Housing & Community Development Division

Press Release

October 18, 2024

CHEYENNE –The Cheyenne Housing and Community Development (H&CD) Office announces its Program Year 2025 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding cycle has begun. The H&CD Office staff is available to provide technical assistance to applicants interested information about CDBG grant applications. Applicants are required to submit Letters of Intent in order to apply for this grant.

Letters of Intent are due by Friday, October 25, 2024, 11:59 PM. Letters of Intent must be submitted by email to Amy Gorbey, H & CD Community Development Manager, at agorbey@cheyennecity.org. For questions about the Letter of Intent or for technical assistance please email agorbey@cheynnecity.org or call the H&CD Division at (307) 637-6255.

The Letters of Intent will be reviewed by the H&CD Advisory Council during the next Council meeting on November 6, 2024, 4:30. Applicants and members of the public are encouraged to attend and provide input on the proposed projects. The meeting will be held in Rm. 104 of the City of Cheyenne Municiple Building, 2102 O'Neil Ave. Cheyenne, WY. This location is

accessible to persons with mobility impairments.  Please notify the H&CD Office, 637-6255 or agorbey@cheyennecity.org if special accommodations (equipment or interpreting service for Limited English Proficiency) are needed or Wyoming Relay Service at 711 or 1-800-877-9975 during regular business hours to discuss the provision of TDD/TTY communication.   

CDBG Grant-Letters of Intent (LOI) Information

The City of Cheyenne's Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)Letters of Intent (LOI) are due on October 25, 2024, at 11:59 PM. Please email your letters to Amy Gorbey, Community Development Manager for the Housing & Community Development Division at agorbey@cheyennecity.org. Please don't hesitate to call if you have any questions about your project's eligibility or the letters of intent or applications. The office number is (307) 637-6255. 

The Housing & Community Development Division held two CDBG Program Year 2025 Grant Information Sessions on Wednesday, October 2, 2024. We have provided helpful resource links to assist you with your Letters of Intent and applications. Please review the PY25 CDBG Grant Information Presentation for information about what to include project eligibility and deadlines. We have also provided a Letter of Intent (LOI) template and an LOI checklist for your convenience.

PY25-CDBG-Grant-Info-Presentation_10-02-24.pdf(PDF, 4MB)

 (PDF, 4MB)CDBG-PY25-LOI-Checklist_10-02-24.pdf(PDF, 111KB)

Template-LOI-PY25-Grant-Cycle_10-02-24-1.pdf(PDF, 75KB)

What is CDBG?

CDBG is an entitlement program that is administered through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

Who receives this grant?

Communities with populations greater than 50,000 are entitlement communities and automatically receive a grant.  The grant amount is based on population size and the number of low- to moderate-income persons in the community.

The City of Cheyenne has been receiving the CDBG entitlement grant since 1975.

National Objectives

The national objectives of CDBG / HOME programs are::

• Activities benefitting very low to moderate income persons
• Activities which aid in the elimination of slum and blighting conditions
• Activities that address urgent community development needs

Resource Links for Applicants & Sub-Recipients 

• Sub-Grantee Procedures(PDF, 212KB)

• CDBG-Policies-Procedures-CDBG_-2020.pdf(PDF, 2MB)

• Guide to National Objectives and Eligible Activities for CDBG Entitlement Communities

• Matrix Code / National Objective Codes

• CFR, Part 570 – CDBG

HUD CDBG Plans

The Consolidated Plan is designed to help states and local jurisdictions to assess their affordable housing and community development needs and market conditions, and to make data-driven, place-based investment decisions. 

The consolidated planning process serves as the framework for a community-wide dialogue to identify housing and community development priorities that align and focus funding from the CPD formula block grant programs.

The Consolidated Plan is carried out through Annual Action Plans, which provide a concise summary of the actions, activities, and specific federal and non-federal resources that will be used each year to address the priority needs and specific goals identified by the Consolidated Plan. Grantees report on accomplishments and progress toward Consolidated Plan goals in the Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER).

• 2020-2024 5-Year Consolidated Plan (PDF, 7MB) 
• Program Year 2021 Annual Action Plan(PDF, 1MB)
• Program Year 2022 Annual Action Plan(PDF, 2MB)
•  Amended Program Year 2023 Annual Action Plan.pdf(PDF, 11MB)
• Program Year 2024 Annual Action Plan.pdf(PDF, 3MB)
• PY 2020 CAPER(PDF, 5MB)
• PY 2021 CAPER(PDF, 2MB)

Other Plans

Citizen Participation Plan(PDF, 244KB)

Resources relating to Fair Housing, can be found here:Fair Housing Resources & Information

To learn more about Impediments to Fair Housing, please view this document: Analysis-of-Impediments-to-Fair-Housing-Choice-Draft.pdf(PDF, 2MB)

ADA/Section 504 Information

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in programs and activities conducted by the federal U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) or that receive financial assistance from HUD.

In addition to its responsibility for enforcing other federal statutes prohibiting discrimination in housing, HUD has a statutory responsibility under Section 504 to ensure that individuals are not subjected to discrimination on the basis of disability by any program or activity receiving HUD assistance.  Section 504 charges HUD with enforcing the right of individuals to live in federally subsidized housing free from discrimination on the basis of disability.

Any person with a disability who feels himself or herself a victim of discrimination in a HUD-funded program or activity may file a complaint with the City's Section 504 Coordinator.

For more information or to file a complaint, contact:

 Americans with Disabilities Act Title II Regulations(PDF, 1MB)

City of Cheyenne CDBG Handbook(PDF, 800KB)

Americans with Disabilities Website

Mayor's Council for People with Disabilities

The Wyoming Relay/Deaf Services if offered by the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services - Vocational Rehabilitation Division.  TTY to Voice Number is 7-1-1 or 1-800-877-9965.  Their website is www.wyomingsorkforce.org/workers/vr/relay.  

Additional information about Section 504 can be found by visiting HUD's Section 504 One-Stop Website.

Accessibility Request for City meeting

Individuals with a disability, requesting  reasonable accommodation, may fill out the form below or contact the office of Human Resources (637-6340), or by e-mail at least 2 business days in advance of the City meeting they wish to attend.

• Accommodation Request Form
• Notice Under the Americans With Disabilities Act(PDF, 202KB)
• Grievance Procedure(PDF, 200KB) Under the Americans With Disabilities Act

Advisory Council Information

The Housing & Community Development (H&CD) Division has a nine-member Advisory Council.  Advisory Council members are solicited through news releases in the local newspaper that announce vacancies and through requests for people with an interest in helping our community's very low, low and moderate-income residents.  Membership applications are reviewed by the Mayor's Office then presented to the City Council for appointment to the H&CD Office Advisory Council.  Appointments are for a two-year period.

The Advisory Council meets monthly, on the first Wednesday of the month at 4:30 PM in Room 104 of the Municiple Building, located at 2101 O'Neil Avenue, Cheyenne, WY 82001. The meetings are open to the public and typically last around an hour. For more information on Advisory Counci meetings, please email Amy at agorbey@cheyennecity.org.

Responsibilities

The Advisory Council's primary role is to serve as a liaison between the H&CD Office and community residents in receiving input on very low, low and moderate-income needs and between the Cheyenne City Council and community residents to express identified needs.  During the H&CD Office grant cycle, the Advisory Council oversees the grant process and makes recommendations to the City Council for funding.  In addition, the Advisory Council conducts site visits and evaluations on sub-grantees throughout the year.

Apply for Advisory Council(PDF, 39KB)

Advisory-Council-By-Laws.pdf(PDF, 99KB)

Meeting Agendas:

11-06-24 Agenda Advisory Council.pdf(PDF, 102KB)

10-02-24 Agenda Advisory Council.pdf(PDF, 127KB)

(PDF, 102KB) 09-04-24 Agenda Advisory Council.pdf(PDF, 108KB)

07-03-24 Agenda Advisory Council.pdf(PDF, 105KB)

06-05-24 Agenda Advisory Council.pdf(PDF, 95KB)

04-03-24 Agenda Advisory Council.pdf(PDF, 100KB)

03-06-24 Agenda Advisory Council.pdf(PDF, 97KB)

02-07-24 Agenda Advisory Council.pdf(PDF, 101KB)

12-06-23 Agenda Advisory Council.pdf(PDF, 102KB)

11-01-23 Agenda Advisory Council.pdf(PDF, 79KB)

Meeting Minutes:

10-02-24 Minutes Advisory Council.pdf(PDF, 118KB)

09-04-24-Minutes-Advisory-Council.pdf(PDF, 158KB)

07-03-24 Minutes Advisory Council.pdf(PDF, 189KB)

06-05-24 Minutes Advisory Council.pdf(PDF, 165KB)

04-03-24 Minutes Advisory Council.pdf(PDF, 163KB)

03-06-24 Minutes Advisory Council.pdf(PDF, 160KB)

02-07-24 Advisory Council Minutes.pdf(PDF, 162KB)

12-06-23 Minutes Advisory Council.pdf(PDF, 122KB)

11-01-23 Minutes Advisory Council.pdf(PDF, 142KB)