Twenty communities to share $5M in CDBG funding

THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND Urban Development awarded approximately $5 million to 20 communities in Rhode Island to share; the majority of the funding is heading to efforts to expand the supply of low- and moderate-income housing.
THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND Urban Development awarded approximately $5 million to 20 communities in Rhode Island to share; the majority of the funding is heading to efforts to expand the supply of low- and moderate-income housing.

PROVIDENCE – Twenty cities and towns in Rhode Island will share slightly more than $5 million in federal Community Development Block Grant proceeds, with the majority of the funding heading to efforts to expand the supply of low- and moderate-income housing.
Awards ranged in size from $9,500 for the town of Foster to $711,500 for Burrillville.
In total, $1.9 million in grants will be directed to housing projects, 38 percent of the total, along with $691,044 for housing rehabilitation, or 14 percent of the total.
Another $1.2 million will go to public facilities improvements, or 25 percent of the total, while $707,480 will go to public services. Economic development efforts will collect $79,500, while administration and planning will collect $389,500.
The CDBG funds are intended to enhance communities by providing decent housing, expanding economic opportunity and creating suitable living environments, particular for low and moderate income families, according to a news release announcing the grants.
The funds come from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
The towns or cities and the grant amount awarded include:

  • Bristol, $223,700
  • Burrillville, $711,500
  • Central Falls, $255,000
  • Coventry, $506,816
  • Cumberland, $20,000
  • East Greenwich, $141,005
  • Foster, $9,500
  • Hopkinton, $405,872
  • Jamestown, $109,000
  • Johnston, $37,500
  • Middletown, $357,700
  • Newport, $313,000
  • North Providence, $183,500
  • Portsmouth, $52,500
  • Richmond, $44,851
  • Smithfield, $690,000
  • South Kingstown, $171,938
  • Tiverton, $25,000
  • Westerly, $112,500
  • West Warwick, $360,000
  • Consolidated Homeless Funds, $284,542

No posts to display