THE
HUNTERDON COUNTY NEWS |
TITLE: COUNTY STARTS TO GET A GRIP ON SMALL CITIES $'' after some money lost - if you are an elderly person who needs help with your home this should interest you.
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Time: 07:46:38
HUNTERDON COUNTY - County Administrator Yard told Freeholder Director Peterson yesterday that the small cities grant process is finally falling into line even though the county gave up available funds for 2008.
According to Yard, "the county took over this small cities grant process from the municipalities last July and as of this point we have 15 applicants, 11 of which are certified and have been interviewed. We are now doing cost estimates on these properties and have filed a letter of extension with the DCA."
According to point man Alan Johnson "A lot of senior citizens who have spent many years in Hunterdon County have seen the growing affluence pass them by and this program allows them the possibility of rehabilitating their homes which may have fallen into disrepair."
Yard stated that the county will spend all of their allotted 2007 funds by June but missed on a chance to use 2008's money because the county took over the program at to late a time to make the deadlines and spend the money.
Small Cities Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
| Description: | Provide funds for economic development, housing rehabilitation, community revitalization and public facilities designated to benefit people of low and moderate-income or to address recent local needs for which no other source of funding is available. |
| Assistance Provided To: | Non-entitlement counties and municipalities (MS Word) |
| Type of Assistance: | Financial-Grants |
| Funding Source: | U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development |
| Award Period: | July 1 to June 30. |
| Procedure for Applying: | Submission of an Application (SAGE). |
| Application Deadline: | Circulated to all eligible governments. |
| Date of Notification: | Varies. |
| Contact: | Bruce
Benton - (609) 633-6277 bbenton@dca.state.nj.us |
| Mailing Address: |
Small
Cities Community Development Block Grant Program New Jersey Department of Community Affairs Division of Community Resources P.O. Box 811, 5th floor 101 South Broad Street Trenton, NJ 08625-0811 |