Michigan Economic Development Corporation

Community Assistance

Downtown CDBG Program

Communities are encouraged to contact their CATeam specialist as soon as a potential downtown project is identified to determine if the project may qualify for a downtown CDBG grant. This grant program is designed to provide communities with financial assistance to assist improvements that directly support private redevelopment projects located in traditional downtowns and in significant community gateways.

 

The Downtown CDBG program is available to over 1,600 local communities. The following counties and their respective local units of government are not eligible for the State of Michigan CDBG funds:

 

  • Genesee County (with the exception of Flushing and Linden)
  • Kent County (with the exception of the city of Cedar Springs)
  • Macomb County
  • Oakland County
  • Wayne County
  • Washtenaw County and the following local units of government within the county are not eligible for Michigan CDBG funds:
    • Ann Arbor City, Ann Arbor Township, Bridgewater Township, Northfield Township, Pittsfield Township, Salem Township, Superior Township, Ypsilanti City and Ypsilanti Township.

 

 

The following Michigan cities are not eligible to directly apply for or receive State of Michigan CDBG funds:

 

  • Battle Creek
  • Bay City
  • Benton Harbor
  • East Lansing
  • Holland
  • Jackson
  • Kalamazoo
  • Lansing
  • Midland
  • Monroe
  • Muskegon
  • Muskegon Heights
  • Niles 
  • Norton Shores
  • Portage
  • Port Huron
  • Saginaw

 

For further questions, please contact your CATeam specialist.