City staff details CDBG application rules, deadlines and documentation at mandatory workshop

Staff member led a mandatory City of Fayetteville Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) workshop that walked prospective applicants through application materials, eligibility rules and documentation requirements, and set the application deadline for 5 p.m. on Oct. 31 and the mandatory workshop for Oct. 1.

The presentation explained how Fayetteville distributes CDBG funds, the national objectives applicants must meet, and the local documentation the city requires for review and monitoring. "So the sign in sheet is how we know which organizations get the certificates of attendance," Staff member said, describing the in-person process used to verify workshop attendance. The presentation also reviewed the application packet, the fillable PDF and the page limits and formatting rules the city enforces.

City staff gave specific guidance on eligibility and required paperwork. Staff member said public services funding is capped at 15% and noted that public-services awards for the department have ranged "in the 40 to 60 range the last 4 or 5 years." Applicants must register at SAM.gov to receive a unique entity identifier and submit a certificate of good standing from the secretary of state's website (a screenshot of the status page is…