HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-06-26 Correspondence - MT Dept of Commerce - Commerce Extending Application Deadline for the Community Development Block Grant Planning ProgramFrom:Montana Department of CommerceTo:Bozeman Public CommentSubject:[EXTERNAL]Commerce Extending Application Deadline for the Community Development Block Grant Planning ProgramDate:Tuesday, December 23, 2025 11:01:29 AM
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Application deadline is now Jan. 16, 2026
Livingston, Montana. Photo by Montana Department of Commerce.
Livingston, Montana. Photo by Montana Department of Commerce.
Commerce Extending Application Deadline for the
Community Development Block Grant Planning
Program
The Montana Department of Commerce is extending the application deadline for the
Community Development Block Grant Planning Program to 11:59 p.m. Jan. 16, 2026.
Cities, towns, counties and consolidated city-county governments are eligible to apply
through the grants and loans portal. Local governments can apply for one CDBG
Planning Grant per funding cycle. Local governments with an open CDBG planning
Grant from a previous funding cycle are ineligible to apply for an additional Planning
grant until their current planning project is completed and closed out, except in special
circumstances, with approval of Commerce.
CDBG Planning Grants can be used to pay for the following activities:
Growth policies
Comprehensive economic development strategy plans
Downtown/neighborhood revitalization or master plans
Historic and architectural preservation plans, studies and analyses
Housing plans (including housing needs assessments, housing condition
surveys, housing affordability and market feasibility studies or the development
of local or regional housing assistance programs)
Planning activities associated with the preparation and adoption of an urban
renewal district or targeted economic development district
Adaptive re-use or redevelopment plans
Preliminary architectural reports for housing, public facilities, school facilities and
economic development projects
Site-specific development plans
Development of business plans, feasibility studies and market analyses
School facility condition assessments, school facility energy audits and
comprehensive school facility master plans
Infrastructure related planning activities, including:
Preliminary engineering reports for drinking water, wastewater,
stormwater or solid waste facilities (or other public facilities) and economic
development projects
Comprehensive capital improvements plan
Preparation of grant applications for CDBG Housing, Public Facilities or
Economic Development projects, in conjunction with a planning project
listed above
A planning project other than those listed above, recognized and agreed to by
Commerce
If you have any questions, please reach out to the Community MT team at
doccdd@mt.gov or 406-841-2770.
MORE CDBG PLANNING GRANT PROGRAM INFORMATION
Montana Department of Commerce
301 S Park Ave, Helena, MT 59620
Contact Us: 406-841-2700
commerce.mt.gov
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Montana Department of Commerce
301 S Park Ave, Helena, MT 59620
406-841-2700