Assistance Listing 14.219

The Department of Housing and Urban Development Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development administers CFDA 14.219, which funds community development block grants for small cities and youth employment programs, with the most recent grant award dated August 28, 2017.

This program is not currently active. The last federal grant awards were disbursed nine years ago. The portfolio spans 438 total awards from 2000 to 2017, with award frequency declining sharply in recent years—down to two awards in 2017 from three per year in the mid-2000s. No recent grant opportunities are open.

The program historically funded Community Development Block Grants administered by HUD for small cities, which supported community development projects in eligible jurisdictions, alongside YouthBuild grants that provided employment and training services to disconnected youth. The funded activities included infrastructure, housing, economic development, and workforce preparation in small rural and semi-rural communities.

Awards are predominantly Project Grants (89 percent, 391 awards) with a smaller share of Formula Grants (11 percent, 47 awards). The Department of Housing and Urban Development Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development is the sole funding source across all 438 awards.

Combined federal dollars obligated total $57.1 million across the entire award history. Recent formula grant awards ranged from approximately $709 thousand to $2.5 million, such as Formula Grant B17DH150001 for $709,098 and Formula Grant B17DH150002 for $2,524,362, both awarded August 28, 2017. Larger historical awards include Formula Grant B10DH150002 for $5,997,844 awarded July 8, 2010. Project Grant awards from the mid-2000s ranged from thousands to hundreds of thousands of dollars for individual small-city development projects.

Given the nine-year gap since the last award and absence of recent opportunities, this program should be monitored rather than actively pursued at this time.