The City of West Des Moines has been an entitlement community under the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program since 2005. Entitlement communities include local governments with 50,000 or more residents, other local governments designated as central cities of metropolitan areas, and urban counties with populations of at least 200,000. West Des Moines is an entitlement community because it is considered a local government with 50,000 or more residents.

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The current plans related to the CDBG Program are:

The CDBG program has a twelve month timeline. The program year begins July 1st and ends June 30th of the following year. Click here for more information on the funding allocations to date.

The programs funded for the 2025-2026 Community Development Block Grant funds are:    

  • Park Improvements - Improvements to parks located in low/moderate income census tracts.
  • Administration – Administration of the Community Development Block Grant Program.