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Item No. 13-098
Date: March 11, 2013
Item/Subject: Order, Adopting a City of Bangor Community Development Non -Profit
Competitive Grant Program
Responsible Department: Community & Economic Development
Commentary:
This order will authorize and adopt a competitive grant program for non -profits seeking
Community Development Block Grant Funds through the City of Bangor. The proposal is to use
existing Community Development Block Grant Funds to develop a competitive grant program
available to non-profit organizations doing projects in the City of Bangor. This program would
allow the City to target these funds towards qualified projects as well as create opportunity to
increase project funding through potential contributions from non-profit organizations providing
services in Bangor. Consistent with the CDBG projects these funds would be used to make a
direct and transformational impact on low to moderate income people or eliminate slum and
blight. This new program will meet all CDBG federal requirements.
Department Head
Manager's Comments:
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Assigned to Councilor Blanchette
CITY OF BANGOR
13-098
MARCH 11, 2013
(TITLE.) ORDER, Adopting a City of Bangor Community Development Non -Profit
Competitive Grant Program
WHEREAS, the City of Bangor is an entitlement community under the U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Community Development Block Grant
Program and annually receives Community Development Block Grant funds; and
WHEREAS, an eligible use of Community Development Block Grant funds is addressing the
issues facing low to moderate income persons and removal of slum and blight as
defined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; and
WHEREAS, the City has traditionally allocated a portion of its annual Community
Development Block Grant to various programs to achieve its outlined goals; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Bangor wishes to create a new program under
which City of Bangor Community Development funds may be used to implement
a competitive grant program for area non-profit organizations whose projects are
in line with the goals and objects of the City's CDBG program:
BE IT ORDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BANGOR THAT
the City of Bangor through the Community Development Block Grant Program hereby adopts a
Competetive Grant Program, a copy of which is on file with the Community and Economic
Development Department, available to area non -profits working within the City to improve the
lives and self sufficiency of low to moderate income persons and removal of slum and blight.
IN CITY COUNCIL
March 11, 2013
CI CLERK