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Advisory board asks council to direct $132,090 in remaining CDBG COVID funds to homelessness prevention; formal action set for April 15
Summary
The Community Development Block Grant advisory board recommended using the remaining $132,090 in CDBG COVID-19 CARES Act funds to support the Department of Social Services coordinated homelessness prevention and remediation; council members asked staff to convene additional stakeholders and will consider formal appropriation April 15.
Jennifer Murphy James, the citys Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) administrator, told the council the advisory board is requesting that the remaining $132,090 from leftover 2019 CARES Act CDBG funding be awarded to the Department of Social Services to coordinate homelessness prevention and remediation.
"The advisory board requests support for the city of Petersburg, Virginia's Department Of Social Services to address homelessness prevention and remediation, utilizing the remaining COVID Cares Act funds in the amount of a hundred and $32,000.09 0," Murphy James said, summarizing the advisory boards recommendation.
Murphy James said the advisory board began with a $264,000 balance from those…
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