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Community Services was established to provide technical assistance to local governments and state agencies in the areas of community and rural planning and development, policy research and development, and grant program implementation.
We provide the people of North Dakota with effective, efficient and customer-oriented administration of federal and state programs for:
- Community Development
- Energy Efficiency
- Housing
- Self Sufficiency
The North Dakota Department of Commerce Division of Community Services (NDDCS) is announcing the opening of a pre-application period for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FY2024 beginning May 30, 2024, through July 25, 2024. Pre-applications must be received by 5pm central time on July 25, 2024, to be considered for funding.
Pre-applications will be reviewed based on the scoring criteria outlined in the 2024 CDBG Program Distribution Statement (PDS).
The pre-application and 2024 CDBG PDS will be available May 30, 2024 at https://www.commerce.nd.gov/community-services/community-development/community-development-block-grant-cdbg
Application Submission
Email dcs@nd.gov
Application submission questions can be directed to CDBG staff 701-328-5300.
This recipient does not discriminate in admission or access to, or treatment or employment in, its federally assisted programs and activities.
Individuals who require accommodations, including auxiliary aids, translated documents, interpreters, or who would like to request a copy of the plan, or an alternate format may contact:
Department of Commerce, Section 504 Coordinator:
Tonya Forderer
North Dakota Department of Commerce
1600 E. Century Ave, Suite 6
Bismarck, ND 58502
dcs@nd.gov (email)
701-328-5300 (Phone)
711 (TTY or Voice)
800-435-8590 (Spanish)
The Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has announced its update to the data on low- and moderate-income communities. Effective August 1, 2024, new low- and moderate-income summary data (LMISD) based on the 2016-2020 American Community Survey (ACS) is now available. As of August 1, 2024, to qualify any new low- and moderate-income area (LMA) activities, Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) grantees should use this new data.
This update immediately affects the applicants that are currently applying to the CDBG open funding round for FY2024. Applicants will need to use the updated numbers if applying for an area wide project. The updated spreadsheet of Low and Moderate Income by Community can be found on the Department of Commerce’s website under Community Services.
To verify you are seeing the correct spreadsheet you must clear your cache browser. As a reference check, the City of Abercrombie is now 26.40%.
Further questions can be directed to CDBG staff 701-328-5300, or dcs@nd.gov.
This recipient does not discriminate in admission or access to, or treatment or employment in, its federally assisted programs and activities.
Individuals who require accommodations, including translated documents, an alternate format, or who would like to request a copy of the plan, may contact:
Department of Commerce, Section 504 Coordinator:
Tonya Forderer
North Dakota Department of Commerce
1600 E. Century Ave, Suite 6
Bismarck, ND 58502
dcs@nd.gov (email)
701-328-5300 (Phone)
711 (TTY or Voice)
800-435-8590 (Spanish)
The North Dakota Department of Commerce Division of Community Services was established to provide technical assistance to local governments and state agencies in the areas of community and rural planning and development, policy research and development, and grant program implementation.