Technical assistance and federal grant funding for the implementation of neighborhood revitalization and community development projects and initiatives is available for municipalities and non-profit agencies through a variety of programs:

|COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) PROGRAM|   |CONSOLIDATED PLAN FY 2000-2004|
  |COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY GROUP (CDAG)|   |NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION STRATEGIES| 
  

Eligible activities: housing rehabilitation, code enforcement, economic development loans, park rehabilitation, infrastructure improvements, neighborhood facilities expansion and rehabilitation, employment training, day care scholarships, senior services.

Eligible grant recipients: municipalities and non-profit agencies within the Westchester Urban County Consortium (see map).

Next application round: Applications for FY 2009-2011 available February 1, 2008.  For more information go to the CDBG Program Manual.  Application deadline is June 2, 2008.  Go to Application.  Applications submitted by email should be sent to wcdp@westchestergov.com (with one original submitted by June 6th).

Community Liaisons: Click here for a list of Planning Department staff who serve as Community Liaisons

More Information: Norma Drummond, 995-2427. nvv1@westchestergov.com

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Consolidated Plan FY 2004-2008
The Consolidated Plan details the need for federal grant assistance in housing and community development within the Westchester Urban County Consortium (see map). Covers the fiscal years 2000 through 2004 with analysis of the Housing Market, Housing and Homeless Needs Assessment, Five Year Strategic Plan, One Year Action Plan, Citizen Participation Plan, Impediments to Fair Housing, and Neighborhood Revitalization Strategies.

Availability: for pick-up at the Planning Department room 414.
More Information: Norma Drummond, 995-2427. nvv1@westchestergov.com
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Community Development Advisory Group (CDAG)
Established in 1976 to organize citizen participation for the federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), the Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG) and the HOME Investment Partnership Programs for the Westchester Urban County Consortium (see map). Each year, the group advises the County Executive, through the Planning Department staff, on the program and priorities contained in the application to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. At full complement, CDAG consists of 41 members (for Fiscal Year 2000) who each serve terms of at least one year. The Board is composed of citizen representatives appointed by the chief elected official of each of the consortium communities and several consortium-wide non-profit agencies. CDAG meetings four times each year.
More Information: Norma Drummond, 995-2427. nvv1@westchestergov.com
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Neighborhood Revitalization Strategies
Comprehensive strategic plans created by local municipalities for the revitalization of a specific neighborhood that is primarily residential. Neighborhood Revitalization Strategies are formal plans completed following guidelines set forth by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and are adopted as amendments to the Consolidated Plan of the Westchester Urban County Consortium (see map). They are subject to approval by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Availability: approved Neighborhood Revitalization Strategies exist for the downtown City of Peekskill, and the downtown Villages of Ossining and Mamaroneck.
More Information: Norma Drummond, 995-2427. nvv1@westchestergov.com

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