Every year the City of Goleta looks forward to helping those in our community in need using funds from the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program. This past year, over 10,000 people were assisted with CDBG funding. The City is required to submit a year-end report on its accomplishments called the Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report (CAPER). The CAPER provides an assessment of the City's performance in meeting housing and community development goals in the adopted 2023-2024 CDBG Action Plan. The 2023-2024 approved CAPER can be found HERE.

The public comment period for the draft 2023-2024 CAPER was held from September 5, 2024 to September 23, 2024.

The City of Goleta's application period for grant funding through its Goleta City Grant Program and the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program opened December 15, 2023 and closed January 26, 2024.

For Fiscal Year 2024-2025, approximately $250,000 in funding is available for the combined programs for civic services, community projects, cultural activities, educational programs and special events that are of benefit to the residents of the City of Goleta. CDBG funding must be used to provide public services to the homeless and low- to moderate-income residents of Goleta.

For questions or more information, please contact Cassidy Le Air at cleair@cityofgoleta.org or (805) 690-5126.

• Goleta City Grant Program Guidelines
• CDBG Program Guidelines

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) annually awards grants to entitlement community grantees through the Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG). These grant funds are intended to help communities accomplish HUD's overall goals by carrying out a wide range of community development activities directed toward revitalizing neighborhoods, engaging in economic development, and providing important services of benefit to low-income residents, seniors, disabled individuals, and the homeless, in addition to other targeted populations. The CDBG program is principally targeted toward assisting low- and moderate-income persons.

The City of Goleta became an entitlement grantee in 2004. As a requirement of the CDBG program, the City is required to prepare a multi-year planning document referred to as the Consolidated Plan. The most recently completed Consolidated Plan for the City of Goleta covers the five-year period of 2015-2019. A link to the Consolidated Plan can be found below.

Goleta's 2015-2019 Consolidated Plan outlines the City’s strategy for pursuing the overall goals of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to provide decent housing; to establish and maintain a suitable living environment; and to expand economic revitalization opportunities. HUD regulations require that the needs assessment and housing and community development strategy cover a 3-5 year planning period. The Consolidated Plan also contains identifiable benchmarks for measuring progress through the goals, objectives and community development strategies to meet the City's housing needs and to provide services to the low-income, homeless and special needs populations within the City.

In addition to the Consolidated Planning effort, each year the City is required to prepare an annual plan (Action Plan) which includes one-year goals and objectives, and sets forth funding allocations for activities to be carried out in the program year. The City of Goleta relies on nonprofit organizations to help carry out the goals of its CDBG Program. To allow for this, the City awards grant funds on a competitive basis to organizations that are considered grant subrecipients under the City's CDBG Program.

Citizen participation is at the forefront of Housing and Community Development strategies, planning, and implementation. To best serve the community, citizen involvement is vital to assure that activities are well suited to local needs. The CDBG program requires that citizens, particularly persons of low- and moderate-income, minorities, and persons with disabilities, be given an opportunity to participate in an advisory role in the planning and implementation of the CDBG program. Assurances will be made through this plan that low- and moderate-income persons and persons directly impacted by CDBG activities participate in the Consolidated Plan process. The Citizen Participation Plan is subject to approval by the Goleta City Council. To view the City of Goleta's Citizen Participation Plan, click here.

COMMUNITY INPUT NEEDED 

The City of Goleta and the County of Santa Barbara along with the cities of Buellton, Carpinteria, Lompoc, Santa Maria, and Solvang are in the process of developing their 5-Year Consolidated Plan to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). 

Santa Barbara County Residents are invited to make their voices heard regarding local housing and community development needs at Community Meetings and by taking the Community Needs Survey. 

Your input is important to this process!

Click here to register for a Community Meeting.

Click here to take the Community Survey.

The City of Goleta's Comprehensive 5-Year Consolidated Plan can be viewed here: 2020-2024 Goleta Consolidated Plan.

For more information, please contact Cassidy Le Air at cleair@cityofgoleta.org.
Para información en español, por favor llame al (805) 961-7568 y pregunte por Jaime Valdez.

On Tuesday, May 2, 2023, City Council approved the Goleta City Grant recommendations of the Grant Funding Review Standing Committee, the Homelessness Issues Standing Committee, and the Parks and Recreation Commission. The grant applications can be found below:

Goleta City Grants Applications Reviewed by the Grant Funding Review Standing Committee

Goleta City Grants Applications Reviewed by the Homelessness Issues Standing Committee

Goleta City Grants Applications Reviewed by the Parks and Recreation Commission

The City of Goleta's application period for grant funding through its Goleta City Grant Program and the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program opened Friday, December 15, 2023, and closed January 26, 2024.

For Fiscal Year 2024-2025, approximately $250,000 in funding is available for the combined programs for civic services, community projects, cultural activities, educational programs and special events that are of benefit to the residents of the City of Goleta. CDBG funding must be used to provide public services to the homeless and low- to moderate-income residents of Goleta.

For questions or more information, please contact Cassidy Le Air at cleair@cityofgoleta.org or (805) 690-5126.

Subject to funding availability, the City of Goleta awards grants through the Goleta City Grant Program of up to $10,000, for civic services, community projects, and public services that are of benefit to the residents of the City of Goleta. Eligible services and activities must be sponsored by non-profit organizations or governmental agencies. Categories of services and activities eligible for grants include:

1.  Civic projects or services sponsored by Goleta community organizations
2.  Cultural activities (e.g. music, art, dance, recreation, etc.)
3. Educational programs
4. Special events
5. Regional projects of benefit to Goleta residents
6. Public services (e.g. senior services, youth programs, health services, etc.)