Community Development & Shelter Grants

The Program Year (PY) 2019 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) & Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) application process is now closed. The PY 2020 CDBG and ESG process will begin in January of 2020.

Organizations, including for-profits and state or federally certified not-for-profit agencies, are eligible to apply for CDBG grants through the Village. ESG funding is available only to providers of services that are related to homelessness or homelessness assistance. Eligible CDBG activities include public services. Eligible ESG activities include emergency shelter, rapid re-housing, street outreach and homeless prevention activities. See the Notice to Prospective Village of Oak Park Federal Grants Applicants above for full details. Please email grants@oak-park.us for more information.

The Village's Community Development Citizens Advisory Commission reviews grant applications and makes recommendations to the Village Board for funding. First-time applicants and existing grantees with new projects are encouraged to meet with Village staff to determine preliminary project eligibility and receive technical guidance. Applications become available each year in February and are due in March; see the Notice to Prospective Village of Oak Park Federal Grants Applicants above for full details. Please email grants@oak-park.us for more information.

• 2015 - 2019 Conolidated Plan

In addition to administering the federally funded Emergency Solutions Grant program in the community, the Village of Oak Park also is an active member of the Oak Park Homeless Coalition, an alliance of local businesses, government and service agencies working together to end homelessness in the community. The coalition works to educate residents, visitors and businesses about the issue of homelessness and the resources available for people in need of assistance. 

For information about Section 108 loan applications, visit the Business Services webpage at www.oak-park.us/businessservices.

Each program year, the Village of Oak Park receives Community Development Block Grant funds and Emergency Solutions Grant funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to primarily assist low and moderate income persons, including persons experiencing homelessness and those at risk.

Grant funds are spent based on the Village’s five-year Consolidated Plan for Housing and Community Development (Consolidated Plan), which is developed through input from the community and then submitted to HUD. The Village is in the process of writing a new Consolidated Plan, which will be submitted to HUD in August 2020.

Grantees such as Oak Park that are submitting a new Consolidated Plan aim to consult and encourage participation in the development of the Plan with local residents.

The Village will hold an open-house program year 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan priorities setting meeting from 5 to 8 p.m. on Dec. 3, 2019 in Room 101 of Village Hall at 123 Madison Street, Oak Park, IL 60302. For more information, call 708.358.5416.