The Housing and Community Development Department is responsible for administering and coordinating activities relating to the use of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds. Each year the City of Dubuque receives approximately $1.2 million in federal CDBG funds from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The funds are used for eligible activities in the areas of housing, economic development, neighborhood and public services, public facilities, and planning/administration.

Federal regulations require the funds be used primarily to assist persons of low and moderate income, reduce slum and blight, or an urgent need.

For additional information, please contact the Housing and Community Development Department at 563.589.4239.

For more information about CDBG regulations, please see the HUD website.

Community Development Block Grant Recovery Funds (CDBG-R)
The City of Dubuque received additional funding in 2009 thru the federal stimulus package, requiring an amendment to our Action Plan. Click above to review the proposed activities.

Our department staffs the City's Community Development Advisory Commission, who receive public input and makes recommendations to the City Council on the allocation of CDBG funds through the development of a five-year Consolidated Plan and an annual Action Plan. Eligible recipients include City departments and non-profit agencies that deliver activities or services to Dubuque citizens. The Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing identifies housing impediments and proposes a fair housing action plan to eliminate these Impediments. The Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report (CAPER) provides a summary of the previous year’s use of funds and is submitted to HUD each September.

To qualify for funding through the CDBG program, a project must be identified by HUD as an eligible activity and must also meet one of the national objectives.