Kent sets priorities for this year’s Community Development Block Grant funds

Kent sets priorities for this year’s Community Development Block Grant funds

- Wendy DiAlesandro

It’s an open question whether the federal government will cut or freeze Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds, but Kent city leaders are proceeding as if the funds will keep flowing.

CDBGs support housing, community facilities, economic development and social service projects, mainly for low- and moderate-income communities. The federal Department of Housing and Urban Development apportions grant funds to cities and counties nationwide, as well as to U.S. territories like Guam and Puerto Rico. Those political entities invite qualifying organizations to apply for the funds and distribute them accordingly.

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