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Council reallocates returned CDBG funds but rejects $90,000 extra grant to Habitat for Humanity
Summary
The Niagara Falls City Council reallocated up to $50,000 in returned CDBG funds to housing rehabilitation projects but rejected a separate proposal to give an additional $90,000 to Niagara Area Habitat for Humanity on June 12, after community members raised concerns about cuts to summer youth programming.
The Niagara Falls City Council on June 12 approved reprogramming up to $50,000 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds returned by the Community Corporation of Niagara Development Corporation (CCNDC) back to the city’s housing rehabilitation projects, but it voted down a separate motion to grant an additional $90,000 to Niagara Area Habitat for Humanity.
Councilmembers and staff said the $50,000 is existing CDBG money that had been returned and is being reallocated to ongoing housing rehabilitation work; the mayor’s recommendation memo dated 06/12/2025 supported…
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