{"id":13536,"date":"2026-04-08T14:49:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T18:49:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dhcd\/?p=13536"},"modified":"2026-04-08T16:09:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T20:09:15","slug":"public-notice-fy-2027-community-development-block-grant-cdbg-application-workshop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dhcd\/2026\/04\/08\/public-notice-fy-2027-community-development-block-grant-cdbg-application-workshop\/","title":{"rendered":"Public Notice: FY 2027 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Application Workshop"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><b>Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> will host a virtual application workshop for the <\/span><b>State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2027 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Workshop Details<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><b>Date:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Monday, April 20, 2026<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><b>Time:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> 1:00 p.m. \u2013 4:00 p.m.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><b>Location:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Virtual (Google Meet link will be provided upon registration)<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Eligible Applicants<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Eligible applicants include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Local governments only<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rural cities and towns with populations under 50,000<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Counties with populations under 200,000<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Purpose of Funding<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">CDBG funds may be used for:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Development and preservation of decent, affordable housing<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Construction and renovation of infrastructure and public facilities<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Projects that serve vulnerable populations<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Activities in areas where at least 70% of residents are low- to moderate-income<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Who Should Participate<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Elected officials or staff from eligible non-entitlement local governments<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Staff from organizations that may serve as subrecipients, if invited by an eligible local government<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Registration Information<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To attend, please email <\/span><b>lawanda.jones@maryland.gov<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Your name<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Organization<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Email address<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Upon registration, participants will receive:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A calendar invitation with the workshop link<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The FY 2027 CDBG Policies and Procedures Manual<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The FY 2027 CDBG Application<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Questions<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For additional information, please contact:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><b>Dona Sorce<\/b><b><br \/><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Email: dona.sorce@maryland.gov<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Phone: 301-429-7502<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Additional Information<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Program information is available at:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dhcd.maryland.gov\/Communities\/Pages\/programs\/CDBG.aspx\"><b>Maryland DHCD CDBG Program<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) will host a virtual application workshop for the State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2027 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program. 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