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Committee advances Providence HUD entitlement budget; splits $50,000 Ward 9 neighborhood award
Summary
The Providence City Council committee approved a substituted ordinance advancing the city's 2025–26 HUD entitlement grant budget and passed an amendment reallocating a $50,000 Ward 9 neighborhood investment award into two $25,000 grants.
The Providence City Council Committee on Urban Development and Renewal Planning on Monday approved a substituted ordinance to advance the city’s 2025–26 HUD entitlement grant budget and voted to amend a Ward 9 neighborhood investment allocation, splitting a $50,000 facility-improvement award into two $25,000 grants.
Alisa McDermott, director of Housing and Community Development in the Department of Housing and Human Services, told the committee that “this budget is the first year of investment under our new 2025 to 2029 consolidated plan” and that staff shaped the draft to prioritize critical services and housing interventions.
McDermot…
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