate income persons. Seniors, disabled persons, and neglected and abused children are deemed as moderate income and are therefore eligible.

  • Planning assistance
  • Assistance to non-profit entities for community development activities
  • Removal of barriers that restrict the accessibility of the elderly or handicapped
  • Property acquisition for certain public purposes
  • Construction or reconstruction of streets, water, and sewer facilities
  • Creation or rehabilitation of recreation facilities
  • Installation or modification of public works infrastructure
  • Demolition of buildings and improvements for slum and blight removal purposes
  • Rehabilitation of public and private buildings
  • Housing lot acquisition for multiple-family housing construction

Applications

Applications are submitted to the State Housing and Community Development Division using an online application known as WebGrants. The optional WFRC application review is due January 15 of each year. The required Webgrants application is due January 31 of each year.

Templates

Public Hearings
Use the following templates for public hearings.

Capital Investment Plan
Use the Capital Investment Plan (CIP) template when creating or revising your jurisdiction’s CIP.

Income Surveys
In order to confirm low/moderate income (LMI) eligibility for localized projects, cities and counties must conduct an income survey of the households that are expected to benefit from the project. Income surveys can be challenging. If you are a new applicant and need to conduct a survey, or if you have any questions regarding the survey process, please contact the program administrator. For projects that benefit an entire city, at least 51% of all residents must be low to moderate income persons.

A survey packet in Excel format has been created for each county. Use the appropriate template when conducting a site-specific or community-wide income survey. Each packet includes the Income Form, Survey Tally Sheet, and Survey Methodology Form.

Morgan County

  • Dave Alexander | Councilmember, Morgan County | 48 West Young Street, PO Box 886, Morgan UT 84050 | 801-710-6528 | dalexander@morgancityut.org
  • Josh Cook | Planning Director, Morgan County | 48 West Young Street, PO Box 886, Morgan UT 84050 | 801-845-4059 | jcook@morgancountyutah.gov

Tooele County

  • John Olson | Mayor, Vernon Town | 325 South Main, Vernon UT, 84080 | 435-839-3509 | vernontownmayor@gmail.com
  • Rachelle Custer | Community Development Director, Tooele County | 47 South Main Street, Tooele City, UT 84074 | 435-843-3160 | rcuster@tooeleco.org

Weber County

  • Mark Allen | Mayor, Washington Terrace City | 5249 South Pointe Drive, Washington Terrace, UT 84405 | 801-721-2269 | mayormark41@yahoo.com
  • Stephanie Russell | Economic Development Director & Government Relations,  Weber County | 2380 Washington Boulevard, #240, Ogden, UT 84401 | 801-399-8765 | srussell@webercountyutah.gov

Wasatch Front Regional Council

  • Christy Dahlberg | CDBG Program Manager | 41 North Rio Grande Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84101 | 801-363-4250 | christy@wfrc.org

2024 Meetings

  • November 12, 2024: Agenda | Recording | Minutes | Materials
  • August 13, 2024: Agenda | Recording | Minutes | Materials
  • May 14, 2024: Agenda | Recording | Minutes | Materials
  • February 13, 2024: Agenda | Recording | Minutes | Materials

2023 Meetings

2022 Meetings

2021 Meetings

2020 Meetings

Consolidated Plan

The Consolidated Plan is a requirement of the HUD, CDBG Small Cities Program. The intent of the Consolidated Plan is to help identify local needs and guide the expenditure of various community development funds aimed at addressing those needs in an ongoing fashion. A five-year consolidated plan is a requirement to receive program funding and all applying entities are invited to participate in the Consolidated Plan’s planning process.

Annual Action Plan

The five-year consolidated plan is carried out through an Annual Action Plan. The Annual Action Plan provides a more detailed summary of the projects, programs, and actions that will be carried out for the current year and matches resources to priority needs and goals.

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