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Grants awarded Clayton, Ferriday
Gov. Bobby Jindal announced that a $492,940 Louisiana Community Development Block Grant (LCDBG) and two Local Government Assistance Program (LGAP) grants totaling $60,000 have been awarded to municipalities in Concordia Parish.
The grants will be used for infrastructure projects and long-term capital improvements. Jindal awarded the funds to local officials in a ceremonial check presentation at the Governor's Mansion on Friday, April 17.
The two LGAP grants awarded within Concordia Parish include a $35,000 grant for the Town of Ferriday and a $25,000 grant for the Village of Clayton.
The Town of Ferriday, represented by Mayor Glen McGlothlin, received a $35,000 grant that will be used to purchase two aerators for the town's sewer pond to meet Department of Environmental Quality requirements.
The Village of Clayton, represented by Mayor Rydell Turner and Police Chief Clarence Skipper, received a $25,000 grant that will be used to make renovations to City Hall and received a $492,940 LCDBG Public Facility grant that will be used to rehabilitate the existing sewer treatment facility.
Jindal said, "Rural communities often do not have the funds to make infrastructure upgrades and these state grant programs give everyone an opportunity to compete for dollars that will go a long way to improve public safety and the quality of life for all Louisianians."
The primary objective of the Louisiana Community Development Block Grant Program is to provide assistance to local government in non-entitlement areas for the development of viable communities by providing decent housing, a suitable living environment and expanding economic opportunities, principally for persons of low and moderate income. Non-entitlement areas are municipalities with a population of less than 50,000 and parishes with an unincorporated population of less than 200,000.
The LCDBG public facility grants program provides grants that can be used to improve existing or construct new water and sewer systems, streets and multi-purpose community centers. At least 51 percent of the beneficiaries served by the projects must be from low to moderate income families. Additionally, water and sewer projects must remedy existing conditions that violate a state or federal standard established to protect public health and safety.
LGAP is managed by the Office of Community Development through Division of Administration and provides funding to local governments for a variety of needed infrastructure projects and long-term capital improvements in rural areas. According to the governor's office, the program is designed to fill the gaps where there are no federal or other state funds available to assist local governments with their high priority needs. Priority is given to those projects which identify and resolve basic human health, safety needs or quality of life concerns of citizens. |
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