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Hocking County holds public hearing on CDBG 2025 funding; staff outlines programs, timelines
Summary
County staff described CDBG program options for 2025 — allocation formula funds (~$150,000), competitive grants including NRG ($750,000) and Critical Infrastructure ($500,000) — announced a CBIS meeting March 26 and reminded communities that state applications are due June 11.
At a public hearing during a Hocking County meeting, Nathan Simons, community development coordinator with Hocking Athens Perry Community Action, outlined Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) programs available to the county for program year 2025 and urged local officials to prepare applications before the June 11 state deadline.
The hearing provided an overview of how federal CDBG funding flows through the state and how Ohio’s biennial allocation cycle affects counties. "This is funding that comes from the federal government, from HUD specifically," Simons said, and noted Ohio moved to a two‑year CDBG cycle and that Hocking County receives funds in odd‑numbered years.
Simons summarized the three CDBG national objectives that determine eligibility: low‑to‑moderate income (LMI), slum/blight and limited clientele. He said the most commonly used objective is LMI and that, for an area to qualify under that objective, about…
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