1 NOTICE OF FUNDING AVAILIBILITY (NOFA)
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT
&
EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANT
PRO
GRAM YEAR 2026-2027
NOFA GUIDELINES
The City of Stockton is soliciting funding requests for eligible Community Development Block Grant ( CDBG) Public Services and Emergency Solutions Grant ( ESG) projects.
While CDBG and ESG programs are separate and distinct U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) programs, this single NOFA solicits applications for both CDBG Public Services and ESG funding. For questions regarding this NOFA, please contact the City of Stockton Economic Development Department via email at [email protected] or by phone at (209) 937-8539.
November 19, 2025 NOFA Schedule is Released
December 3, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. Mandatory Application Workshop – Application Period Opens
December 11, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. Office Hours Session #1 December 17, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. Office Hours Session #2 December 19, 2025, at 4:00 p.m. Deadline to Submit Questions January 15, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. Application Deadline
February 26, 2026 CDC Meeting (CDBG/ESG applicant
presentations and scoring)
March 2026 Annual Action Plan Public comment
period begins
April 2026 Council public hearing*: 2026/27 Action
Plan (including funding
recommendations)
*Council public hearing date is subject to change.
Key Dates
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2 The purpose of this NOFA is to solicit program proposals from eligible 501(c)(3) non- profits (includes faith-based organizations) for the purpose of awarding CDBG and ESG public service funding to directly serve low-income families and individuals within the City of Stockton.
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG): The intent of the CDBG program is to develop viable urban communities through the provision of decent housing, suitable living environments, and economic opportunities for persons of low and moderate income. The CDBG Program is governed by 24 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 570.
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mergency Solutions Grants (ESG): Designed as a first step in a continuum of care plan of assistance, the ESG program is designed to assist homeless individuals and families, and subpopulations within this group, such as victims of domestic violence, youth, people with mental illness, families with children, and veterans. ESG funds can also be used to aid people who are at imminent risk of becoming homeless. The ESG Program is governed by 24 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Parts 91 and 576.
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DBG Public Services represent up to 15% of the City of Stockton’s annual CDBG available resources made available by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). For Fiscal Year 2026-2027, up to $506,500* will be made available for the CDBG Public Services NOFA.
The
minimum grant application amount for CDBG will be $75,000. Any application submitted for a grant proposal totaling less than $75,000 will be rejected. Maximum grant award for CDBG = $150,000.
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mounts listed are a projection based on previous program year allocations. Final amounts are subject to official HUD allocations expected to be released early to late Spring 2026. The official HUD allocation may be greater than or less than the projected amount. The issuance of this NOFA does not obligate the City to award funds and may be withdrawn at the City's discretion if no eligible applicants are identified or if funding is unavailable
Purpose
CDBG Allocation
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3 Approximately $263,000* will be made available for the ESG NOFA. Please note that per ESG regulations, the City is held to a 60% maximum (of the City’s ESG grant award) for street outreach and shelter activities, therefore funding recommendations will be subject to such cap. The City will conduct this test and make funding award decisions based on this and all other ESG program requirements.
The minimum grant proposal for ESG will be $100,000. Any application submitted for a grant proposal totaling less than $100,000 will be rejected.
Maximum grant award for ESG = Not Applicable (no limit imposed) (subject to the 60% maximum for street outreach and shelter activities).
Applicants requesting funding for street outreach or shelter activities should not request more than 60% of the City’s 2026-27 ESG award.
* Amounts listed are a projection based on the most recent program year allocations.
Final amounts are subject to official HUD allocations expected to be released early to late Spring 2026. The official HUD allocation may be greater than or less than the projected amount. The issuance of this NOFA does not obligate the City to award funds and may be withdrawn at the City's discretion if no eligible applicants are identified or if funding is unavailable.
Through the application evaluation and scoring process, the City of Stockton will use its discretion to award program proposals under the most eligible/appropriate funding source.
Organizations may submit no more than one application per funding source (maximum: 1 CDBG application, 1 ESG application).
If an organization submits a CDBG application and an ESG application, the applications must be for different projects/programs (applications must not be for the same program).
Only one project/program can be proposed in an application (e.g. if the organization delivers various programs/services, the proposal must only be for single specific program) and costs to the City grant shall be prorated among the project budget sources.
The authorizing statute of the CDBG program requires that each activity funded must meet one of three National Objectives. The three National Objectives are:
o Benefit to low- and moderate-income (LMI) persons;
ESG Allocation
One Program Per Application
CDBG National Objectives
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4 o Aid in the prevention or elimination of slums or blight; and o Meet a need having a particular urgency (e.g. local natural disaster)
This NOFA solicits projects that will primarily benefit LMI persons. For Public Service activities, the following category is used to meet the LMI National Objective:
o Limited clientele activities
The following table reflects the current income limits for CDBG activities:
Per 24 CFR 570.208(a) limited clientele activity requires that at least 51 percent of beneficiaries be LMI persons. With this category, the number of LMI persons that benefit from the activity (51% or more) determines whether the activity will qualify or not. Projects recommended for funding shall strive, to the greatest extent feasible, to serve LMI clientele beyond the minimum 51% requirement.
Activities in this category provide direct services to low-income individuals (as defined by CDBG/HUD) rather than low-income geographic areas, therefore income eligibility must be conducted for every individual served.
With respect to determining the beneficiaries of activities as LMI persons and qualifying under the limited clientele category, activities must meet one of the following criteria:
o For all households served, require documentation on household size and income; or
o Benefit a clientele that is generally presumed to be principally LMI. This presumption covers: abused children, battered spouses, elderly persons, severely disabled* adults, persons experiencing homelessness, illiterate adults, persons living with HIV/AIDS, and migrant farm workers; or * Persons are considered severely disabled if they:
- Use a wheelchair or another special aid for 6 months or longer; - Are unable to perform one or more functional activities (seeing, hearing, % of
AMI
1-Person
Household
2-Person
Household
3-Person
Household
4-Person
Household
30% $20,200 $25,150 $28,300 $32,150
50% $36,650 $41,850 $47,100 $52,300
80% $58,600 $67,000 $75,350 $83,700
% of
AMI
(cont’d)
5-Person
Household
6-Person
Household
7-Person
Household
8-Person
Household
30% $37,650 $43,150 $48,650 $54,150
50% $56,500 $60,700 $64,900 $69,050
80% $90,400 $97,100 $103,800 $110,500
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5 having one’s speech understood, lifting and carrying, walking up a flight of stairs and walking);
- Need assistance with activities of daily living (getting around inside the home, getting in or out of bed or a chair, bathing, dressing, eating, and toileting) or instrumental activities or daily living (going outside the home, keeping track of money or bills, preparing meals, doing light household, and using the telephone);
- Are prevented from working at a job or doing house work; - Have a selected condition including autism, cerebral palsy, Alzheimer’s disease, senility, or dementia or mental retardation; or - Are less than 65 years of age and are covered by Medicare or SSI.
CDBG Public Services may fund a wide range of public service activities, including, but not limited to:
• Senior Services
• Youth Services
• Employment Training
• Tenant/Landlord Counseling
• H ealth Services
• Drug Abuse Counseling & Treatment
• Services to Disabled Individuals
• Services for Victims of Domestic Violence
• Housing Services
• Food Assistance
CDBG Public Services funds may be used to pay for personnel, supplies, and materials, as well as to eligible operational costs within the scope of the proposed program.
CDBG Public Services proposals must align with the City of Stockton’s Five- Year Consolidated Plan, 2025-2029 (see Consistency with Consolidated Plan section of this NOFA).
If the organization delivers various programs/services, the application must only propose to fund one program/activity. Proposals recommended for a CDBG award with more than one proposed activity will be awarded funds for one eligible category only.
CDBG Public Services Eligible Activities (24 CFR 570.201(e)) ESG Eligible Activities
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6 ESG awards require a dollar-for-dollar match, which may be satisfied with cash, in-kind contributions, and/or State and Federal funds.
Street Outreach (24 CFR 576.101):
Essential Services related to reaching out to unsheltered homeless individuals and families, connecting them with emergency shelter, housing, or critical services, and providing them with urgent, non-facility-based care. Eligible costs include engagement, case management, emergency health and mental health services, transportation, and services for special populations.
Emergency Shelter (24 CFR 576.102):
Essential Services, including case management, child care, education services, employment assistance and job training, outpatient health services, legal services, life skills training, mental health services, substance abuse treatment services, transportation, and services for special populations.
Shelter Operations, including maintenance, rent, repair, security, fuel, insurance, utilities, food, furnishings, and supplies necessary for the operation of the emergency shelter. Where no appropriate emergency shelter is available for a homeless family or individual, eligible costs may also include a hotel or motel voucher for that family or individual.
NOTE: Per 24 CFR 576.100, the City’s issuance of grant awards for Street Outreach and Emergency Shelter Activities must not exceed 60% of the City’s total ESG program year allocation. The City will make this determination based on the application proposals received.
Homelessness Prevention (24 CFR 576.103):
Housing relocation and stabilization services and short-and/or medium-term rental assistance as necessary to prevent the individual or family from moving to an emergency shelter, a place not meant for human habitation, or another place described in paragraph (1) of the homeless definition found at 24 CFR 576.2.
The costs of homelessness prevention are only eligible to the extent that the assistance is necessary to help the program participant regain stability in their current housing or move into other permanent housing and achieve stability in that housing.
Eligible costs include:
• Rental Assistance: rental assistance and rental arrears • Financial assistance: rental application fees, security and utility deposits, utility payments, last month's rent, moving costs
• Services: housing search and placement, housing stability case management, landlord-tenant mediation, tenant legal services, credit repair
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7 Rapid Re-Housing (24 CFR 576.104)
Housing relocation and stabilization services and/or short-and/or medium-term rental assistance as necessary to help individuals or families living in shelters or in places not meant for human habitation move as quickly as possible into permanent housing and achieve stability in that housing.
Eligible costs include:
• Rental Assistance: rental assistance and rental arrears • Financial Assistance: rental application fees, security and utility deposits, utility payments, last month's rent, moving costs (must all result in housing unit secured).
• Services: housing search and placement, housing stability case management, landlord-tenant mediation, tenant legal services, credit repair
HMIS Data Collection (24 CFR 576.107)
ESG funds are encouraged to be used to pay for the costs of participating in and contributing to the HMIS designated by the Continuum of Care for the area.
If the organization delivers various programs/services, the application must only propose to fund one program/activity. Proposals recommended for an ESG award with more than one proposed activity will be awarded funds for one eligible category only.
• Capacity Building
• Political Activities
• Purchase of equipment
• Construction, renovation, and public facility improvements • Income payments (subsistence-type grant payments) to an individual or family, which are used to provide basic good and services such as food, shelter (including payment for rent, mortgage, and/or utilities), or clothing. (this includes the distribution of gift cards to purchase the aforementioned items).
However, such expenditures are eligible under the following conditions:
o The income payments do not exceed 3 consecutive months; AND
o The payments are made directly to the provider of such services on behalf of an individual or family.
This list of ineligible activities is not exhaustive.
If you are uncertain as to whether or not a proposed activity is eligible, please attend Ineligible Activities
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8 the office hours sessions listed in the NOFA schedule of events above or contact the City of Stockton Economic Development Department at (209) 937-8539 or via email at [email protected]. Communications inquiring about project eligibility should be received no later than December 19, 2025 (per the NOFA schedule on page one).
CDBG and ESG funds must supplement, not supplant local, state, or federal funds.
• Nonprofit Organizations—A tax-exempt organization holding a 501(C)(3) status that provides a public service or benefit.
• Religious/Faith-Based Organizations*
*A religious/faith-based organization may retain its independence from federal, state, and local governments, and may continue to carry out its mission, including the definition, practice, and expression of its religious beliefs, provided that it does not use direct CDBG/ESG funds to support any inherently religious activities, such as worship, religious instruction, or proselytizing. These organizations may use space in its facilities to provide CDBG-funded services without removing religious art, icons, scriptures, or other religious symbols. In addition, a CDBG-/ESG-funded religious/faith- based organization retains its authority over its internal governance, and it may retain religious terms in its organization’s name, select its board members on a religious basis, and include religious references in its organization’s mission statements and other governing documents. A CDBG-/ESG-funded organization may not, in CDBG- /ESG-funded service delivery, discriminate against beneficiaries or potential beneficiaries on the basis of religion or religious belief.
Applicant organizations shall be clear of any evidence and/or appearance of conflicts of interest within the makeup of the organization. City staff will be reviewing this in the initial eligibility/requirement review. Below are the types of conflict of interest within the makeup of the organization and how they will be evaluated in the eligibility/requirement review.
Types of Internal Conflict of Interest
Member of staff occupying a seat on the board of directors: While staff occupying a seat on the board of directors is not inherently a conflict of interest according to HUD CDBG and ESG Prohibition Against Supplanting
Eligible Applicants
Conflict of Interest Requirements
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9 regulations, it has the potential to be. It is the City’s policy that if found that a staff member also holds a seat on the board, the application will be disqualified.
Familial relations between a board member and a member of staff: While relations between board members and staff are not inherently a conflict of interest according to HUD regulations, it has the potential to be. This will not lead to an automatic disqualification; however, the City will require applicants with this type of situation to submit their bylaws and/or their protocols with a clear process indicating what mechanisms are in place to prevent the misuse of funds. The bylaws should indicate that the organization does not disallow board members and staff be related. In addition, these protocols must explicitly state that board members with relations to staff must abstain from voting on matters that financially benefit the related staff in the organization.
Familial relations between staff within the organization: While relations between staff within the organization is not inherently a conflict of interest according to HUD regulations, it has the potential to be in instances where family members hold a supervisory role over other family members (including situations where one family member’s role includes the approval of financial matters of the other). While this will not lead to an automatic disqualification, the City will require applicants with this type of situation to submit procedures demonstrating that related staff have a clear separation of duties and that there are mechanisms in place to prevent the misuse of funds.
Applicant organizations shall demonstrate organizational capacity; Organizational capacity is typically demonstrated via the submission of the various application documents used by the City to substantiate the applicant’s ability to comply with the stringent CDBG/ESG grant requirements. As such, the City will assess organizational capacity via various means including but not limited to:
• Applicant organizations shall be clear of any evidence and/or appearance of conflicts of interest within the makeup of the organization; • Organization shall have clear internal controls and measures and clear separation of duties between Board of Directors and staff employed by the organization (e.g. the Board of Directors must not be composed of or include persons acting as employees of the organization);
• Organization must have established clear protocols to eliminate any appearance of conflict of interest due to any employees who are related to any of the Board of Directors;
• Organization must comply with all subrecipient requirements outlined in HUD’s Playing by the Rules – A Handbook for CDBG Subrecipients on Administrative Systems. Please refer to this handbook at:
https://www.hudexchange.info/resource/687/playing-by-the-rules-a-handbook-for- cdbg-subrecipients-on-administrative-systems/G Subrecipients on Administrative Systems - HUD Exchange;
Organizational Capacity
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10 • Applicant organizations must demonstrate a service delivery history and track record of ability to efficiently and effectively administer programs and achieve desired outcomes;
• There should be evidence of the ability to fundraise and access to other revenue sources used to supplement CDBG/ESG funds;
• The application should demonstrate a logical relationship between the organization, its mission, and the proposed project, as well as between project outputs and outcomes;
Reporting Requirements
Funded organizations will be required to maintain records on program beneficiaries (i.e., clients served), as well as other records necessary to document all services provided and/or activities carried out.
Using primary and secondary records, organizations will prepare and submit a quarterly performance report, which contains project outputs and beneficiary data (e.g., race, ethnicity, household income level, etc.).
HUD requires the City report an unduplicated count of individuals served through each CDBG/ESG project. An unduplicated count is a count that only reports the client once even if the client is served more than once during the program year. The public service application requires all subrecipients to provide their organization’s procedures for unduplicating data reported to the City of Stockton. A satisfactory unduplication procedure should include the following criteria:
• A detailed account of how client data is collected
• H ow the client data is analyzed to identify and remove duplicated clients. • T he data collection software/program, if any, used to manage the client data. • S taff positions assigned to analyze and remove duplicate data. • F requency of data analysis to remove duplicative data.
Reimbursement Requirements
All CDBG and ESG grant awards will be made on a reimbursement basis (meaning the organization must incur the costs first and subsequently seek City reimbursement). The City of Stockton will reimburse funds based upon reporting information submitted by the organization. Expenditures must be consistent with the approved budget, as contained in the executed agreement between the City of Stockton and the organization. Only eligible expenses will be approved for reimbursements. Costs must be necessary, reasonable, and documented (per 2 CFR 200 Subpart E).
Funded organizations must submit reimbursement requests periodically (quarterly) and should follow the City’s reimbursement procedures to ensure timely Reporting and Reimbursement Requirements
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11 reimbursements. City of Stockton CDBG/ESG staff will review all reimbursement requests, performance/beneficiary data reports, and supporting documentation for eligibility, completeness, and accuracy, prior to approving the reimbursement requests for processing. Only those items included in the approved budget, or through an approved budget amendment will be eligible for reimbursement.
NOTE: An allocation of CDBG/ESG funds does not authorize the implementation of project services or expenditure accrual. Only an executed written agreement or a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the City of Stockton authorizes the approved project services. Any project services provided or expenditures accrued and/or incurred prior to the start date of the executed agreement will not be eligible for reimbursement with CDBG/ESG funds. The term of the CDBG/ESG agreement will be July 1, 2026 - June 30, 2027. However, subrecipient agreements will not be executed until the City has entered into a grant agreement with HUD.
The following priorities, strategies, and objectives are in line with the priorities identified in the City of Stockton Five-Year Consolidated Plan 2025-2029.
Strong applications will describe project outcomes that closely align with the following Consolidated Plan objectives:
1. Preserve, improve, and expand the supply of decent affordable housing for lower -income households. Provide homeownership opportunities for low -income first -time buyers. Assist existing low - income owner-occupied households keep their homes safe and well maintained by providing rehabilitation funding and other needed assistance
2. Provide funding for housing and supportive services for the City’s homeless populations, including emergency, transitional, and permanent supportive shelter, as well as rapid rehousing and homelessness prevention. Increase and maintain transitional housing opportunities with supportive services to improve outcomes and stability and promote successful transitions into permanent housing.
3. Prioritize the maintenance and improvement of municipal services, facilities, and infrastructure and prepare additional sites to serve the needs of City residents.
4. Ensure the provision of high- quality public services to support ongoing community development, including the provision of funding for fair housing services, among other activities.
5. Promote economic development activities that create, attract, and retain jobs and promote economic activity, especially those that provide economic opportunities for low - and moderate- income Consistency with Consolidated Plan
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12 persons.
6. Prioritize and expand job and business readiness programs targeting low-income youth, disabled persons, and homeless persons.
7. Efficient use of administrative funding for general management, oversight, coordination, and subrecipient monitoring.
The application is scored out of 100 points. During the technical scoring portion, City staff will score 80 of the 100 points (Design, Budget, Experience and Capacity, Past Performance and General Compliance, and Collaboration) and the Community Development Committee will score 20 of the 100 points (Presentations).
Simplified Scoring Criteria
Criteria Points
Design 28
Budget 20
Experience and Capacity 24
Past Performance and General
Compliance
4 Collaboration 4
Presentation (scored by the Community
Development Committee Only)
20 TOTAL 100
Full Scoring Criteria
DESIGN AVAILABLE
POINTS
Applicant demonstrates a clear understanding of the proposed project through procedures or process flow clearly defining roles and responsibilities.
7 Program clearly identifies the urgency of the community need and how this project will address both the need and urgency. This section is statistically supported.
7 Program clearly identifies a pathway to address the need and clearly defines the impact on individuals that will receive services through reportable outcomes. Applicant describes how they will track the short- and long-term program results.
5 Project has eligibility requirements that align with the federal funding source and have clear procedures to collect, maintain and report on client demographics.
4 Evaluation Criteria
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13 Project has procedures and methods to avoid client duplication. 5 Section Total 28
BUDGET
AVAILABLE
POINTS
CDBG ESG
Program budget is clearly defined, and request falls within allowable range as specified in the NOFA. Applicant provides description for each budget line item that clearly conveys the intended use under each category.
7 7
Budget proposal corresponds to the project scope and fits within the total project budget. 7 9
Application indicates a proposed plan for leveraging funds (Not a scored category for ESG applicants because ESG applicants are expected to demonstrate a 100% match.)
4 N/A
Whether funded by City CDBG/ESG funding, the organization demonstrates the capacity to sustainably continue their programming.
2 4
Section Total 20 20
EXPERIENCE AND CAPACITY AVAILABLE
POINTS
Applicant demonstrates sufficient staffing experience to carry out the described program. 4
Organizational Experience and Capacity Assessment
(Scoring determined by responses and document uploads in Section F “Experience and Capacity” of the application.) 20 Section Total 24
PAST PERFORMANCE AND GENERAL COMPLIANCE (4 points
awarded to non-previous subrecipients)
AVAILABLE
POINTS
Applicant spent all awarded funds in the past three years (without contract extensions). 2
Applicant met defined measurable deliverables as outlined in their contract. 2
Section Total 4
COLLABORATION AVAILABLE
POINTS
Applicant demonstrates clearly how their scope of service collaborates with other organizations to serve all the needs of the client.
2 Applicant is actively participating in Continuum of Care (CoC) related activities and/or meetings. 2
Section Total 4
PRESENTATION AVAILABLE
POINTS
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14 The presentation demonstrates a clear understanding of the needs of the population they are seeking to serve and how the project meets the needs of the population they are seeking to serve. This need is supported by relevant data.
4 The proposed budget is clear, feasible, and aligns with the proposed project. 4
The proposed project will have a meaningful impact on the population served and/or the Stockton community. 4
The organization has the staff, experience, and/or partnerships to implement the project. 4
The presentation was clear and the presenter(s) provided clear answers to questions asked by the Community Development Committee.
4 Section Total 20
TOTAL POINTS 100
City Staff will conduct a requirement review of all applications upon submission. The requirement review will be a review to determine the eligibility of both the organization and the project. Elements of the requirement review include but are not limited to:
• Ensuring that the application is complete with no missing documentation. • Ensuring the applicant has an active UEI Number by conducting a search on the federal System for Award Management website at www.sam.gov. • Ensuring the application is an eligible CDBG/ESG public service project. • Ensuring that CDBG projects demonstrate funding leverage from non-CDBG funding sources in the Funding Request and Budget Narrative section of the application.
• Ensuring that all ESG projects demonstrate a minimum 100% match in the “Funding Request and Budget Narrative” section of the application. • Ensuring all applicants comply with the Federal Award Conditions outlined in section A “Application Disclosures and Requirements.”
• Ensuring that the proposed budget falls within the minimum and maximum proposal threshold as specified in the “ESG Allocation” and “CDBG Allocation” sections.
• Ensuring that the organization is free of any conflict-of-interest violations. • Ensuring the project serves Stockton residents.
• Ensuring the agency meets the organizational capacity review in Section F of the application
Notification of ineligibility will be provided in writing to applicants who do not meet the requirements of the technical review listed above.
Application Evaluation and Scoring Process
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15 For applications that pass the requirement review, City staff will conduct a thorough review and score applications prior to the Community Development Committee (CDC) hearing presentations. This objective analysis will be reviewed and scored based on the rubric outlined above in the “Evaluation Criteria” section. Applications that score 70% or above of the City staff scoring portion (80 points), will move forward in the application process and present their application to the Community Development Committee. Applications that score below 70% will be provided with a written notification informing the agency that they will not move forward in the application process.
Community Development Committee:
The Community Development Committee (CDC) made up of representatives appointed by the Mayor and City Council members will evaluate the applicants during the oral presentations based on the “Presentation” section of the evaluation criteria. Per the “Evaluation Criteria” of this document, the CDC scores of the presentation account for 20% of the total application score.
Scoring Methodology:
Once all applications have been scored and ranked, applications with a score of 70 percent or greater will be eligible for funding.
At the City’s discretion, any remaining funds after awarding funds to applications meeting the 70-percent score threshold may be used to fund special community based public service projects and/or other eligible projects identified by the City.
City staff will present award recommendations to the Stockton City Council via the FY 2026-2027 Annual Action Plan, which will ultimately make funding award decisions.
Results of the Requirement Review and Application Scoring are final and may not be appealed. Applicants can, however, receive one-on-one technical assistance on an application that is rejected for funding. Technical assistance will be limited to the extent of the proposal’s eligibility and/or an assessment of the organization’s capacity to meet stringent CDBG/ESG grant requirements.
Disclosure of Application
Application Review/Technical Assistance
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16 The application, including any and all supplemental documents submitted during the review process, is a public record, which is available for public review pursuant to the California Public Records Act (CPRA) (Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1 of the Government Code). If Applicant believes that portions of a proposal constitute trade secrets or confidential commercial, financial, geological, or geophysical data, then the Applicant must so specify by, at a minimum, stamping in bold red letters the term "CONFIDENTIAL" on that part of the proposal which the Applicant believes to be protected from disclosure.
The Applicant must submit in writing specific detailed reasons, including any relevant legal authority, stating why the Applicant believes the material to be confidential or a trade secret. Vague and general claims as to confidentiality will not be accepted. The City will be the sole judge as to whether a claim is general and/or vague in nature.
All offers and parts of offers that are not marked as confidential may be automatically considered public information after the contract is awarded. The Applicant is hereby put on notice that the City may consider all or parts of the offer public information under applicable law even though marked confidential.
All eligible applicants must have an active UEI registration in SAM.gov. Any applicant with an inactive or debarred UEI status will automatically be disqualified.
A link to the SAM.gov website is provided below in the “Useful Resources” section.
All CDBG-/ESG-funded organizations will be required to post fair housing materials and brochures at project locations and be subject to anti-discrimination rules and regulations.
The City reserves the right to change the requirements and policies described in this NOFA at the City’s sole discretion. The City is responsible only for that which is expressly stated in the NOFA documents. Any supplemental NOFA information shall be made available to each person or organization via the NOFA distribution list and on the City webpage. It is the responsibility of applicants to ensure, prior to submission, that the application reflects the most recent Participation and Commitment to Fair Housing
Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) Number
Addendums Disclosure
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17 information, program requirements, and policies. By submitting an application, the applicant acknowledges receipt of all supplemental NOFA information, if applicable, that was emailed or posted on the City webpage. The City is not responsible for and shall not be bound by any representations otherwise made by any individual acting or purporting to act on its behalf if those representations conflict with NOFA requirements.
City of Stockton Consolidated Plan 2025-2029
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Code of Federal Regulations
Playing by the Rules—A Handbook for CDBG Subrecipients on Administrative Systems
SAM.gov
Useful Resources
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