WESTCHESTER COUNTY REESTABLISHES URBAN COUNTY CONSORTIUM AND IS AWARDED FEDERAL HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GRANTS/MM

WESTCHESTER COUNTY REESTABLISHES URBAN COUNTY CONSORTIUM

AND IS AWARDED FEDERAL HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GRANTS

County Executive Latimer and Congresswoman Lowey announce first federal CDBG grants the County has received since 2010.

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(Elmsford, NY) – In order to enable Westchester municipalities’ eligibility for federal community development funding, Westchester County Executive George Latimer announced the reestablishment of the Westchester Urban County Consortium and the County’s first grant awards. The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program allows municipalities to apply for funding for infrastructure improvements such as sewer and water treatment, sidewalk rehabilitation, playground and field upgrades and handicapped accessible vans.