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Grand Prairie council approves $2.1 million CDBG and HOME budget, funds five nonprofits
Summary
The City Council approved the city's 2025 Community Development Block Grant and HOME program budgets, allocating funds to housing rehab, emergency repairs, public services and five nonprofit providers after a public hearing and staff presentation.
The Grand Prairie City Council voted unanimously Monday to adopt the city's fiscal year 2025 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME program budgets, approving a package staff said totals about $2,097,454 for both programs.
The budget was presented at a public hearing by Esther Coleman, the city's housing director, who said the combined CDBG and HOME allocation represents an increase from last year. Coleman said the city's HOME allocation is approximately $553,446 and that total funding for both programs is $2,097,454. She described how the CDBG portion would be split among administration, housing rehabilitation, emergency repairs and a down-payment assistance account.
Coleman told council that under the CDBG administration category the department is requesting about $305,000…
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