Eligible applicants are units of general local government, that is, Municipalities and Parishes excluding the following entities: Alexandria, Baton Rouge, Bossier city, Terrebonne Parish, Jefferson Parish including Grand Isle, Gretna, Harahan, Jean Lafitte and Westwego, Kenner, Lafayette Parish, Lake Charles, Monroe, New Orleans, St. Tammany Parish, Shreveport, Slidell and Thibodaux. (UGLG's in .pdf)  

Restrictions on Applying for Grants: Under the FY 2010-2011 program years, each eligible applicant could apply for one housing rehabilitation or physical accessibility grant and one public infrastructure grant (including multi-purpose community centers) with the following exception. The most recent Annual Action Plan provides for municipalities with a population of more than 25,000 and parishes that have an unincorporated population of more than 25,000 to submit three applications for housing and public infrastructure (at least one application must be a housing application and at least one must be a public facilities) with a combined maximum request of 2.7 million dollars. Each application could not exceed the maximum allowed.  According to 2000 census, the 21 parishes and 1 municipality are;