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Community Development Commission

DuPage County: A HUD Entitlement Community

HUD has classified DuPage County as an Entitlement Community. The CDBG entitlement program allocates annual grants to larger cities and urban counties to develop viable communities by providing decent housing, a suitable living environment, and opportunities to expand economic opportunities, principally for low- and moderate-income persons.

Each year, HUD awards each entitlement community a grant, calculated with a formula utilizing several objective measures of community needs, including the extent of poverty, population, housing overcrowding, age of housing and population growth lag in relationship to other metropolitan areas.

HUD awards grants to entitlement community grantees to carry out a wide range of community development activities directed toward revitalizing neighborhoods, economic development, and providing improved community facilities and services.

Entitlement communities develop their own programs and funding priorities. However, grantees must give maximum feasible priority to activities which benefit low- and moderate-income persons. The funding priorities for DuPage are outlined in the 5-year Consolidated Plan.

Overview

The DuPage County Community Development Commission (CDC) was established in 1975 as a cooperative effort of DuPage municipalities and the County Board. The primary responsibility of the CDC is to advise the County Board on the following programs:

Grants
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) provides communities with resources to address a wide range of unique community development needs. The CDBG entitlement program allocates annual grants to larger cities and urban counties to develop viable communities by providing decent housing, a suitable living environment, and opportunities to expand economic opportunities, principally for low- and moderate-income persons. Nonprofit agencies/townships generally apply for this funding.

Learn more about Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Neighborhood Investment
The CDC also has a Neighborhood Investment, Community-Wide Benefit, Accessibility Improvements, and Planning Projects category that addresses the needs of low-to moderate-income neighborhoods by providing funding for capital improvements. This grant is generally used by municipalities/townships for capital improvement projects that benefit a defined low to moderate-income service area. The service area must be primarily residential. Eligibility is determined utilizing either Low-Moderate Income Data or by conducting an Income Survey. Planning projects are the only non-capital projects in this category.

Learn more about Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Neighborhood Investment
Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG)
The Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) program is designed to improve the quality of existing emergency shelters, make available additional emergency shelters, help meet the cost of operating emergency shelters, and provide essential social services to homeless individuals. The ESG program ensures that the homeless have access not only to safe and sanitary shelter but also to supportive services and other kinds of assistance needed to improve their situations. The program is also intended to reduce homelessness through the funding of preventive programs and activities. Nonprofit agencies apply for this grant.

Learn more about the Emergency Solutions Grant
HOME Investment Partnerships Program
HOME is the largest federal block grant to state and local governments designed exclusively to create affordable housing for low-income households. HOME funds are allocated annually to entitlement communities like DuPage County to fund a wide range of activities that build, buy, and/or rehabilitate affordable housing for rent or homeownership or provide direct rental assistance to low-income people. It is used to support development of rental or owner housing affordable to low-income persons. The application process is available all year round. There is no deadline date.

Learn more about the HOME Investment Partnerships program
Community Development Block Grant - Coronavirus (CDBG-CV)
No new application being accepted.

The Community Development Block Grant - Coronavirus (CDBG-CV) Program was made available through Public Law 116-136 Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) signed by the President on March 27, 2020.  DuPage County is receiving Community Development Block Grant - Coronavirus Response (CDBG-CV) funds under this Public Law as a result of a Presidential declaration of a nationwide emergency, pursuant to section 501(b) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5191(b)).  This declaration was in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. These funds can only for projects that clearly prevent, prepare for, and/or respond to coronavirus. Funding has been awarded to various agencies.

To learn more about Community Development Block Grant - Coronavirus (CDBG-CV)
Emergency Solutions Grant - Coronavirus (ESG-CV)

No new grant applications being accepted.

The Emergency Solutions Grant - Coronavirus (ESG-CV) Program was made available through Public Law 116-136 Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) signed by the President on March 27, 2020.  DuPage County is receiving Emergency Solutions Grant - Coronavirus (ESG-CV) funds under this Public Law as a result of a Presidential declaration of a nationwide emergency, pursuant to section 501(b) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5191(b)). This declaration was in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.  These funds can only be used for projects to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, among individuals and families who are homeless or receiving homeless assistance and to support additional homeless assistance and homelessness prevention activities to mitigate the impacts created by coronavirus under the Emergency Solutions Grants program as authorized under subtitle B of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11371 et seq.), as amended. Funding has been awarded to various agencies.

Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Assistance (CDBG-DR)

No new grant applications being accepted.

DuPage County received Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery Grant (CDBG-DR) in the amount of $31,526,000 in accordance with the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013 (Public Law 113-2).  This grant was made available through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to assist disaster recovery efforts in response to declared major disasters occurring in DuPage County in April 2013. Funding has been awarded to various agencies.

To learn more about Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Assistance (CDBG-DR)

Notices/Public Hearing Information
Public Hearing - 2024 Action Plan of the 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan

The DuPage Community Development Commission presents the draft 2024 Action Plan for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), the HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) and the Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) programs describing the planned use of these funds for the 2024 program year beginning April 1, 2024, through March 31, 2025.

Public Hearing Information
January 17, 2024 at 5:00pm
421 North County Farm Road
Wheaton IL, 60187
Conference Room 3-500a – 3rd Floor North End of Building

FY2024 Action Plan - Public Comment Period
FY2024 Action Plan Public Hearing Agenda

 

Other Resources
Community Resources

DuPage County offers information and referral services 24 hours/day, 7 days/week by calling 2-1-1 or by visiting 211dupage.gov.  The community resource database includes information on housing, food, transportation, employment, and many other services to help address essential basic and economic needs.  

HUD Programs, Rules and Regulations

For more information on HUD programs, rules and regulations.

  • HUD Exchange - information on the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), HOME Investment Partnership, Homeless Management Information System (HMIS), and more.  
  • HUD Clips - HUD online resource for forms, handbooks, policies, and other related information.
  • HUD Public Housing and Voucher Programs - information about HUD public and housing voucher programs. 
Community Data and Needs Assessments

Community level data is available through the following to aid in understanding community demographics, needs, and metrics.

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