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IURA redesignates two local nonprofits as community-based development organizations for 2025

5493910 · July 25, 2025
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The IURA voted unanimously to designate Historic Ithaca Inc. and Greater Ithaca Activity Center Inc. as community-based development organizations for 2025, which exempts them from a 15% cap on public-service grant funding under the agency’s allocation framework.

The Ithaca Urban Renewal Agency voted to designate Historic Ithaca Incorporated and Greater Ithaca Activity Center Incorporated as community-based development organizations (CBDOs) for 2025, a status the agency said preserves an exemption from a 15% funding cap that otherwise applies to public-service grant recipients.

Carl, the staff presenter, told the agency that staff had reviewed both organizations against the designation tests and recommended redesignation. “The primary…

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