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AEDC outlines CDBG priorities as state prepares 2020 five‑year plan
Summary
AEDC staff briefed the committee on the State Small Cities Community Development Block Grant program, its 2019 allocation of $17.85 million, an expected 2020 increase to about $18.4 million, set‑aside priorities and upcoming public‑comment timelines for the 2020–2024 consolidated plan.
Officials from the Arkansas Economic Development Commission briefed the committee on the state administration of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Small Cities program and related grant activities.
Jim Hudson, executive vice president for operations at AEDC, and Jean Noble, director of AEDC’s grants division and the program manager for the State CDBG program, summarized program structure: CDBG funds are federal grants created by the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 and flow to states and entitlement cities; AEDC manages the State Small Cities program for…
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