Community Services

Developing Iowa's Communities

Creating viable, livable communities across Iowa is essential to the success of the state. The Community Development Division supports green, sustainable community development through a variety of programs, including:

• Public Facilities (Water/Sewer Fund)
• Community Facilities and Services Fund
• Iowa Neighborhood Resource Center
• Contingency Fund (Imminent Threat)
• Downtown Resource Center
• Main Street Iowa (Downtown Revitalization)
• Iowa Commission on Volunteer Service [volunteeriowa.org]
• Job Creation, Retention and Enhancement Fund
• Tax Increment Finance (TIF) Variance
• 2011 CDBG Application workshop: Water & Sewer Fund, Community Facilities & Services Fund, and Housing Fund

CDBG-Related Documents

• Green Streets Documents:
  - Green Streets Criteria [PDF:519k]
  - Plan and Criteria Checklist - FILLABLE FORM [MS Word:192k]
  - Plan and Criteria Checklist - MODEL EXAMPLE [PDF:91k]
  - Green Criteria [PDF:48k]
• 2010 CDBG Median Income Levels (MFI) [MS Excel:100k]
• 2005 Census Race & Ethnicity Information [MS Excel: 227k]
• 2007 Update to 2000 Census CDBG Percentage of Low & Moderate Incomes For Cities & Counties [MS Excel:111k]
• CDBG Monitoring Checklist [PDF:182k] [MS Word:60k]
• 2010 CDBG Management Guide — [PDF:207k]
  Introductory Letter [PDF: 51k]
  Appendix One [MS Word:612k]
  Appendix Two
  - Environmental *UPDATED 7-22-2010* [MS Word: 3.7MB]
  - Procurement [MS Word:82k]
  - Civil Rights and Fair Housing [MS Word:364k]
  - Labor Standards [MS Word:19.2MB]
  - Section 3 Report and Instructions [MS Word: 56k]
  - Contract Provisions [MS Word:474k]
  - Acquisition and Relocation [MS Word:85k]
  Appendix Three [MS Word:617k]
  - GAX (Claim) Form [MS Excel: 55k] - Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) Form [MS Word 45k]
• CDBG (non-housing) Draw Form [MS Excel: 46k]
  CDBG (non-housing) Draw Form Instructions [MS WORD: 46k]
• CDBG Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) Form [MS WORD: 28k]
• Conducting an Income Survey [MS Word: 192k] or [PDF: 97k]
• Request for Wage Determination — [MS Word]
• EDSA and PFSA forms
  - Draw Request [MS WORD: 80K]
  - Instructions for Draw Form [MS WORD: 30K]
  - Sample LMI Form [MS WORD: 46K]
  - Model Promissory Note [MS WORD: 25K]
  - Sample Loan Agreement [MS WORD: 37K]
• Form 3-D and Survey Information for Completed Projects
  - Form 3-D [MS WORD:60K]
  - Form 3-D Instructions [MS WORD: 40K]
  - Form 3-D LMI [MS WORD: 849K]
• Wetlands, Endangered Species and Flood Plains Training Documents
  Agenda [PDF: 13K]
  Endangered Species [PDF: 964K]
  Topeka Shiner Critical Habitat [PDF: 560K]
  DNR Floodplain Presentation [PDF: 747K]
  Army Corp of Engineers - Permit and Wetlands information [PDF: 27K]
• 2009 HUD Action Plan [PDF: 504kb]