Funding Source Abbreviations
CDBG → Community Development Block Grant
CIAH → Community Investments in Affordable Housing
HOME → HOME Investment Partnership
Kitsap County has several different grant programs that provide funding to governments, non-profit agencies, and housing authorities for projects located throughout the county that support low-income households. CDBG and HOME are federal funds received annually from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). CIAH are local funds received from sales and use tax on eligible purchases throughout the county, the 0.1% affordable housing tax.
The funds from these programs are primarily prioritized for housing projects including acquisition, rehabilitation and/or construction that provide transitional housing, permanent supportive housing, or rental housing to households at or below 60% Area Median Income (AMI) ($65,340/ family of 4), or homeownership housing to households at 80% or below AMI ($87,100/family of 4). A small portion of funding can be used for public facility/infrastructure, public service foodbank and childcare programs, and economic development microenterprise programs that primarily provide benefit to individuals below 50% AMI ($54,450/family of 4).
Kitsap County Human Services manages these programs and allocates the funds through the Coordinated Grant Application process.
Policy Plans – Open for Comment
Kitsap County is seeking public comment on the following Policy Plans:
These plans outline policies for funding included in the 2025 Coordinated Grant Application cycle. A 15-day public comment period will open May 1st and run through May 17th, 2024.
Please submit all written comments via email to the following:
- 2025 CDBG/HOME Policy Plan submit comments to btufts@kitsap.gov
- 2025 CIAH Policy Plan submit comments to jwarren@kitsap.gov
Comments can also be sent by mail to 614 Division St., MS-23, Port Orchard, WA 98366.
A public hearing to review and approve the 2025 Policy Plans will be held during the Kitsap County Board of County Commissioners' regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, June 10, 2024, at 5:30pm in the Commissioners Chambers, at the Kitsap County Administrative Building, 619 Division Street, Port Orchard, WA. The public is encouraged to attend. The meeting will be held in-person but can be accessed online via Zoom. Please go to agenda search (kitsapgov.com) and click on the meeting on June 10th at 5:30pm for the link and information to access the meeting remotely. The meeting location is accessible to those with disabilities. For information or to make further accommodations, please contact at least 48 hours in advance the following personnel:
Bonnie Tufts btufts@kitsap.gov
Joel Warren jwarren@kitsap.gov
Application Intent forms - Open May 3rd
Applications will be open this year for:
• Capital – CDBG*, HOME, CIAH
• Services – CDBG* Public Service - Food Banks and Childcare programs only
*CDBG funds this cycle will be primarily for housing activities. Only Food Banks and Childcare programs will be eligible to receive CDBG funds for services.
Application Intent forms
are required to be submitted for all potential applicants with new
capital projects and all foodbank and childcare/after-school service programs.
Following a review of the application intent forms, virtual meetings may be
scheduled with all appropriate funders in the Coordinated Grant Application
Process to discuss your project.
Key Dates:
• 5/3/24 → Application intent form is available
• 6/7/24 → Application intent form is due
• 6/18/24 →
CDBG,
HOME, and
CIAH applications are available
• 7/16/24 →
CDBG,
HOME, and
CIAH applications are due
Download the CDBG, HOME, CIAH schedule (pdf)
Reference Documents:
For more information about the eligibility requirements of each program, see the following project eligibility flowcharts:
CDBG Eligible Project Test (pdf)
HOME Eligible Project Test (pdf)
CIAH Eligible Project Test (pdf)
For information on the City of Bremerton’s CDBG program, please go to their
program website.