Community Development Block Grant/Economic Development Infrastructure Financing (CDBG/EDIF) program provides public infrastructure financing to help communities grow jobs, enable new business startups and expansions for existing businesses.

The national objective of this program is the development of viable urban communities by providing decent housing and a suitable living environment and expanding economic opportunities principally for people earning low to moderate incomes.  The state program will achieve this national objective by funding projects in which at least 51 percent of the new jobs created are made available to low and moderate income individuals.

Types of Projects Funded
Publicly owned and maintained improvements that will provide basic infrastructure services to a new or expanding business, including water, wastewater, transportation improvements, and rehabilitation and new construction of publicly owned industrial buildings. 

Typical Uses of Funds

• Acquisition of real property for public ownership and maintenance;
• Acquisition of public facilities for public ownership and maintenance (except for buildings used for the general conduct of government);
• Construction of public facilities;
• Installation of public facilities;
• Reconstruction of publicly owned and maintained industrial buildings or structures and other industrial real property;
• Rehabilitation of publicly owned and maintained industrial buildings or structures and other industrial real property;
• Publicly owned fiber optic lines.

Eligibility
Eligible applicants are units of local government (counties and incorporated towns or cities) except the following:

• Entitlement cities:
  Edmond, Enid, Lawton, Midwest City, Norman, Oklahoma City, Shawnee and Tulsa.
• Participants in the CDBG Urban County Designation for Tulsa County:
  Bixby, Broken Arrow, Collinsville, Glenpool, Jenks, Owasso, Sand Springs, Sapulpa, Skiatook, Sperry, and all the unincorporated portions of Tulsa County.

Total Program Funding
2009 - $3,000,000 estimated

Grant Maximum
$1 million for new businesses locating to the state; $500,000 for existing businesses expanding in the state

Application Deadlines 
No specific deadline.  Commerce accepts economic development applications throughout the year.

To Apply
2010 CDBG EDIF Guidelines Application 

You can download the form, fill it out, print it, and then obtain the signatures. You will still need to mail the application to us. This should be more efficient as the calculations are embedded. Be sure to use the Bookmarks for easy navigation.  Please let us know if you have any questions or if it's not working as it should. 

 
For Further Assistance
Technical assistance regarding eligible projects, project concepts, the application guidelines, and other information pertaining to the CDBG Program is available upon request.

Applicants are encouraged to contact the staff members listed below anytime they are uncertain about program requirements, project conceptualization, or any portion of the Application Packet and/or Guidelines.