CDBG funds are awarded to City departments, other public agencies, public and private nonprofit entities and for-profit entities to carry out eligible housing and community development projects within the boundaries of the City of Tyler.

Eligible Clientele

Projects receiving assistance must serve low- and moderate-income persons (generally defined by HUD as members of a family earning no more than 80 percent of the area median income) and/or prevent or eliminate slums and blight. Activities that benefit low and moderate-income persons can address this objective by: 1. serving low- and moderate-income areas, or 2. serving low- and moderate-income clientele. An activity to prevent or eliminate slums and blight - generally consists of a project that provides a benefit to the service area and the area must be designated by the City as a slum, blighted or deteriorated area. Activities assisted must address one or more conditions which contributed to the deterioration of the area.

Eligible Activities

The following is a list of eligible activities within the CDBG program:

• Acquisition of Real Property
• Disposition
• Public Facilities and Improvements
• Clearance and/or Demolition
• Public Services
• Interim Assistance
• Rehabilitation
• Homeownership Assistance Planning and Capacity Building Program
• Administration Costs
• Minor/Critical Repair
• Architectural Barrier Removal
• Loss of Rental Income from Displacement

Ineligible Activities

The following is a list of ineligible activities within the CDBG program:

• Assistance to buildings used for the general conduct of government
• General Government Expenses
• Political/Religious Activities
• Purchase of Equipment
• Operating and maintenance expenses
• New Housing Construction
• Income payments