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Housing department outlines $44 million disaster‑recovery award, climate and planning grants and strategic reserve approach
Summary
Spokane County’s Housing and Community Development staff briefed the county board Oct. 20 on a $44 million disaster‑recovery award for 2023 fires, an $800,000 climate resilience appropriation and a $700,000 periodic‑update planning grant, and described how those awards will be programmed.
Spokane County’s Housing and Community Development staff briefed commissioners Oct. 20 on a multi‑fund budget that includes a recently announced disaster recovery award, ongoing climate resilience planning funds and a strategy for maintaining a strategic reserve to respond quickly to urgent housing needs.
Why it matters: The department manages a mix of state and federal awards plus locally generated housing funds. Staff said the ability to program available local funds quickly — rather than waiting for multi‑step RFP cycles — preserves the county’s ability to respond to time‑sensitive acquisition, rehab or emergency needs that will not wait for a protracted funding round.
Major grants and timing Staff said the department has a $44 million federal disaster‑recovery award tied to the 2023 fires. The presentation allocated about $4.4 million (roughly 10%) to planning and administration and left roughly $39.7 million for…
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