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Use the following links to locate information and resources necessary for successful community grant applications.

To find application materials for other grants please visit our Grants and Contracts Materials page here.

Community Development Block Grant

The Idaho Community Development Block Grant (ICDBG) application handbook and grant administration manual contain guidelines and forms essential for carrying out a successful ICDBG project.

Whether you are preparing to submit an application or administering an awarded grant, it is important to use the most current versions of these materials to ensure you are complying with state and federal regulations that govern the ICDBG program. The most up-to-date, downloadable versions of the application handbook, grant administration manual and commonly used administrative forms can always be found here using the links below.  

Before the department allows an ICDBG project to begin, a city or county must demonstrate that a certified ICDBG Administrator will be under contract or on staff to manage the day-to-day activities associated with the grant. A list of ICDBG-certified grant administrators with their contact information is available below.

Application Handbook

Grant Administration Manual

Grant Administration Training

Commonly Used Administrative Forms, Fact Sheets, and Memoranda

Low- to Moderate-Income (LMI) Information

CDBG Grant Administrators

List of ICDBG Certified Grant Administrators

Citizen Participation Plan

Anti-Displacement and Relocation Plan

Fair Housing

Idaho Housing and Finance Association and Idaho Commerce completed an Analysis of Impediments (AI) to Fair Housing Choice in 2022. The objective of this analysis is to identify the state’s greatest housing needs, examine how the state’s economy has changed, pinpoint residential groups with the greatest housing needs, identify private sector actions and public sector regulations that interfere with housing choice, and develop a plan for responding to barriers in housing choice and economic opportunity.

CDBG Consolidated Planning Documents

Legal Notice Amended 2024 Action Plan

2025-29 Consolidated Plan

2020-24 Consolidated Plan

Annual Action Plans

CAPER (CDBG Year-end Report)

Rural Community Investment Fund

Idaho Gem Grant

Rural Idaho ED Pros Program