CDBG_-_Policies_-_Micro_Business_Enterprise_Standards_REV_05.12.2026.pdf
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- Dane County, Madison City, Wisconsin
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This document is a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program policy manual established by Dane County for providing technical assistance to microenterprises within the Dane County Urban County Consortium in Wisconsin. The program supports low-and-moderate-income (LMI) individuals seeking to start or expand microenterprise businesses defined as commercial enterprises with five or fewer employees. Technical assistance services include business education workshops, individualized business assistance, business plan preparation, market assessments, management and marketing support, and before-and-after loan consultation. Eligible applicants to operate this program are municipalities, non-profit organizations, or for-profit organizations specializing in microenterprise technical assistance. Businesses supported must be located within participating municipalities of the Dane County Urban County Consortium, with business owners at or below 80 percent of the Dane County Median Income as identified by HUD.
The maximum funding available for the Economic Development project area is approximately $168,000, with individual application requests capped at $60,000 and expectations that multiple projects will be funded. The individual public benefit standard establishes a maximum threshold of $1,000 per low-and-moderate-income business owner served. LMI status, once established, may be presumed to continue for up to three years. All CDBG-funded projects are subject to environmental review with no work authorized until the County issues notice to proceed. Additional federal overlay requirements applicable to CDBG-funded activities include acquisition, procurement, relocation and anti-displacement, equal employment opportunity, Section 3 compliance, debarment and suspension standards, and conflict of interest provisions. Applicants must provide a Unique Entity Identification number for each assisted business and report data on the number of new and existing businesses assisted along with demographic information on business owners.
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| Dane_County_2027_Evaluation_Criteria_-_Final.pdf | ||
| Dane_County_UCC_Participation_List_-_2025.pdf |
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REV 05/12/2026 1
CDBG/HOME/ PROGRAM
POLICIES AND PROCEDURES MANUAL
SUBJECT: CDBG TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO MICROBUSINESSES
PURPOSE
The primary objective of Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended, is the development of viable urban communities. This is achieved by providing decent housing, a suitable living environment, and expanding economic opportunities. This program meets the national objective of assisting low-and-moderate-income (LMI) persons.
This program meets the Dane County Consolidated Plan priorities by providing technical assistance to individuals seeking to start and/or grow microenterprise businesses.
ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS
Applicants may be a municipality, a non-profit organization, or a for-profit organization that specializes in providing technical assistance to microenterprise businesses. The businesses supported must be located within the Dane County Urban County Consortium.
DEFINITIONS
A microenterprise is defined as a commercial enterprise that has five or fewer employees, one or more of whom owns the enterprise.
Persons developing microenterprises means, “such persons who have expressed interest and who are, or after an initial screening process are expected to be, actively working toward developing businesses, each of which is expected to be a microenterprise at the time it is formed” 24 CFR Part 570.201(o)(3).
ELIGIBLE MICROBUSINESSES
The existing or proposed business must be located in one of the participating municipalities of the Dane County Urban County Consortium.
The business assisted must meet the national objective by:
a) Providing assistance to a low-and moderate-income person who owns or is developing a microenterprise. Note: Once a person is determined to be low-and moderate-income, he/she may be presumed to continue to qualify as such for up to a three-year period.
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS
a) Technical Assistance relates to providing technical assistance, advice, and business support services to owners of microenterprises and persons developing microenterprises and includes, but is not limited to, the following:
• Business education workshops
• Outreach and individualized business assistance on business exploration and preparedness
• Business plan preparation
Commented [BM1]: No loans to microbusinesses. Just tech support
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• Market assessment
• Management, marketing, customer service, and record keeping
• Before and after loan consultation
b) Providing general support, including, but not limited to, peer support programs, counseling, child care, transportation, and other similar services, to owners of microenterprises and persons developing microenterprises.
c) Microenterprise business owners must be at or below 80% of the Dane County Median Income as identified by HUD.
d) For the individual public benefit standard, the maximum threshold is $1,000 per one low- and moderate-income business owner served.
FEDERAL OVERLAY REQUIREMENTS
Environmental Review Requirements – All CDBG-funded projects are subject to environmental review. No work may begin until the County gives notice to proceed.
Other Requirements – Several other standards may apply to these projects that use CDBG funds.
These may include, but are not limited to: Acquisition, Procurement, Relocation and Anti- Displacement, Equal Employment Opportunity, Section 3, Debarment and Suspension, Conflict of Interest, and more.
REPORTING
• A Unique Entity Identification (UEI) number must be provided for each business that is assisted.
• Data on the number of new and existing businesses assisted and demographic information related to the business owners must be reported.
• Address showing the existing or proposed business is located in one of the participating municipalities of the Dane County Urban County Consortium.
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