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FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Contact:
Connie Rivera, Community Housing Program Manager,
360-709-3065
Deadline
Approaches for Community Development Block Grant Applications
OLYMPIA
–
Thurston
County
is soliciting proposed projects for
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds for 2010.
CDBG General Purpose Grants are provided through the Washington State
Department of Commerce. The annual
application process for CDBG General Purpose Grants begins in September with
applications due to the state January 21, 2010 with awards announced in May
2010.
A
maximum of $1,000,000 in CDBG funding may be available to the county.
To be eligible for funding, projects
must principally benefit
low-and moderate income persons at or below 80 percent of the county median
income, prevent or eliminate slums
or blight, or meet an urgent need to protect public health and safety.
Eligible community development projects include public facilities,
community facilities, housing rehabilitation, infrastructure, and economic
development.
Those
interested in applying must complete a Request for Proposals application and submit
it to
Thurston
County
no later than 5:00 P.M. September 30, 2009.
The Thurston County Board of
County
Commissioners
will conduct a public hearing on October 13, 2009 at 5:30 P.M. to hear
project presentations and take public testimony.
The hearing will take place in Room 280, Building One of the Thurston
County Courthouse,
2000 Lakeridge Drive SW
in
Olympia
. Projects will be evaluated on
the basis of completeness of application and readiness to proceed.
Following the hearing, the commissioners will select one project to
sponsor for CDBG funding. The
selected applicant will be invited to prepare a CDBG application, and would be
required to attend the CDBG Application Workshop on October 20, 2009.
If you have any
questions, please contact Connie Rivera at 360-709-3065 or by email at riverac@co.thurston.wa.us
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