If my agency receives CDBG funds, what is the agency’s obligation to the County?
Subrecipients are required to submit monthly reports each year until all CDBG funds are fully expended plus an additional five years unless CDBG funds have been used to purchase real property.


Example One: CDBG Funds as Operating Costs
Agency XYZ receives funds in 2007 for operating costs for their tutoring program for low-to-moderate income school children. XYZ will submit monthly reports and is reimbursed for incurred operating expenses. Reporting requirements for XYZ would expire in 2012.


Example Two: CDBG Funds to Purchase Real Property
Agency ABC receives CDBG funds to purchase a building that will function as a homeless shelter. ABC is required to submit monthly reports for as long as Cobb County receives CDBG funding plus five years after the last allotment is granted to the County. Owners of real property purchased with CDBG funds may sell or transfer ownership of property to another entity; however, sale or transfer may discontinue the eligible activity. With the sale of real property purchased with CDBG funds, the County requires repayment of fair market value less depreciation.

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1. How do we determine if the beneficiaries we serve are eligible under the CDBG Program?
2. Are expectant children counted as part of the household?
3. How much financial help can a family receive to rehabilitate an owner-occupied home in Marietta?
4. How much can a family borrow? Do loans have to be paid off?
5. Whose income is counted? What about children who earn money?
6. Will I have to move out of my home? Where will I live while work is being done?
7. What is the requirement for rehabbing older homes?
8. Are there federal guidelines for appliance allowance?
9. Can CDBG be used to pay for appliances in a minor home repairs program and do these repairs have to comply with code?
10. If someone received a CDBG assisted homeowner rehabilitation loan before, can they come back and receive additional CDBG assisted rehabilitation funding?
11. Are mobile homes eligible to be rehabilitated with CDBG funds?
12. If a home is cited for code violations, will the CDBG program help make the repairs to comply?
13. Can a new homeowner receive a grant to rehabilitate the home?
14. What is the process to apply for CDBG Public Service grant funds managed through the CDBG Program Office?
15. How do I know if my project is eligible for CDBG funds?
16. What are the record keeping requirements for the CDBG Grant?
17. How will our organization receive our grant?
18. Will our organization be monitored?
19. When will our organization receive funds?
20. How do I find the CDBG Program Office?
21. If my agency receives CDBG funds, what is the agency’s obligation to the County?
22. Can we get an advance on our grant once we are approved?
23. I am interested in purchasing a home in Cobb County. How do I qualify for a down-payment assistance grant or loan?