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Greene County holds public hearings on CDBG microenterprise program; seeks $300,000 for 2025 round
Summary
Greene County held two public hearings Sept. 17, 2025, on a closed microenterprise CDBG grant and on proposed 2025 CDBG applications. County staff said the program offers grants to microenterprises to benefit low- and moderate-income persons and expects a similar $300,000 award and roughly a dozen business awards for 2025.
Greene County Legislature held public hearings on Sept. 17, 2025, in the county legislative chambers to review the closeout of a prior Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) microenterprise assistance award and to solicit public comment on the county’s proposed 2025 CDBG applications, including a planned microenterprise grant program for $300,000.
The hearings matter because CDBG funds are federally administered through the New York State Office of Community Renewal (OCR) and target housing, economic development, public infrastructure and planning activities whose principal purpose is to benefit low- and moderate-income persons. County staff said the microenterprise program provides grants to start-up or existing businesses with five or fewer employees and that grants can offset eligible business expenses.
James, a county staff member who presented the programs, said the prior…
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