Block Grant

The Block Grant office is a division of the Community Development Department of the City of Gainesville. This office works with other City departments and community-based non-profit organizations to improve the quality of life for Gainesville's low- and moderate income residents and neighborhoods.

The Block Grant Division provides overall management, oversight, coordination, and monitoring and evaluation of the CDBG and HOME Programs to ensure compliance with national objectives, federal grant regulations and local plans and policies.

The objectives of the CDBG and HOME Programs are to develop a viable urban community by providing decent housing and a suitable living environment and expanding economic opportunities, principally for persons of low- and moderate income.

Improving Housing, Jobs and Services for the Neighborhoods of Gainesville The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) Programs... meeting needs at home, in the family, and throughout Gainesville's neighborhoods.

• The Citizen Advisory Board [Coming soon!]
• Current Fiscal Year Funding [CDBG (37KB );  HOME (37KB )]
• Monthly Reporting Forms
• About the Block Grant Division




CDBG/HOME FUNDING APPLICATION PACKET
• CONTENTS & Checklist (35KB )
• Process Timeline (22KB )
• Application With Guidelines & Instructions (233KB )
• Program General Information
• Program Target Areas Map(54KB )
• City Of Gainesville Insurance Requirements (16KB )

To contact the Block Grant staff, e-mail COGBlockGrant@cityofgainesville.org or call (352) 334-5031.