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KA AP �., N OLIS CDBG Eligible Activities The CDBG regulations allow the use of grant finds for a wide range of public service activities, including, but not limited to: • Employment services (e.g., job training); • Crime prevention and public safety; • Child care; • Health services; • Substance abuse services (e.g., counseling and treatment); • Fair housing counseling; • Education programs; • Energy conservation; • Set for senior citizens; • Services for homeless persons; • Welfare services (excluding income payments); • Homebuyer down payment assistance; and • Recreational services. CDBG funds may be used to pay for labor, supplies, and material as well as to operate and /or maintain the portion of a facility in which the public service is located. This includes the lease of a facility, equipment, and other property needed for the public service. Ineligible Activities. The provision of "income payments" is an ineligible CDBG activity if these payments are provided as a grant. Income payments are payments to an individual or family, which are used to provide basic services such as food, shelter (including payment for rent, mortgage, and/or utilities) or clothing. However, such expenditures are eligible if the income payments do not exceed three consecutive months per client family and the payments are made directly to the provider of such services on behalf of an individual or family. Income payments that are provided as a loan are permissible within the public services cap. Political activities are ineligible. While faith -based organizations may use CDBG funds to sponsor eligible community activities, the activities may not be religious in nature, directly or indirectly, or be limited to or predominantly for members of specific churches or religions. CDBG finding recipients may not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, nationality, ethnicity, religion, creed, or disability. Award Timeline The timeline for the application process is expected to be as follows: • By February 11 — Nonprofit organizations notified about application • March 29 — Applications due by 5:00pm • April 8— Staff reviews applications for completeness and eligibility • May 21 — Community Development Commission reviews applications, invite agencies for presentations • June — Organizations make brief presentations to Community Development Commission • By Mid -June — Community Development Commission makes funding recommendations to City Council • By June 30 — City Council makes funding decisions You will be notified as specific dates and decisions are determined. 3 Attachment number 2 F -7 Page 114