Community Development Block Grant Applications Being Accepted

Thurston County, on behalf of the City of Lacey, seeks applications for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding for activities benefiting low- and moderate-income individuals, households, or areas, including:

• Public Services (approximately 15% of total funding as allowed by HUD)
• Public Infrastructure
• Public Facilities

Application Workshop & Deadline

A bidder’s conference was held on Tuesday, March 14, 2023, at 5:30 p.m. at Lacey City Hall. This workshop is highly recommended, but not mandatory, for potential applicants:

To be considered for funding, all applications must be completed and submitted electronically NO LATER THAN 12:00 p.m. (Noon), ON FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 2023, through Zoom Grants.

Availability of Funds

These funds are available as a result of the Thurston County CDBG Urban County partnership between the cities of Lacey, Tumwater, Tenino, Rainier, and Yelm, the town of Bucoda, and Thurston County. Thurston County is designated by HUD as the Urban County and is the lead jurisdiction for this partnership. Thurston County is responsible for contracting and compliance activities related to the CDBG program. Three rotating annual funding rounds have been designated through Memorandums of Understanding between the cities, towns, and county. The 2023 funding round is for projects serving the City of Lacey.

CDBG Project Funding Period: September 1, 2023 – August 31, 2024
Approximate CDBG Funding Available: $1,000,000

Get More Information

To view the full Request for Proposal (RFP), visit our RFP webpage.

Programs Previously Funded by the City of Lacey with CDBG Funds (2014, 2017, 2020)

As a Thurston County Urban County Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Partnership member, Lacey receives CDBG funding every three years. Over the last three funding cycles for Lacey (2014, 2017, and 2020), the City provided over $1.1 million for homeless and affordable housing efforts, including: $750,000 for social services (not including Veteran and youth services), close to $500,000 for Veteran services, and over $370,000 for youth services — including homeless youth services (see below). With the City’s leadership, members of the Thurston County Urban County CDBG Partnership are looking to dedicate half of the CDBG funding over the next three-year period to affordable housing efforts in Thurston County.

The table below shows the City of Lacey CDBG Fund recipients in 2014, 2017, and 2020.