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INTRODUCTORY*
CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL R
(Resolution)
Introduced by: Councilmember Holton
A RESOLUTION ENTITLED
A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
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NACo Action Alert - CDBG Funding
FOR the purpose of joining the National Association of Counties in urging the Honorable Members of the 112th Congress to preserve the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) formula funding for FY11; respectfully requesting the Maryland Delegation to protect the total $25,179,425 in anticipated CDBG funding for Baltimore City in FY 2010- 2011; and urgently calling upon the President to maintain the integrity of the 36 year-old CDBG program.
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The National Association of Counties has issued an Action Alert to its membership to contact members of Congress to urge a freeze in formula funding for the CDBG program that, in its 36th year, is “arguably the Federal Government’s most successful program – a success that stems from its utility in providing cities, counties and states with the flexibility to address their unique, affordable housing and neighborhood revitalization needs.”
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development reports that, in the last 6 years, CDBG has:
· Assisted 865,873 low- and moderate-income households through single family and multifamily residential rehabilitation, homeownership assistance, energy efficient improvements, and lead-based paint abatement.
· Created or retained 259,346 jobs for low- and moderate-income households through suc...
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