WilCo Community Development Block Grant Issues Call For Projects

WILLIAMSON COUNTY, TX — The deadline for entries from those hoping to secure some of the county's $1.5 million in Community Development Block Grant coffers is coming up, officials said.

WilCo's CDBG program will be allocating $1,467,836 in funds next fiscal year, officials explained. The fiscal year runs from October 2019 to September 2020. Cities, non-profits and other entities can apply for that funding now through May 22, 2019, at 5 p.m.

Such CDBG funds are intended to primarily benefit low- to moderate-income residents of Williamson County. Funds will be made available to approved projects on or around Oct. 1, 2019.

Projects will be selected using the following 2019-2013 priorities detailed in the following categories:

• Public Facility and Infrastructure Improvements.
• Increase Access to Affordable Housing.
• Decrease Homelessness.
• Public Services.
• Affirmatively further Fair Housing.

Projects should be located in the unincorporated area of the county and the incorporated cities that have joined the urban county designation. These cities include Cedar Park, Leander, Coupland, Georgetown, Granger, Hutto, Jarrell, Liberty Hill, Taylor, and Weir.

Specific instructions on how to submit projects for funding can be found at www.wilco.org/CDBG.