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Published/Posted By: The Providence American
Posted: May 20, 2020

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  • City Council’s Committee on Urban Redevelopment, Renewal, and Planning Tonight Passed a Second Round of Community Block Development Grants to Assist Local Agencies in the Fight Against COVID-19

    PROVIDENCE, RI (May 12, 2020)…Tonight, the City Council’s
    Committee on Urban Redevelopment, Renewal, and Planning (URRP) passed a second
    round of Community Block Development Grant (CDBG) Funding to help local
    agencies in the fight against COVID-19.



     “This evening the URRP Committee ensured that 33 Providence
    based social service agencies shared in the allocation of over nearly $3
    Million in funding to assist in the fight against COVID-19,” stated Chairwoman
    of the Council’s Committee on Urban Redevelopment, Renewal, and Planning Mary
    Kay Harris (Ward 11). “The CARES Act which was passed by both the United States
    House of Representatives and the Senate, and championed by our own federal
    delegation, allocated nearly $3 Billion in funds for local municipalities
    across the Country in the fight against the COVID-19 crisis. I am so grateful
    that we could help use these funds to support organizations like Meals on
    Wheels, DORCAS International, and Federal Hill House to name just a few. Each
    of these 33 organizations are doing critical work in every one of our City’s
    neighborhoods, and I am so proud of the work my Committee has done.”



     



    In addition to this $3 Million in CDBG funding, the
    Committee had recently approved the allocation of more than $5 Million in CDBG
    funding for organizations that provide essential services in our community.



     



    Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Redevelopment, Renewal,
    and Planning Nicholas J. Narducci Jr. stated, “It has been a difficult process
    to allocate this important funding to our neighborhood agencies. Each and every
    applicant was deserving, but with only limited resources, I believe we were
    able to make the most impact in our City. I thank each and every organization
    for their dedicated work to the residents of our City.”



     



    Chairwoman Harris continued, “I want to thank the work of
    the Committee, City Council Chief of Staff Erlin Rogel, the staff of the City
    Council and the City Clerk's office, and Director of Community Development
    Emily Freedman of  the Department of Planning and Development for their
    dedication and hard work in ensuring that we were able to maximize the
    allocation of funding for the residents of our City.”



     



    The two CDBG budget allocations will go to the full Council
    for vote and passage.



     



    For a complete list of awardees please visit the Open
    Meetings Portal at: https://bit.ly/URRPCommittee.



     



    For more information on the City Council, visit council.providenceri.gov.



     

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