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<br />CDBG ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES DEFINITIONS
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<br />The following are summary definitions of Community Development Block Grant 8igible Activities:
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<br />Please Note: Although an activity may be deemed eliaible for CDBG funding, it does nof guarantee funding. The Community
<br />Development Needs for the CDBG Program, as developed by the Anoka County HRA in the Compmhensive Plan sets-forth the priority
<br />of needs and as such, dictates which types of eligible activities may be funded in a given year.
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<br />CDBG funds mav NOT be used for costs attributable to a buildina used for the aeneral conduct of aovernment or used for Dolitical
<br />activities.
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<br />Acquisition: The use of CDBG funds to acquire real property, in whole or in part, by purchase, Iong-tenn lease, donation, or
<br />otherwise, for any public purpose. Real property to be acquired may include: land, air rights, easements, water rights, right-<>f-ways,
<br />buildings and other property improvements, or other interests in real property.
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<br />ClearancefDemolltion: Clearance, demolition, and removal of buildings and improvements including movement of structures to
<br />other sites.
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<br />Code Enforcement: Code enforcement involves the payment of salaries and overhead costs directly related to the enforcement of
<br />stale and/or local codes. CDBG funds may be used for code enforcement only in deteriorating or deteriorated areas where such
<br />enforcement, together with public or private improvements, rehabilitation, or services to be provided, may be expected to arrest the
<br />decline of the area.
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<br />Housing: Housing related activities may include single-family rehabilitation, multi-family rehabilitation, energy efficiency improvements,
<br />public housing modernization and rehabilitation of publicly owned residential buildings.
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<br />Planning: Includes studies, analysis, data gathering, preparation of plans, and identification of actions that will implement plans. The
<br />types of plans which may be paid for with CDBG funds include, but are not limited to: Comprehensive plans; Individual project plans;
<br />Community development plans, Capital improvement programs; Small area and neighborhood plans; Environmental and historic
<br />preservation studies; and Functional plans (such as plans for housing, land use, energy conservation, or economic development).
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<br />Public Facilities and Improvements: CDBG funds may be used by the grantee or other public or private nonprofit entities for the
<br />acquisition (including long tenn leases for periods of 15 years or more), construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation (including removal of
<br />architectural barriers to aocessibility), or installation, of public improvements or facilities (except buildings for the general conduct of
<br />government). This includes neighborhood lacilities, firehouses, public schools, and libraries, as well as water and/or sewer treatment
<br />plants. The regulations further specify that facilities that are designed for use in providing shelter for persons having special needs are
<br />considered to be public facilities.
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<br />Public Services: CDBG funds may be used to provide public services (including labor, supplies, and materials), provided that each of
<br />the following criteria is met: 1) The public service must be either a new service or a quantifiable increase in the level of service; and 2)
<br />The amount of CDBG funds obligated within a program year to support public service activities under this category may not exceed
<br />15% of the tctal grant awarded to Anoka County for that year.
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<br />Relocation: CDBG funds may be used for relocation payments and assistance to displaced persons, including individuals, families,
<br />businesses, non-profits, and farms, where required under section 570.606 of the regulations (pursuant to the Uniform Relocation Act).
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<br />Economic Development Actiivlties: Economic development activities may include, but are not limited to: (1) Construction by the
<br />grantee or subrecipient of a business incubator designed to provide inexpensive space and assistance to new finns to help them
<br />become viable businesses, (2) Loans to pay for the expansion of a factory or commercial business, and (3) Providing training needed
<br />by persons on welfare to enable them to qualify for jobs created by CDBG-assisted special economic development activities.
<br />The level of public benefit to be derived from the economic development activity must be appropriate given the amount of CDBG
<br />assistance being provided.
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