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Cumberland County, ME – Applications are now available for Cumberland County 2018 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding and can be found on the Cumberland County website at: http://cumberlandcounty.org/168/Applicant-Information

Funds come from the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development. Eligible projects include public facilities and infrastructure, housing, economic development, planning, and public services. Projects should primarily benefit low-moderate income communities or individuals/households.

Program staff are available to discuss project ideas, answer application questions, and make site visits. An application workshop will be held on November 14, 2017 at 10:00 am at the Windham Town Office to review application and program requirements.  

Cumberland County is the only county in New England that directly receives CDBG funds and has distributed over $12.8 million in CDBG funding to its member communities since 2007.

For more information, please contact Cumberland County CDBG Director Maeve Pistrang at 207-871-8380 or pistrang@cumberlandcounty.org.   

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