Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program
The Alabama CDBG Program funds research-based projects to improve infrastructure, housing, and public facilities in non-entitlement communities, focusing on benefits for low- and moderate-income residents.
Funder: Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs
Due Dates: April 28, 2026 (Application intake opens) | July 22, 2026 (Full application deadline, 12:00 noon)
Funding Amounts: Typical awards: Small City up to $500,000; Large City/County up to $750,000; Community Enhancement up to $400,000; Planning up to $250,000; 1-year grant period.
Summary: Supports community development projects in Alabama, including infrastructure, public facilities, planning, and economic development, primarily benefiting low- and moderate-income residents.
Key Information: Applications must be submitted as one original signed paper and two photocopies; electronic submissions are not accepted.
Description
The Alabama Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program, administered by the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA), provides funding to eligible local governments for projects that improve community infrastructure, public facilities, housing, planning, and economic development. The program is designed to address critical needs and enhance the quality of life in Alabama’s non-entitlement communities, with a focus on benefiting low- and moderate-income (LMI) residents, preventing or eliminating slums and blight, or addressing urgent community needs.
Eligible activities include (but are not limited to): water/sewer improvements, street and drainage upgrades, housing rehabilitation, public facilities (e.g., senior centers, fire stations), parks and recreational amenities, downtown and neighborhood revitalization, planning studies, and economic development initiatives.
