How are funding decisions made?
In November, staff holds a workshop during which we explain the CDBG regulations, talk to potential applicants, and learn what the public sees as priorities. Applications are due at the Marin County Community Development Agency at 5:00 pm, on Friday, December 10, 2004. In late December, CDBG staff begins reviewing applications, requesting additional information if needed, and making staff recommendations about which projects should be funded. (City of San Rafael staff will review applications for San Rafael Planning Area funds.) Typically, the requests for CDBG assistance total more than three times the amount of funds available. Because of the competition for limited funds, many applicants cannot be recommended for funding and many are recommended for funding at less than the amounts they requested. Competition is most intense in the public service category. Most planning areas have a Local Area Committee, consisting of a County Supervisor from that area and one City or Town Council m
