Community Development Block Grant
Community Development Block Grants are HUD money that goes by formula to about 1,200 cities and counties and to every state for its smaller towns. At least 70% must benefit low- and moderate-income people.
Nonprofits and small businesses don't apply to HUD. They apply to their city or county (or the state program in smaller towns), which decides each year how to spend its CDBG money in its annual action plan.
- Open now
- 0
- Upcoming
- 0
Open and forecast CDBG opportunities
From Grants.gov, soonest deadline first.
CDBG has no opportunities posted or forecast on Grants.gov right now. The programs below show where its grant money went last year.
Where CDBG grant money went in 2025
Awards from October 2024 to September 2025, from USAspending.gov.
| Program (Assistance Listing) | Awarded |
|---|---|
| Community Development Block Grants/State's program and Non-Entitlement Grants in Hawaii 14.228 | $9.9 billion |
| Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants 14.218 | $2 billion |
| Recipient | Awarded |
|---|---|
| County of Maui | $1.6 billion |
| Department of Commerce North Carolina | $1.5 billion |
| Florida Department of Commerce | $927 million |
| County of Pinellas | $814 million |
| Pasco County Board of County Commissioners | $589 million |
| Texas General Land Office | $556 million |
| Department of Housing & Community Development | $532 million |
| City of Detroit | $417 million |
Questions
When is the next CDBG grant deadline?
Nothing is open right now. The list below shows when each program last closed and what is announced next.
How do I apply for a CDBG grant?
Register your organization in SAM.gov to get a Unique Entity ID, create a Grants.gov account, then find the opportunity and submit before its deadline. Some agencies finish the application in their own system, such as JustGrants, eRA Commons or Research.gov.
Can individuals get CDBG grants?
Rarely. Federal grants go mostly to organizations: nonprofits, local governments, tribes, schools, colleges and, in research programs, small businesses. Help for individuals usually comes through state and local agencies.
Do I have to pay to apply for a grant?
No. Real grant programs never charge to apply or to receive an award. Anyone asking for a fee before you get grant money is running a scam.