2023 CDBG Applications:
The following applications were received in response to a Notice of Funding Availability for 2023 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds. Applications are separated into the Public Service and Development categories because federal law caps the amount of Community Development Block Grant funding that can be spent on Public Service projects at 15% of the City's total allocation. The CDBG Advisory Board reviews non-CEDO applications during February, and March of 2023.
The 2023 applications are available in PDF versions below for public review:
| PUBLIC SERVICE APPLICATIONS | |||||||
| Organization |
Project |
Description |
Amount Requested |
Recommended Awarded |
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| ANEW Place |
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$0 |
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| Sara Holbrook Community Center |
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Utilizes a mentorship model to connect adventure learning and vocational opportunities to youth facing various adversities, with the goal of fostering consistent fostering engagement in school. The program supports youth and families and works in partnership with the student's school team to enable students develop the social-emotional skills needed to restore healthy functioning to their days and establish quality relationships with trusted adults. |
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$0 |
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| Vermont Adult Learning | Fostering Connection: Digital LIteracy Program |
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$40,000 |
$0 | |||
| Pathways Vermont | Housing First Services in Chittenden County |
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$30,000 |
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| ReSOURCE | Construction Trades Training |
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$15,000 |
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| Vermonters for Criminal Justice Reform (VCJR) | Re-Entry and Recovery Center with Contingency Management | A new specialized re-entry and recovery center for justice-involved people living with substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health disorders. Key services include case management, re-entry services (for individuals returning to the community after a period of incarceration), professional and peer recovery support, parenting support, basic needs assistance (food, housing, employment, transportation), and overdose prevention using an evidence-based drug treatment called contingency management. | $157,836 | $20,000 | |||
| Steps To End Domestic Violence | Safe Tonight | Provide emergency housing and support services to adults and children fleeing domestic violence. While in emergency housing, people experiencing domestic violence have access to our advocates who can assist with finding and securing safe, permanent housing, increase self-sufficiency and establish economic independence. | $67,336 | $22,500 | |||
| CVOEO | Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) | The VITA program serves households that earn $60,000 or less and that need help navigating the U.S. tax system. In partnership with community organizations and academic institutions, IRS-certified volunteers provide free tax preparation and electronic filing services for low-to-moderate income (LMI) Vermonters, elderly taxpayers, military personnel and their families. | $15,000 | $12,500 | |||
| Lund Family Center | Early Childhood Education Program | Enabling some of Burlington’s most vulnerable children and families opportunities, services and supports to break out of poverty and thrive. LECP provides supports for the entire family by building on existing strengths and supporting the development of Family Protective Factors. | $27,018 | $10,064 | |||
| TOTAL REQUESTED | $483,390 |
$110,064 |
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| TOTAL PS GRANT FUNDS AVAILABLE (ESTIMATE) | $110,064 |
$110,064 |
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| DIFFERENCE | -$373,326 | $0 | |||||
| DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS | |||||||
| Organization |
Project
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Description |
Amount Requested | Recommended Award | |||
| Committee on Temporary Shelter (COTS) |
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$87,596 |
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| Winooski Valley Park District |
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$43,000 |
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| Mercy Connections | Small Business Equity Project | Delivers an integrated model of high-quality entrepreneurial education to support the launch or strengthening of small businesses, with special focus on needs of underserved populations such as women-identified and BIPOC-identified individuals, immigrants and unemployed or underemployed people. It provides business and professional development support and training in ways that meet participants' unique needs and removes barriers to their success. | $65,000 | $65,000 | |||
| Living Well Group |
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$0 |
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| CVOEO | Micro Business Development Program | Helps LMI Burlington residents start, sustain, and expand micro businesses. Participants have access to coaching, classes, and technical assistance for topics including product development, business plans, budgeting, credit, marketing, pricing, taxes, bookkeeping, applying for funding, and expansion. | $61,359 | $61,350 | |||
| CHT | Community Resource Center/Feeding Chittenden Addition | The Champlain Housing Trust will work on behalf of CVOEO to construct a two-story addition to the Feeding Chittenden building to better accommodate the staffing and services of the food shelf and Community Resource Center. | $425,000 | $0 | |||
| TOTAL REQUESTED | $802,163 |
$256,946 |
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| TOTAL DEV. GRANT FUNDS AVAILABLE (ESTIMATE) | $256,946 |
$256,946 |
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| DIFFERENCE | -$545,217 | $0 | |||||
