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Knox County explores CDBG applications for Danville neighborhood, Berlin Township ADA ramp and water system projects
Summary
At a March 24 public hearing, county staff and local officials outlined potential CDBG applications including a Danville neighborhood revitalization package, a Berlin Township ADA ramp and water/system improvements in Martinsburg and Danville; state applications are due June 10 and the county will hold a second hearing June 2.
Jillian Flowers, a representative from CDC of Ohio who assists Knox County with its grant programs, told the board on March 24 that HUD requires at least 51% of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) activities to benefit low- to moderate-income (LMI) people and summarized the amounts available to Ohio jurisdictions.
"It has to be at least 51% of all the grants must fund benefit low to moderate income persons," Flowers said, and added that Ohio estimates roughly $101 million in federal funds this cycle, with about $47 million for CDBG and $24 million for HOME funds.
Why it matters: those LMI thresholds determine which villages and townships can receive direct CDBG investments. Flowers said Knox County expects an allocation of approximately $156,000 for 2026 and that…
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