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Lowcountry COG outlines 2026 CDBG program, deadlines and eligible project types
Summary
Lowcountry Council of Governments briefed Bluffton council on the 2026 Community Development Block Grant program: $20 million statewide, community-infrastructure grants ($50,000–$1,000,000), spring and fall rounds, and eligibility rules requiring benefits to low- and moderate-income persons.
Kimberly Barnes of the Lowcountry Council of Governments presented the 2026 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) needs assessment and led a public hearing during Bluffton Town Council's March 10 meeting.
Barnes said South Carolina has approximately $20,000,000 in the state CDBG program this year and described three primary program areas: a spring community infrastructure category (roughly $8,000,000 statewide) for projects such as water/sewer,…
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