Verified upcoming — application period opens September 28, 2026 and closes October 28, 2026 at 4:30 PM HST.Atlas Opportunity Score 92/100
Maui County CDBG Program Year 2027 — Approximately $1.93M Available
Maui County anticipates approximately $1.93 million in Program Year 2027 CDBG funding. The competitive application period opens September 28 and closes October 28, 2026 at 4:30 p.m. HST through the Neighborly portal.
FundingCounty of Maui anticipates approximately $1,932,564 in Program Year 2027 CDBG funds. The current Proposal Guide does not publish a universal per-project minimum or maximum; final awards depend on eligible scope, scoring, regulatory caps, available funds, and County/HUD approval.
DeadlineApplication period opens September 28, 2026. Complete applications and supporting documents are due October 28, 2026 at 4:30 PM HST through the County of Maui Neighborly portal. Email and hard-copy submissions are not accepted; late submissions are rejected.
Last verifiedSeptember 24, 2026
Required next actionOn or after September 28, confirm the Neighborly application is live and recheck the County page and Proposal Guide for amendments. Prioritize eligible Maui County nonprofit, public-agency, and CBDO projects aligned to health/public facilities, substance-abuse facilities, homelessness, public health and safety, senior/disabled/youth services, transportation, disaster recovery, or other verified Consolidated Plan priorities. Before applicant-specific ORIGINAL outreach, verify national-objective compliance, UEI and active SAM.gov standing, site control and environmental readiness where applicable, 12-month completion feasibility, required budget/checklist materials, verified business Contact, Email_Opt_Out, permanent-bounce status, Account/Contact/Deal/Atlas_Email_Queue deduplication, and authoritative send history. Ordinary initial outreach must not introduce or sell N9+.
Broad Eligibility
Generally private nonprofit entities, government agencies, and Community Based Development Organizations; certain for-profit entities may qualify for specified rehabilitation or economic-development activities. Applicants must have a UEI and active SAM.gov registration in good standing before applying, propose an eligible CDBG activity, meet a HUD national objective, and satisfy the County's current proposal, budget, environmental, readiness, and documentation requirements.
Atlas Analysis
Atlas Opportunity Score 92/100. Strong Maui County-administered HUD pass-through opportunity with approximately $1.93 million anticipated and explicit Consolidated Plan priorities that include health facilities, substance-abuse facilities, public health and safety, homelessness, transportation, disaster recovery, and health-related public services. Public-service activities are subject to the federal 15% cap and at least 70% of CDBG funds must principally benefit low- and moderate-income persons. No universal mandatory match percentage is stated in the current Proposal Guide; applicants must disclose and document secured other funding, and leveraging is part of financial scoring. N9+ Fit 45/100 conditional because equipment is generally ineligible but may be allowable in qualifying public-service or economic-development activities when necessary, reasonable, allocable, procurement-compliant, and project-specific. QC Healthcare Fit 60/100 conditional as a potential compliant vendor or partner to an eligible applicant. Dr. Miltie/QC direct-applicant eligibility is not established and must not be assumed.
The County of Maui Department of Housing has published its Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program Year 2027 application schedule and proposal guide. This is a County-administered federal pass-through opportunity supporting eligible community development activities that principally benefit low- and moderate-income residents or otherwise satisfy an applicable HUD national objective.
Funding and deadline
The County currently estimates a Program Year 2027 CDBG allocation of approximately $1,932,564 for the July 1, 2027 through June 30, 2028 program year. No universal per-project maximum is published in the current County materials; project funding recommendations are based on eligibility, scoring, regulatory caps, and the available funding balance.
The competitive application period opens September 28, 2026 and closes October 28, 2026 at 4:30 p.m. Hawaiʻi Standard Time. Applications and required documentation must be submitted electronically through the County’s Neighborly portal. Emailed and hard-copy proposals are not accepted.
Who can apply
Generally eligible applicants are private nonprofit entities, government agencies, and Community Based Development Organizations (CBDOs). Certain for-profit entities may be eligible for specific rehabilitation or economic-development activities. Applicants must have a Unique Entity Identifier and active, current SAM.gov registration before applying.
Eligible activities
Eligible categories include acquisition or disposition of real property for community development, public facilities and improvements, rehabilitation and preservation, economic development, and other activities authorized under 24 CFR Part 570. CDBG-funded activities must satisfy a HUD national objective, typically principally benefiting low- and moderate-income persons or families. Projects may also qualify through slum/blight criteria or urgent community-development needs involving a serious and immediate threat to community health or welfare when other financial resources are unavailable.
The guide notes important activity-specific restrictions. Equipment purchases are generally ineligible except for qualifying economic-development and public-service projects, and operating/maintenance expenses are generally ineligible except when associated with eligible public-service activities. Public-service funding is subject to the federal 15% program cap.
Application and evaluation
The County uses a formal CDBG Project Evaluation and Rating System. Applications must be complete, factual, and supported by required documentation when the application period closes. The County will not accept late proposals or late supporting documents. Projects selected for funding remain subject to County review, Council action, annual-action-plan procedures, HUD requirements, and applicable federal compliance obligations.
Atlas analysis
Atlas Opportunity Score: 92/100. This is a substantial County-administered federal pass-through program with broad nonprofit, governmental, and community-development applicability and explicit health, public-service, senior, disability, homelessness, transportation, public-health, and disaster-recovery pathways when a project independently satisfies CDBG eligibility and a HUD national objective. N9+ Fit Score: 45/100 conditional and QC Healthcare Fit: 60/100 conditional. Equipment is generally ineligible but may be allowable within qualifying public-service or economic-development activities when necessary, reasonable, allocable, procurement-compliant, and project-specific. N9+ should not be introduced in ordinary initial outreach.
Official sources: County of Maui — Community Development Block Grant; Program Year 2027 CDBG Proposal Guide; Neighborly Application Portal.
Source verificationOfficial government source · www.mauicounty.govAtlas last verified this record September 24, 2026. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗
