City of Toledo announces availability for COVID-19 grant programs
Some grants training is available via Zoom.
TOLEDO, Ohio — The City of Toledo Monday announced the availability of federal funds for Community Development Block Grant, Emergency Solutions Grant, and HOME Investment Partnership Program for the 2021 program year, which runs from July 1st, 2021 through June 30th, 2022.
CDBG applications will be accepted for the following programs/activities:
Programs/Activities Available Funding
Housing Preservation: $1,000,000
Blight Removal: $800,000
Public Facilities and Infrastructure: $800,000
Neighborhood Revitalization Target Areas: $500,000
Public Services (15 percent): $1,135,526
Eligible applicants are 501(c)(3) organizations, other nonprofits, and government agencies.
HOME applications will be accepted for the following projects that demonstrate a gap in financing, address the City of Toledo’s affordable and special populations housing needs, and leverage HOME funds with other funding sources. The maximum per project award will be:
Construction/Rehabilitation of Rental Units: $500,000
Construction/Rehabilitation of Homebuyer Units: $350,000
Owner-Occupied Rehabilitation: $300,000
HOME NOFA Funding Priorities
Owner occupied housing rehabilitation by a not-for-profit entity.
New construction or rehabilitation of rental or for sale housing projects serving households at or below 30 percent AMI.
New construction or rehabilitation of rental or for sale housing projects serving seniors and the disabled.
New construction or rehabilitation of permanent supportive rental housing.
HOME eligible applicants: Not-for-profit and nonprofit housing development organizations.
To apply for funding, applicants must pick up application material as follows:
9 a.m. to 11 a.m., Friday, Jan. 22
One Government Center, 1st Floor
640 Jackson St.
Toledo, Ohio 43604
Emergency Solutions Grant (for Homeless Service Providers)
1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., Friday, Jan. 22
One Government Center, 1st Floor
640 Jackson St.
Toledo, Ohio 43604
NOFA for HOME Investment Partnerships Program issued Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020. Available on the City of Toledo website.
CDBG Application ZoomGrants Training (via Zoom)
10 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 4
ESG Application ZoomGrants Training (via Zoom)
10 a.m., Friday, Feb. 5
HOME NOFA Workshop (via Zoom)
11:00 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 20
The deadline for submitting CDBG and ESG applications is 4:45 p.m., Friday, Feb. 19.
The deadline for submitting the HOME applications is 4:45 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 24.
Completed applications must be submitted through Zoom grants.
The City of Toledo supports the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation for CDBG, contact Monica Brown, administrative analyst IV, at her email address. If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation for HOME, contact Tiffanie McNair, housing commissioner, at her email address.
