Eastern Upper Peninsula Regional Planning & Development

Eastern Upper Peninsula Regional Planning & Development

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM


The Eastern U.P. Regional Planning & Development Commission provides technical assistance, preparation of notices of intent, pre-application and applications for the CDBG program, offered through the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. This is a federally funded program administered Statewide by the MEDC. This funding is used to improve publicly owned infrastructure, where those improvements will lead directly to the creation of permanent full-time employment opportunities for low-to-moderate income persons. MEDC will only accept job creation in manufacturing related industries or in some cases "destination tourism" projects.

Eligibility: Local units of government (Cities, Villages, Townships or Counties) in rural areas with a population of less than 50,000 persons are eligible to apply for CDBG funds.

Generally funds are invested at a rate of $10,000 per job created. The ratio of public to private investment must be no less than 2:1. The infrastructure portion of the project must have a hard cash match of at least 10% (local, federal, private, etc. funds).

If you are interested in learning more about this potential source of funding for your local project, please contact the Regional Planning Commission for more information, staff can assist you in the pre-application process. MEDC accepts proposals throughout the calendar year.

 

Program Guidelines

Regional Planning CDBG Program Coordinator - Jeff Hagan

MEDC Account Manager - Upper Peninsula, Cathi Cole

HUD HOMEPAGE

MICHIGAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (MEDC)

 

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