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Escambia County CRA reports lower take-up of rehab grants, outlines neighborhood investments
Summary
At a May 1 meeting, Escambia County’s Community Redevelopment Agency staff told commissioners that demand for residential rehab matching grants has fallen since a 2017 peak and reviewed recent capital projects, revived commercial facade grants and how unused rehab funds can be moved to other CRA capital uses.
The Escambia County Community Redevelopment Agency told the Board of County Commissioners on May 1, 2025, that demand for its residential rehabilitation matching grants has declined since a 2017 peak even as overall CRA budgets have grown since 2008.
CRA staff described the residential improvement grant as a 50% reimbursement matching grant with a maximum award that was raised to $10,000; staff said the program’s use varies with market affordability and awareness. Claire (CRA staff) told the board, “Because it’s all within the budget that the board approved, so that money could be moved to wherever it’s needed at that time.”
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