Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report 

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 5,000 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 set forth in the CDBG Action Plan. The DRAFT 2024-2025 CAPER can be found HERE.

Citizen Participation Plan

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. The City of Goleta's Citizen Participation Plan can be found HERE.

Goleta Consolidated Plan

The City of Goleta's Comprehensive 5-Year Consolidated Plan can be viewed HERE.

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.

For more information, please contact Cassidy Le Air at cleair@cityofgoleta.org.
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Fiscal Year 2025-26 Goleta City Grant Awards

On Tuesday, June 17, 2025, City Council approved the Goleta City Grant recommendations of the Grant Funding Review Standing Committee, the Economic Development and Revitalization Standing Committee, the Homelessness Issues Standing Committee, and the Parks and Recreation Commission. The approved grant awards can be found here.

Non-Profit City Grant Funds for FY 25/26

The Grant Period is currently closed and will reopen in December 2025.

The City of Goleta has approximately $250,000 in grant funds available to non-profits serving Goleta residents through a competitive application process.

Please visit https://www.cityofgoleta.org/grants for additional information on both grant programs or contact Cassidy Le Air in the City of Goleta Neighborhood Services Department at (805) 690-5126 or CityGrants@CityofGoleta.org. 

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.)