A total of five community projects in Shawnee are projected to receive $285,302 in community development block grant funding for next year.
The Shawnee council in its Monday meeting conducted the first of two public hearings on the city’s 2019 community development block grant plan. The second public hearing will take place in September. The total amount of $285,302 is based on a Department of Housing and Urban Development formula that considers Shawnee’s population and socioeconomic status. The community development block grant (CDBG) program is designed to assist low- and moderate-income residents.
Shawnee received the same amount in 2018 in CDBG funding, so HUD has advised the city that it will receive a similar amount next year. Eligible projects include housing rehabilitation, stormwater and street and sidewalk improvements, subsistence payments to low-income Shawnee residents, and payments to subsidize childcare, according to an Aug. 27 city memo.
The city’s application requests allocating funds to human service providers that directly assist Shawnee residents, rehabilitate single-family homes and improve infrastructure in low- and moderate-income residents.
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