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Board approves amendment to accept CDBG funds for Helene household rental assistance
Summary
The board authorized a budget amendment to accept CDBG DDRF funds from the City of Asheville (about $125,000) for rental assistance related to Hurricane Helene and approved amending the interlocal agreement to administer those funds through county Economic Services.
Buncombe County commissioners voted May 20 to accept additional federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds from the City of Asheville to support rental assistance for households affected by Hurricane Helene.
Tyler Henry of Buncombe County Economic Services summarized prior allocations and demand: county ARPA dollars and an initial $624,000 of CDBG DDRF funds previously approved by the city had been used to support multiple Helene household assistance programs;…
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