Grants Administration Community Development Block Grants - Alaska Community Development Block Grants (CDBG)Story Map The goals of the Alaska Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG) are to provide financial resources to Alaskan communities for public facilities and planning activities which address issues detrimental to the health and safety of local residents and to reduce the costs of essential community services. The program may also fund Special Economic Development activities which result in the creation of jobs for low and moderate income persons. CDBG competitive grants are single-purpose project grants; maximum of $850,000 per community. There are three basic funding categories: community development, planning and Special Economic Development. CDBG programs utilize the resources of the Community Development Block Grant program funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Approximately $2.5 million is available for competitive grants for the Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2024 grant cycle. Any Alaskan municipal government (except Anchorage) is eligible to apply for the grants. Non-profits may apply as co-applicants for these pass-through funds. In a typical year, applications are distributed to municipalities in late fall, and awards are made the following spring. Federal regulations require 51 percent of the persons who benefit from a funded project must be low and moderate income persons as defined by HUD. Federal Fiscal Year 2025 solicitation application materials are now available online through our DGMS Portal. DGMS Portal Note: the application must be completed within the DGMS system and all supporting documents uploaded with the application. DCRA is no longer accepting paper applications. If you need assistance please contact CAA@alaska.gov. ATTENTION: You MUST download the PDF to your computer BEFORE you begin filling it in to save your information. Application documents are provided as fillable PDF forms. Some sections are limited by the number of characters and additional pages will be necessary. FFY 2025 CDBG Solicitation - Application Handbook, Instructions Application Handbook FFY 2025 CDBG - Appendix Packet Appendix Packet FFY 2025 CDBG - Fillable Appendix Fillable Appendix FFY 2025 CDBG - Notice of Intent to submit CDBG Application Notice of Intent Grant Related Resources Grant Recipient Construction Manual (17M) Alaska State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) Alaska Programmatic Agreement U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Alaska Programmatic Agreement NOAA Fisheries- National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Alaska Section 7 Guidance For more information about CDBG Grants contact Division of Community and Regional Affairs Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development Location: Anchorage Phone: (907) 269-7906 e-mail:CAA@alaska.gov Revised 09/29/2025