Community Development Block Grant Applications Now Available

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 10, 2010

For More Information:
Lisa Abbott, Director of Housing and Neighborhood Development, City of Bloomington, 349.3576,abbottl@bloomington.in.gov
Jared Schlemmer, Assistant Deputy Mayor, Assistant Deputy Mayor, 349.3406, schlemmj@bloomington.in.gov



Bloomington, IN -- Mayor Mark Kruzan has announced that applications for the 2011 Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) are now available in the City of Bloomington's Housing and Neighborhood Development (HAND) department.

CDBG funding is federal community development assistance dollars provided annually to the City by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Applications can be picked up in HAND, located in City Hall, 401 N. Morton, Suite 130, Monday through Friday between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., or downloaded online at https://bloomington.in.gov/documents/viewDocument.php?document_id=885.

In 2010, HAND allocated $593,972 of CDBG funding to physical improvements and $137,070 to social services.

Applicants interested in learning more about these grants are invited to attend an informational meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 14 at 8 a.m. in the McCloskey Conference Room in City Hall. All agencies new to the CDBG process are encouraged to attend.

Organizations applying for a CDBG must serve city residents whose household income is less than 80 percent of the area median income. Applicants must submit a "Letter of Intent" by 4 p.m., Oct. 1 and turn in completed applications to HAND by 4 p.m., December 3.

For more information on CDBG regarding physical improvements, call Bob Woolford, Program Manager for HAND, at 349-3580. For information regarding social service programs, call Marilyn Patterson, Program Manager for HAND, at 349-3401.

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