Description:	Provide funds for economic development, housing rehabilitation, community revitalization and public facilities designated to benefit people of low and moderate-income or to address recent local needs for which no other source of funding is available.
Assistance Provided To:	Non-entitlement counties and municipalities [pdf 13kB]
Type of Assistance:	Financial-Grants
Funding Source:	U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Award Period:	July 1 to June 30.
Procedure for Applying:	Submission of an Application (SAGE).
Application Deadline:	Circulated to all eligible governments.
Date of Notification:	Varies.
Contact:	Terry Schrider - (609) 633-6283 tschrider@dca.state.nj.us
Mailing Address:	Small Cities Community Development Block Grant Program New Jersey Department of Community Affairs Division of Housing and Community Resources P.O. Box 811, 5th floor 101 South Broad Street Trenton, NJ 08625-0811

Small Cities Program Notice:
New Jersey Community Development Block Grant-Recovery (CDBG-R) Amendment [pdf 81kB]
SC (CDBG) Notice: 2011 Performance Evaluation Report [pdf 9kB]

Small Cities Program 2011 PERs
SC (CDBG) 2011 Performance Evaluation Report FY 2005-2010 and Program Activity Summary [pdf 399kB]
Index of Additional Small Cities CDBG Information
E-mail to Us
Small Cities SAGE Links
Program Applications
Small Cities Program General Information
Low and Moderate Income Census Information
Real Property Acquisition
Citizen Participation
Environmental Review
Civil Rights/Fair Housing
Grant Management
Labor Standards 
Program Accomplishments
Federal Assurances [Word Doc 59kB]
Links to Other Agencies 

Small Cities Program Final Plan
State Fiscal Year 2012 Small Cities CDBG Final Plan [pdf 63kB]
2011 Small Cities CDBG Final Plan [pdf 300kB]
2009 NJ CDBG-R Substantial Amendment [pdf 166kB]

Small Cities Program Applications

Small Cities CDBG Program Applications (SAGE)
Innovative Development Fund - Pre-Application [Word Doc 39kB]
Emergency Housing Repair Fund Application Package [Word Doc 79kB]

 

Small Cities Program General Information
Eligible Small Cities Counties & Municipalities [pdf 12kB]
NJ Small Cities Program - Income Survey Instructions [pdf 31kB]
2011 HUD Income Guidelines for Small Cities Eligible Communities [pdf 12kB]
Community Development Block Grant Regulations/Small Cities Regulations 570.480-497-Sub-Part I
Community Development Block Grant laws and regulations (General) 

Low and Moderate Income Census Information
2000 Census Data by Tract and Block Group [Excel File 495kB]
Town-Wide 2000 Census Data [pdf 16kB]
Dictionary for Low and Moderate Income Summary Data
2000 Census Maps 

Acquisition of Real Property
Acquisition of Real Property Handbook [Word Doc 30kB]

Citizen Participation
Sample First Hearing Notice [Word Doc 25kB]
Sample Performance Hearing Notice [Word Doc 5kB]
Citizen Participation Plan Resolution [Word Doc 5kB]
State Citizen Participation Plan [Word Doc 9kB]
Citizens Participation Handbook [Word Doc 15kB]

Environmental Review

Environmental Review Handbook [Word Doc 34kB]
Environmental Review Record Format [Word Doc 27kB]
HUD Environmental Regulations - Part 58
Related Environmental Laws and Regulations 58.5 & 58.6
Request for Release of Funds and Certification 
Notice of Intent to Request Release of Funds (sample public notice) [pdf 86kB]
Notice of Finding of No Significant Impact and Notice of Intent to Request Release of Funds - (sample combined public notice) [pdf 87kB]
Request for Release of Funds and Environmental Certification [Word Doc]

Civil Rights/Fair Housing
Fair Housing Resolution [Word Doc 3kB]
Fair Housing Complaints (Federal)
Fair Housing Law (Federal)
Fair Housing Law (State)
Fair Housing Complaints (State)
Civil Rights Handbook [Word Doc 196kB]

Grant Management
Grant Management Handbook [Word Doc 27kB]
Monitoring System Policies and Procedures [Word Doc 13kB]
Sample Monitoring Forms [Word Doc 25kB]

Labor Standards
Notice to Employees Poster (for jobsite)
Notice to Employees Poster in Spanish
Hud Form 4010 -Federal Labor Standards Language for inclusion in bidding docs 
Federal Prevailing Wage Rate Decisions
NJ State Prevailing Wage Decisions
Contractors Guide to Davis Bacon 
Payroll Certification Form WH347 and Compliance Statement 
Payroll Certification Form WH347 Instructions (new form)
Employee Interview 
DCA acknowledgement language for bid advertisement [Word Doc 4kB]
Labor Standards Handbook [Word Doc 269kB]

Minority Business Enterprise Form
SCCDBG MBE - HUD form 2516 [xls 88kB]

Section 3 Residents Form
Section 3 summary Form [xls 100kB]

Program Accomplishments
Egg Harbor City 

Lead Paint
HUD's Lead Paint Information
HUD/EPA Fact Sheet on Lead
Department of Community Affairs Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control Program
Department of Community Affairs - Certified Lead Evaluation and Lead Abatement Contractors 

 

 New Jersey Department of Community Affairs Web Links
New Jersey Department of Community Affairs
New Jersey Green Homes Office 

 

Links to Other Agencies
U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Web Page
U.S. Census Bureau
U.S. Economic Development Authority
U.S. Rural Development - New Jersey State Office
New Jersey State Historic Preservation Office
New Jersey Economic Development Agency
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
New Jersey Pinelands Commission
South Jersey Economic Development District