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Skokie marks 50 years of CDBG funding; board approves substantial amendment to 2024 action plan
Summary
At its March 17 meeting the Village of Skokie marked five decades of participation in HUD’s Community Development Block Grant program and the board unanimously approved a substantial amendment to the village’s 2024 CDBG annual action plan to reallocate funds and add projects, including more home repair money and facility upgrades for nonprofits.
Skokie marked 50 years of participation in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program at the Village Board meeting on March 17, and the board voted to approve a substantial amendment to the village’s 2024 CDBG annual action plan.
Justin Malone, director of neighborhood and housing and CDBG administrator for the Village of Skokie, opened a short commemoration and thanked nonprofit partners who have used CDBG funds. Malone said Skokie has “benefited from over $25,000,000 in funding through this program” since 1974 and described the grant as central to local services and housing supports.
The nut graf: The celebration underscored a continuing local investment in federally funded services while the board approved changes to the 2024 action plan that staff said will let currently approved projects continue and add new work where bids came in under estimates or additional need was identified.
Board action: The board…
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