Community Planning
This program was designed to provide technical assistance to community organizations in an attempt to stimulate economic development.
- To collect and desseminate information to individuals and agencies that can use it effectively in economic development.
- To help identify and develop economic opportunities that will provide for the creation of jobs in the regions covered and beyond.
Local Government Initiative
This program was developed to provide intensive and sufficient community development assistance to small communities to enable them to define and meet their community development need.
- To assist participating communities to secure Community Development Block Grants (CDBGs) along with other sources of funding to implement their development strategies.
- To assist participating communities to develop and implement long-term projects that will result in an increase in the availability of safe, decent, and affordable housing.
- To ensure that a level of skills is imparted to the participating communities to enable them to continue to economically develop their communities.
For contact information regarding this category of services, please call us at 870-575-8030