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Newton council approves application for state neighborhood revitalization grant
Summary
Newton City Council voted unanimously Sept. 6 to submit a Community Development Block Grant Neighborhood Revitalization Program application; state CDBG-NR grants can award up to $950,000 with a 30-month project period and an application deadline of Sept. 30, 2022.
Newton City Council voted unanimously Sept. 6 to approve submission of an application for the North Carolina Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Neighborhood Revitalization Program.
Ben Willis, director of community and economic development at the Western Piedmont Council of Governments, told the council that North Carolina received about $49.4 million in CDBG funds for 2021 and that roughly $20.8 million would be made available for the 2022 Neighborhood Revitalization Program. Willis said the maximum grant award per grantee is $950,000, the grant period is 30 months with an expected four-month start-up and two-month closeout window, and the application deadline is 4 p.m. on Sept. 30, 2022. He said the CDBG-NR program does not require a local match but advised applicants to assess project feasibility against total costs.
During the public hearing, residents raised ideas for potential uses of the funds. Laura Hoffman asked that the grant opportunity be broadly publicized so residents and local organizations can submit projects. Reverend Larry Williams and Larry McClellan, speaking for Vets Helping Vets, asked whether CDBG funds could be used for office space or a building for their organization. Dianne Sherrill, speaking on behalf of Pastor Sifford, asked whether funds could cover housing-related repairs such as roofs, windows and doors, as well as sidewalk improvements and a senior space at Central High.
Council Member Jerry Hodge moved to close the public hearing and Council later voted unanimously to approve the grant application submission. The application and related ordinances and resolutions are on file in the city clerk’s office. The council did not specify a local match or specific project in its vote; applicant selection and award decisions will be made through the state CDBG process.
The next step is submission of the application by the Sept. 30 deadline and any subsequent state review process; council set no additional local conditions at the meeting.
