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Mission Statement

The Department of Development strives to undertake and support initiatives that sustain the quality of our communities, provide open and affordable housing choices, expand and retain employment opportunities, help assure the lasting viability of local businesses and strengthen the tax base one project and one parcel at a time.

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Competitive Municipal Grant Program

The Competitive Municipal Grant Program awards Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds to Urban County members. The funds are used to assist municipalities with a variety of projects that met one of the HUD National Objectives:

  1. Benefit low/moderate income persons;
  2. Aid in the prevention of slums and blight; or
  3. Meet other urgent community needs.

2009 Grant Recipients

2009 Municipal Grant Awardees
Municipality Project Amount
Parma Hts. The Fire Protection Facilities & Equipment Project Phase II $325,000
Maple Hts. 2009 Infrastructure Improvement Gerard Avenue Reconstruction Project
$100,000
N. Olmsted Senior Center & Campus ADA Improvements $100,000
Brooklyn Pavement Repair & Resurfacing of the Parkside Drive Neighborhood $100,000
Shaker Hts. City Building ADA Improvements $100,000
University Hts. Bushnell Road Resurfacing & Enhancement Project $100,000
Cuyahoga Hts. Community Pavilion $100,000
Bedford Hts. Sweet Birch/Randolph Storm Sewer & Road Replacement $100,000
Mayfield Hts. Mayfield Northwest Pedestrian Safety Improvement Project $100,000

Total Municipal Grants $1,125,000
     
Berea City of Berea Zoning Code   $   30,000
Broadview Hts. Broadview Heights Master Plan   $   30,000

Total Master Plans
$   60,000


Award Recipients Archive

 

The Competitive Municipal Grant Program is available to communities located within the Cuyahoga Urban County.

Urban County Map

 

Application Materials

Program Objectives

All activities must meet one of the three HUD National Objectives and be an Eligible Activity to receive CDBG funding. As a general rule, any activity that is not authorized by statute is ineligible for CDBG funding. A list of eligible activities is attached.

CDBG National Objectives

The regulations governing the CDBG program have established three broad National Objectives to achieve the Primary Objective:

  1. Benefit low and moderate income persons;
  2. Aid in the prevention or elimination of slums or blight; or
  3. Meet other urgent community needs.

Activities funded under National Objective #1 must meet criteria under the following categories:

  1. Area Benefit;
  2. Limited Clientele;
  3. Housing; or
  4. Job Creation

Activities funded under National Objective #2 must meet criteria under the following categories:

  1. Area Basis;
  2. Urban Renewal Area.

Eligible Activities

  • Acquisition of Real Property
  • Disposition of Property
  • Public Facilities and Improvements
  • Clearance
  • Public Services
  • Interim Assistance
  • Relocation Payments
  • Removal of Architectural Barriers
  • Economic Development Activities
  • Planning & Capacity Building Activities
  • Rehabilitation & Preservation Activities

Contact Information

Pequita Hansberry
Senior Development Finance Analyst
216-443-8397
phansberry@cuyahogacounty.us

The Cuyahoga County Information Services Center
Department of Development
112 Hamilton Avenue
4th Floor
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
216-443-7260
A part of the Development and Justice Agency