Exodus presents workforce-housing plan; county told it must apply for state CDBG planning grant
A nonprofit developer, Exodus, briefed the board on a proposed 21-unit workforce housing development and said the county must apply for an initial Virginia Community Development Block Grant (planning grant) if the project is to receive state construction funding.
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Exodus, a nonprofit developer, presented a proposal on Feb. 4 for a 21-unit workforce homeownership development on land the group controls and asked the board to consider pursuing a Virginia Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) planning grant. Chip Boyles of the George Washington Regional Commission (GWRC) explained the two-step program used by Virginia: up to $100,000 for planning activities and, if the application is competitive, a subsequent construction-implementation grant that may go up to $1 million.
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