Toledo Reporter

Does your agency provide housing rehabiliation or new housing construction?

Does your agency provide workforce training or youth services?

If so, The City of Toledo Department of Housing and Community Development is seeking applicants for certification as a Community Based Development Organization for the 2024-2025 program year.

What exactly is a CBDO?

CBDOs are non-profit or for-profit organizations (not governmental entities) that carry out specific Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)-funded activities in the city’s designated Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Areas (NRSAs). The city of Toledo’s designated NRSAs are located in the Old South End, Englewood, and Junction McClinton Nunn Choice neighborhoods. NRSAs can assist a broader range of households by leveraging private and other public funds and increasing flexibility in how CDBG resources are utilized. Workforce development, youth services, housing rehabilitation, and new housing construction are examples of such initiatives. A CBDO’s overall mission must be to enhance the physical, economic, and social environment of no more than one geographic area of operation, with an emphasis on the needs of low- and moderate-income individuals.

Why is the certification important?

A certified CBDO will provide crucial support to the City’s most distressed neighborhoods. New housing can be constructed and public services can be enhanced with the establishment of a CBDO in a designated NRSA.

Since public services encompass a wide range of activities, the limit on expenditures is capped at 15 percent of the annual CDBG grant. With a CBDO, the public services cap is not required, allowing for greater use of available funds. When provided in an NRSA, public services such as workforce development, health care, financial literacy, etc. are not subject to the public services cap.

How does your agency take advantage of this opportunity?

Attend one of the Community Based Development Organization (CBDO) Application Workshops on Monday, October 2, 2023 at the following locations:

Workshops	Location	time
#1	Mott Library, 1010 Dorr St. Community Room B	10-11 a.m.
#2	South Toledo Library, 1736 Broadway St. Community Room	1-2 p.m.

Applicants MUST attend a workshop to pick up the CBDO application. All CBDO certification applications are due no later than Monday, October 16, 2023 at 4 p.m., at the following address:

City of Toledo Department of Housing and Community Development 2024-2025 CBDO Certifications One Government Center, Suite 1800 Toledo, Ohio 43604

The City of Toledo supports the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, please contact the Office of Diversity and Inclusion ADA coordinator at (419) 245-1198 or submit a request online at toledo.oh.gov/ada.

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