Community Development

Carol M. Newton

Tel: (225) 342-7412
Fax: (225) 342-1947
Email: Carol.Newton@la.gov

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 94095
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9095

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Funding Cycles: Size of Individual Grants - Overview

Refer to the FY 2009 Annual Action Plan.

Housing - Rehabilitation ($600,000); Physical Accessibility ($100,000)

Includes up to $35,000 for administration; up to $2,500 for pre-agreement costs.

Demonstrated Needs - $250,000

Includes up to $25,000 for administration; up to $3,700 for pre-agreement costs.

LaSTEP - $500,000

Includes up to $30,000 for administration; up to $3,700 for pre-agreement costs.

Public Infrastructure

Included a maximum of $35,000 for administration; except for community centers, up to $3,700 for pre-agreement costs.

water projects (fire protection) . . $500,000

water projects (potable) . . $800,000

sewer projects (treatment) . . $1,000,000

sewer projects (new systems) . . $800,000

sewer projects (rehabilitation) . . $800,000

multi-purpose community centers . . $800,000

street projects . . minimum - $150,000; maximum - $600,000

Economic Development

The amounts available are limited by the number of new, permanent, full time jobs created based on a maximum of $10,000 per job for publicly-owned infrastructure, and a maximum of $15,000 per job for loans for privately-owned buildings or equipment. Includes up to $35,000 for program administration & maximum of $4,000 for pre-agreement costs.

New or Startup Businesses:

$639,000 for private loans for equipment or building construction

$639,000 grant for publicly-owned infrastructure

$639,000 for purchase, rehabilitation or construction of a publicly-owned building

Expansion of Existing Businesses:

no ceiling is imposed for a loan for equipment or building construction

$1,039,000 grant for publicly-owned infrastructure

$1,039,000 for purchase, rehabilitation or construction of a publicly-owned building