Sixteen rural cities receive 2018 CDBG awards

The Washington State Department of Commerce recently announced that 16 Washington cities will receive Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) awards for 2018. CDBG funding will go to improve rural water, sewer, streets, and fire protection systems and will help support local affordable housing, economic development, and community planning efforts.

The state CDBG program receives an annual funding allocation from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and targets assistance to lower-income populations in rural areas. Many small communities struggle to find capital for essential projects, and these grants provide flexible gap funding to move them forward.

Cities receiving 2018 Washington State Community Development Block Grant Awards:

• Town of Conconully – $750,000 for new community services facility including fire hall
• Town of Concrete – $500,000 for wastewater treatment system upgrades
• Town of Concrete – $24,000 for water system plan/comprehensive plan
• Town of Endicott – $24,000 for sewer system infiltration and inflow study
• Town of Garfield – $24,000 for sewer system infiltration and inflow study
• City of Grandview – $750,000 for sewer main replacement
• Town of Ione – $750,000 for waterline replacement and extension
• City of Morton – $750,000 for wastewater treatment facility upgrades
• Town of Northport – $720,000 for new water reservoir
• Town of Odessa – $750,000 for drinking water supply and distribution improvements
• City of Othello – $750,000 for new water reservoir
• Town of Pe Ell – $748,000 for water main improvements
• City of Port Angeles – $745,044 for after-school child care program facility renovation and expansion
• City of Rock Island – $24,000 for park improvement plan
• City of Rock Island – $600,400 for wastewater treatment plant improvements
• City of South Bend – $710,650 for street reconstruction
• City of Stevenson – $400,000 for regional housing rehabilitation program

The next opportunity to apply for CDBG funding is expected to open in March 2019.