Community Development Block Grant

The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program has positively impacted the city for more than 20 years.

Federal entitlement funds are appropriated by Congress and provided to the city of Las Vegas from the Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development’s CDBG program. Through the program, the city is able to fund community development activities in areas where such projects cannot be supported by the existing tax base. Las Vegas’ CDBG program is designed to help revitalize deteriorating neighborhoods and to assist residents whose income cannot fully provide for life’s basic necessities.

Since the inception of the city's CDBG funding, some $48 million has been invested in Las Vegas through CDBG. These funds can be used for public service programs or capital projects. Programs include youth activities, health and drug education, senior projects and child care subsidies. Capital projects include the development, construction and\or rehabilitation of public facilities like child care facilities, community centers, ball fields, sidewalks and even streetlights.

Funded annually, the program provides citizen input in the decision-making process including: conducting focus group meetings to identify community needs, soliciting grant proposals from non-profit organizations, holding public hearings and making funding recommendations to the City Council.

For more information about CDBG, please call the Neighborhood Development Division at (702) 229-2330.

• Community Development Block Grant Brochure  
• Community Development Block Grant Public Service Program Manual