NEWS RELEASE:  For Immediate Release
Contact: Megan Hill
Idaho Commerce
208.334.2470
megan.hill@commerce.idaho.gov

Governor Otter Awards Community Development Block Grants

Federally funded grants benefit economic development projects in Idaho cities and counties

BOISE, Idaho— Thursday, April 19, 2018—Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter announced that 16 Idaho Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) awards will be distributed to benefit community and economic development, and improve senior centers in cities and counties throughout Idaho.

 

All grant awards are reviewed and recommended by the Economic Advisory Council (EAC), and final approval is granted by the Governor. The cities and counties receiving CDBG grants are:

 

Public Facilities and Infrastructure

City of Ashton

Replacement of sewer collection lines

$500,000

City of Culdesac

Wastewater system improvements

$500,000

City of Deary

Water system improvements

$500,000

City of Firth

Construction of new wastewater treatment plant

$500,000

City of Franklin

Water system improvements

$500,000

City of Homedale

Construction of new library

$492,873

City of Malad

Wastewater improvement project

$500,000

City of Kendrick

Wastewater system upgrades

$500,000

City of Moscow

Purchase of a new fire truck

$289,000

City of New Meadows

Upgrades to the city’s water system

$500,000

City of Priest River

Wastewater system improvements

$500,000

Minidoka County

(sub-recipient Minidoka County Fire Protection District)

Purchase of two new fire trucks

$468,134

Power County

(sub-recipient Health West)

Remodeling the Health West Medical Clinic in American Falls

$250,000

Downtown Revitalization

 

 

City of Rupert

Rupert Square improvement project

$500,000

City of Sandpoint

Pedestrian illumination project

$478,650

Senior Center

 

 

City of Rupert

Senior Center renovations

$150,000

 

The Idaho CDBG program supports Idaho cities and counties with development of necessary public infrastructure. The grant program, funded through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), is used to construct projects that benefit low- and moderate-income persons, help prevent or eliminate slum and blight conditions, or address damage caused by natural disasters in local areas. 

 

Detailed information about the Idaho Community Development Block Grant program is available at: https://commerce.idaho.gov/development-block-grants/

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