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WilCo To Disburse $1.6M Community Development Block Grant Funds

Officials are soliciting proposals for projects needing financing in the areas of affordable housing, infrastructure improvements and more.

WILLIAMSON COUNTY, TX — The county's Community Development Block Grant program is poised to allocate some $1.6 million in fund this fiscal year, and officials are soliciting entries for proposed projects.

Williamson County’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program will be allocating $1,596,257 in funds in fiscal year 2020, officials said. The fiscal year runs from October 2020 to September 2021. Cities, non-profits and other entities can apply for that funding now through April 16, with funds to be made available to approved projects on or around Oct. 1.

Projects will be selected using the following 2019-2023 priorities:

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  • Public facility and infrastructure improvements;
  • increase access to affordable housing;
  • decrease homelessness;
  • public services;
  • affirmatively further fair housing.

Projects should be located in participating cities or in the unincorporated areas of Williamson County, officials explained. Online applications can be found at www.wilco.org/CDBG and should be submitted electronically. Submission deadline is April 16.

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