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Providence council approves $5.4 million CDBG budget for 2026–27

Providence City Council · May 8, 2026
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Summary

The City Council approved the Community Development Block Grant budget of approximately $5.4 million for program year 2026–27, with detailed allocations to housing, facilities, public services and neighborhood investments; vote recorded 12 ayes, 1 recused, 2 absent.

The Providence City Council voted to approve the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) budget for program year 2026–27, a package the chairwoman described as totaling approximately $5,400,000 and supporting housing, facility improvements, public services and neighborhood investments across the city's 15 wards.

Chairwoman Mary Kay Harris presented the budget and highlighted allocations: about $1,380,000 invested in housing (rehabilitation,…

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